Category: US Indo Pacific Command

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Yokota Airmen showcase readiness, resolve to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

JAPAN — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 374th Airlift Wing came together for a wing run and open ranks inspection at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 22, to honor fallen service members before Memorial Day Weekend. The events were also conducted as part of a wing-wide initiative aimed at strengthening discipline and maintaining readiness while reinforcing dress and appearance standards.

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U.S. and Philippine Coast Guards Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SULU SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), 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, May 20.

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Philippine, U.S., Australian forces conduct combined training on Palawan

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Marines from 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Australian Army Soldiers with the 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5/7 RAR), Australian Defence Force (ADF), and Philippine Marines from the 3rd Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps (PMC), executed a high-tempo, trilateral simulated airfield insertion during a maritime key terrain security operation (MKTSO) for Exercise Balikatan 25, May 4, 2025.

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USARPAC Commander meets with the Commander of the New Zealand Army

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

HONOLULU, Hawaii — U.S. Army Gen. Ronald Clark, commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), met with Maj. Gen. Rose King, chief of Army of New Zealand, during the 2025 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition (LANPAC), Honolulu, Hawaii, May 15, 2025.

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Blue Ridge Arrives in Wellington, New Zealand for the First Time

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) arrived in Wellington, New Zealand for a port visit, May 16, 2025. This historic arrival marks the first time Blue Ridge has visited New Zealand as well as its capital city. The last two U.S Navy ships to visit Wellington were USS Howard (DDG 83) in 2021 and USS Sampson (DDG 102) in 2016.

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U.S. Coast Guard, partners locate Lucky Harvest west of Guam

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard, with support from U.S. Navy and local partners, located the 47-foot vessel Lucky Harvest, carrying two mariners, which had been missing since departing Alamagan Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, on May 12, 2025, en route to Saipan.

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Saipan Soldiers Excel in the Guam National Guard

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

CHALAN PAGO, Guam (May 9, 2025) — The rhythm of sledgehammers and a chorus of power tools make the Guam Guard’s 1224th Engineer Support Company easy to find. They are out in town this morning, removing subfloors, rerouting electrical circuits, and sealing windows at Safe Haven, a resource center for new and expecting mothers in need.