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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
NEW ZEALAND — In a first-of-its-kind bilateral exercise, U.S. Air Force Air National Guard and Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Rescue Firefighters participated in Exercise Southern Steel, a high-octane exercise focused on enhancing emergency response interoperability and the Five Eyes alliance.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
GUAM — U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Josh Lasky, Indo-Pacific Command senior military official for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the U.S. Ambassador to the FSM Jennifer Johnson, and FSM Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lorin Robert led a delegation in Guam for the semi-annual bilateral Joint Committee Meeting (JCM), June 4-5, held at the Joint Region Marianas Headquarters.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
MANILA, Philippines — Elements of I and III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) concluded Exercise KAMANDAG 9 June 6, 2025, capping weeks of multilateral training across the Philippine archipelago, advancing air, maritime, and littoral capabilities and reaffirming the shared vision of peace and prosperity among the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Australia, France, and Thailand.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SAN DIEGO – The America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) departed Naval Base San Diego May 19 to forward deploy to Sasebo, Japan, as part of a scheduled rotation of forces in the Pacific. The Tripoli will replace the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), which will depart Sasebo and move to San Diego.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, June 4.
Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing from Joint base San Antonio-Lackland provided crucial airlift support to Marine Raiders assigned to the Marine Special Operations Reserve Detachment and Chilean Special Forces personnel as part of Exercise Southern Star ‘25.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
HONOLULU — There is a long-standing, strong relationship that exists between the Australian and New Zealand militaries and the U.S. Marine Corps. This bond extends far back in our respective histories when we fought side-by-side helping to defend Australia and New Zealand in World War II, and extends to today as Marines and soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand militaries train and serve side-by-side around the world.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — As the pace and scale of joint operations continue to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Air Force and its partners are drawing strategic insights from Bamboo Eagle 25-1, a large-scale exercise designed to refine the command-and-control capabilities needed for the future fight. Held this past spring across the western United States and Pacific air and maritime domains, the exercise served as a major operational testbed for both emerging C2 concepts and coalition integration.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
ZAMBALES, Philippines — U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force’s 5th Battalion, 3rd Long Range Fires Battalion, working alongside the U.S. Air Force’s 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force, and the Philippine Navy successfully demonstrated the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) multi-modal mobility throughout northern Luzon May 24-31, 2025
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
BATANES ISLANDS, Philippines — Strategically positioned on an island in the Luzon Strait, U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, established a Fires Expeditionary Advanced Base (EAB) with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) and conducted simulated maritime interdiction as a part of Exercise KAMANDAG 9, June 1, 2025.