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Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
U.S. 7th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS — The Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group, composed of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), is conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 11.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
USAG CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — It’s not about practicing until you get it right; it’s about practicing until you can’t get it wrong.
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, honed warfighting skills while training across South Korea, from Nov. 29, 2025 to Jan. 10, 2026.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The U.S. Army Pacific welcomed Maj. Gen. Giles J.S. Cornelia as the new Deputy Commanding General for Strategy and Plans and bid farewell to Lt. Gen. Scott A. Winter during a ceremony at Historic Palm Circle on Jan. 6, 2026.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
PORT HUENEME, Calif. — Navy reservists from Military Sealift Command Pacific’s Expeditionary Port Unit (EPU) are supporting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, Calif. The team is overseeing the loadout of supplies and equipment being loaded onto the Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht, in preparation for delivery to the remote Antarctica outpost of McMurdo Station, in support of the annual resupply mission; Operation Deep Freeze 2026.
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back visited Camp Humphreys on Jan. 6, 2026, for the first time since taking office, meeting with U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, and senior leaders from the Tri-Command.
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 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.