Disaster Response Exercise at Pacific Partnership 2018

05/15/2018
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 6, 2018)  In this slideshow, the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 attached to Military Selafit Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 1) exercises its capabilities in a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief field train exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2018 (PP18). [maxgallery id="116575"] PP18’s…

NORAD’s 60th

05/14/2018
The North American Aerospace Defense Command held a 60th Anniversary Ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base Colorado, May 12, 2018.  [maxgallery id="116897"] The ceremony and static display of various NORAD aircraft was the culmination of a three-day event, which included a media tour of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, the…

2018 USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Deployment  

05/14/2018
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 5, 2018)  Theodore Roosevelt is currently deployed in the Pacific Ocean.   These photos highlight various aspects of that deployment as seen from shipboard. [maxgallery id="116603"] PACIFIC OCEAN 05.04.2018 Photo by Seaman Michael Colemanberry  USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) 

Exercise CASSOWARY 2018 

05/12/2018
A joint operation between the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to improve security along our shared maritime borders concluded in Benoa, Bali on 24 April.  Coordinated maritime patrol AUSINDO CORPAT 2018 began in Darwin, Australia on 16 April and covered waters between Australia and Indonesia over…

26th MEU Working with the French

05/11/2018
U.S. Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 2/6), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) and integrative training with French partners in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Operations, April 4, 2018.  The 26th MEU trains to sustain expeditionary…

F-35s at Friendship Day

05/09/2018
Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 perform a flight demonstration.  This aerial demonstration was conducted during the annual  Friendship Day air show at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan on May 5, 2018. The flight marked the first time an F-35B Lightning II  conducted an aerial demonstration in the Pacific region. IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN 05.05.2018…

MCAS Iwakuni Hosts Friendship Day, 2018

05/08/2018
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, hosts the 42nd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day, at MCAS Iwakuni May 5, 2018.  Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between…