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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
KUANTAN, Malaysia — Service members with the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. joint forces – including active duty and reserve components – concluded Bersama Warrior 25 on June 26, following 10 days of bilateral staff integration and scenario-based planning in Kuantan, Malaysia.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
KOROR, Palau – On June 25, 2025, U.S. Marines and Sailors with Koa Moana 25 delivered 100 first aid kits to the Belau National Hospital in Palau. Koa Moana is a recurring exercise that fosters partnerships with Compact of Free Association nations like the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia through medical aid, engineering, and security cooperation.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CAMP FUJI, Japan – U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division conducted High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) dry-fire training at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji from June 11-13, 2025. This training represents a significant enhancement of Camp Fuji’s capability to support long-range fires and reflects our commitment to maintaining readiness and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific alongside our Japanese partners.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SASEBO, NAGASAKI, Japan (U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing along with members of the Japan Air Self‑Defense Force and community officials gathered atop Mount Shizuhata, June 21, 2025, for the annual B‑29 Memorial Ceremony. The event paid tribute to 23 U.S. aircrew members killed in a midair collision on June 20, 1945, during a B‑29 Superfortress air raid over Shizuoka, which also claimed nearly 2,000 Japanese civilian lives.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CAMP CASEY, South Korea – U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, uncased their colors, and the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, cased theirs during a Korea Rotational Force transfer of authority ceremony held June 18, on Camp Casey.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SURABAYA, INDONESIA — The United States Navy, the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) and the Indonesian Marine Corps commenced Exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2025 on June 23, at TNI-AL 2nd Fleet Command in Surabaya.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
FIVE HILLS TRAINING AREA, Mongolia — As the Army Forces Command element for Khaan Quest 25, the 125th Finance Battalion, 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command is taking the lead on more than just contracting and finance operations, from June 14 – 29, 2025, here.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
ITOMAN, OKINAWA, Japan (June 22, 2025) — U.S. Navy Sailors and family members joined local Okinawan volunteers at Peace Memorial Park on June 22 to prepare nearly 7,000 candles for a vigil on the eve of Okinawa Memorial Day. The event honored the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa — an 82-day conflict in 1945 that claimed more than 200,000 lives and stands as the deadliest battle of the Pacific theater during WWII.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
OKINAWA, Japan – More than 120 Airmen from the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Mission Support Group deployed to Okinawa for annual field training in June 2025, immersing themselves in a high-tempo, joint environment that included collaboration with U.S. Marines, active-duty Airmen and host nation forces.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
KUANTAN (TANJONG GELANG), Malaysia — U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel are working side by side in Bersama Warrior 25, a bilateral staff exercise held in Kuantan, Malaysia, designed to enhance interoperability between the United States and Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).