Rescue squadrons unite, strengthen interoperability during REFORPAC

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — Airmen of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Rescue Wing, the U.S. Air National Guard’s 102nd Rescue Squadron, and the 130th Rescue Squadron came together for a cross-unit static display and capability exchange during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Misawa Air Base, July 15.

Team Andersen celebrates Guam’s 81st Liberation Day

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — 36th Wing Airmen and service members from every branch of the U.S. military marched, celebrated, and commemorated Guam’s 81st Liberation Day with the local community in the capital city of Hagatna, Guam, July 21, 2025.

U.S.-Philippine Airmen Strengthen Ties During Cope Thunder 25-2

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Philippine Air Force members participated in Cope Thunder 25-2, a bilateral training conducted across multiple locations in the Philippines. The exercise aimed to strengthen partnerships and support the Philippine Air Force’s modernization efforts, promoting regional and global stability.

U.S. & Korean Forces strengthen mission-support readiness during joint training

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — On July 17, 2025, the 51st Mission Support Group hosted a bilateral logistics and transportation training event with the Korean Service Corps Battalion at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The training focused on establishing bed-down locations and executing cargo-handling operations to boost interoperability and contingency readiness.

Historic MRC strike and allied air defense enables combined maneuver in Northern Australia

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

Northern Territory, Australia — In a historic first for the Indo-Pacific, U.S. and Australian forces executed a fully integrated precision fires sequence, July 15-16, 2025, leveraging the U.S. Army’s Mid-Range Capability (MRC), also known as the “Typhon” missile system, in coordination with the U.S Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF), the Australian National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), and key enablers from the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to clear air and sea domains in support of joint and combined littoral maneuver during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25.

U.S., the Philippines Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the U.S. Navy, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, July 16.