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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — Guard members from the Washington National Guard’s 96th Aviation Troop Command conducted an Aviation Subject Matter Expert Exchange, or SMEE, with Royal Thai aviation partners across multiple locations in Thailand from Nov. 28 to Dec. 16, 2025, strengthening long-standing relationships and advancing aviation safety and interoperability within the State Partnership Program, or SPP.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — Soldiers from the Washington Army National Guard’s G4 maintenance section led a Stryker Maintainer and Maintenance Manager Subject Matter Expert Exchange, or SMEE, with Royal Thai Army partners in Chon Buri Province, Thailand, Dec. 1–19, 2025, continuing a multi-year effort to strengthen allied Stryker readiness and sustainment capabilities.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SRI LANKA — U.S. military forces delivered critical disaster relief to Sri Lanka following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall on November 28.
The U.S. response leveraged the rapid deployment capabilities of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific by delivering a pair of C-130J Super Hercules carrying 79 personnel and relief supplies to conduct critical logistical support to communities isolated by the storm, allowing mainstay relief efforts to focus on areas easier to reach.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
SOUTH CHINA SEA — On January 1, 2026, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the crew aboard the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) rescued three fishermen in distress aboard a fishing vessel while transiting the South China Sea.
Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Task Force-Bravo website — U.S. Air Force heavy airlift was called upon to support approximately 200 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Southern Command and Joint Task Force-Bravo who deployed this week to provide heavy and medium lift to support the U.S. Agency for International Development-led mission to alleviate human suffering and bolster Haitian disaster response capabilities.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — US Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District (FED) brought joy to the community by delivering gifts to 42 children at Sungyook Children’s Home in Pyeongtaek through its annual donation drive, Dec. 16. This year’s initiative marked the fifth consecutive year of holding the event for local children.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
The Space Force Year in Photos showcases the men and women of the U.S. Space Force participating in activities and operations necessary to develop and protect U.S. interests in space. The set highlights some of the memorable missions, achievements and events that helped shape the Space Force in 2025.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
MANILA, Philippines — The Marines and Sailors of Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, received a morale call from President of the United States Donald J. Trump and first lady Melania Trump during their forward deployment in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 25, 2025.
Source: United States SOUTHERN COMMAND
Civil Affairs Team 242, assigned to Army Forces Battalion, Joint Task Force-Bravo, partnered with the Brigada de Infanteria de Marina, Comando Naval del Caribe, Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres, and the municipal government of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala to bring vital medical services and approximately $10,000 worth of medications to underserved communities in Puerto Barrios, Dec. 13-14, 2025.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
AUSTRALIA — The 62d Airlift Wing, the 627th Air Base Group, and various joint and coalition partners executed Operation KENNEY STRIKES BACK, a 62d AW planned exercise designed to educate, train, and validate the Wing’s ability to rapidly generate forces, project power, and develop combat airlift capabilities with partner and allied forces in the Indo-Pacific theater, Dec. 6-14, 2025.