Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 begins, enhancing Indo-Pacific readiness

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Red Flag-Alaska 25-2 commenced June 12, bringing together approximately 1,500 participants and more than 70 aircraft from across the United States and allied nations for two weeks of multi-service, multi-platform, coordinated exercises.

USS Blue Ridge departs Guam following port visit

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

APRA HARBOR, Guam — The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff departed Guam following a scheduled port visit, June 14-17. This port visit marked the first time the Blue Ridge has visited Guam since 2020.

NATO Secretary General attends G7 Summit, welcomes Canada’s commitment to defence spending

Source: NATO

The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, participated in the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday (17 June 2025). The event was hosted by the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.

Speaking alongside Prime Minister Carney, Mr Rutte welcomed Canada’s decision to meet NATO’s defence investment target this year. “The fact that you decided to bring Canada to the 2% spending when it comes to NATO this year is really fantastic,” he said. He noted that, together with Portugal’s recent announcement to reach 2% of GDP this year, all NATO Allies will meet the benchmark in 2025. “That is really great news,” the Secretary General said.

In addition to discussions with G7 leaders, Secretary General Rutte held a number of bilateral meetings ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in The Hague, including with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese. 

CSAF and CMSAF visit MacDill AFB

Source: United States Air Force

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi hosted an all-call for Airmen at MacDill Air Force Base, highlighting the base’s vital contributions to force readiness, talent development and global power projection.

Pacific Partnership 2025 Conducts Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji, June 13, 2025 [Image 26 of 26]

Source: United States Navy (Logistics Group Western Pacific)

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SUVA, Fiji (June 13, 2025) Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Jake Ziegler, center left, with the Pacific Partnership 2025 (PP-25) team, races students of the Waiqanake District School during PP-25 in Suva, Fiji, June 13, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

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Pacific Partnership 2025 Conducts Mission Stop in Suva, Fiji, June 13, 2025 [Image 17 of 26]

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SUVA, Fiji (June 13, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Deika Bustamante, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command, sanitizes a petri dish at the Fiji Centre for Disease Control, during Pacific Partnership 2025 in Suva, Fiji, June 13, 2025. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

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US Army Pacific Celebrates the Army’s 250th Birthday

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The U.S. Army marked a historic milestone in 2025 as it celebrated its 250th birthday, and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) led the way in the Pacific theater with a week of events designed to honor the past, inspire the present, and shape the future of the Army.

USS San Diego, USS Rushmore Join USS America in Sydney

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SYDNEY — Amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47), and embarked elements from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Sydney, Australia, for a routine port visit while conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, June 15.

USSF INDOPACOM Brig. Gen. Mastalir visits Okinawa

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir, U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific commander, visited counterparts across various organizations in Okinawa, Japan, May 14, 2025, to ensure USSF assets and Guardians were postured to support U.S. joint partners.

USS America Arrives in Sydney

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SYDNEY — Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), the flagship of the America Strike Group, arrived in Sydney, today, June 14, for a scheduled port visit. The ship carries embarked Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and is currently conducting routine operations in the South Pacific.