Indo Asia Pacific Region

U.S. military veterans attend the 74th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration Dec. 7, 2015, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The National Park Service and U.S. Navy co-hosted commemoratio More

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP) caretakers prepare grave sites for a disinterment Nov. 8, 2015, at the NMCP, Hawaii. The disinterment was part of a dignified transfer of the last unknown servic More

Lt. Michael Anderson, command chaplain aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), reads a Bible while preparing a sermon for the crew. Antietam is on patrol with the George Washin More

Search and rescue swimmers aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) prepare to board a rigid hull inflatable boat. Sterett is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Ca More

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) participate in an aircrew firefighting exercise on the flight deck. Sterett is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier S More

A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 47) assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7 enters the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as she prepares to depart White Beach Naval Facility after More

150304-N-MP556-022 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 4, 2015) A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC 9) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 is loaded and staged as the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) pulls More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nancy Norton, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) director for Command, Control, Communications and Cyber, provides opening remarks during the Multinational Communications Interoperability Progra More

150606-N-NZ935-094 WHITE BEACH, Japan (June 6, 2015) - Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 10, assigned to Naval Beach Unit 7, prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (L More

A U.S. Navy Sailor assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts maintenance on an aircraft Sept. 12, aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The USS Ronald Reagan departed San Diego Aug. 31 to head to its More

Gen. Mulyono, Indonesian army chief of staff, and Gen. Mark A. Milley, U.S. Army chief of staff, conduct a bilateral press conference following the opening ceremony for the 9th Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference More

Airmen of the Hawaii Air National Guard salute a wreath during the 2015 Governor’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 11, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Arthur L. Logan, t More

160206-N-MP556-014 Okinawa, JAPAN (Feb. 6, 2016) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) departs White Beach Naval Facility after embarking Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (3 More

160311-N-MP556-035 Okinawa, JAPAN (Mar. 11, 2016) Mine countermeasure ship USS Chief (MCM 14) departs White Beach Naval Facility to join up with USS Patriot (MCM 7) as they prepare to conduct squadron level min More

160319-N-MP556-001 JAPAN (March 19, 2016) Sailors assigned to the mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) arrives in Amami, Japan, for a scheduled port visit. Patriot is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary Gallimore provides security at the front gate of a temporary command and control center in preparation of Balikatan 16 in Crow Valley, Philippines, on March 31, 2016. Zachary Gall More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Herring, the 14th Fighter Squadron bravo flight commander, briefs personnel about the 14th FS’s role during the large force exercise Red Flag-Alaska 17-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Al More

Three 14th Fighter Squadron pilots walk toward their F-16 Fighting Falcon to prepare for take off from Misawa Air Base, Japan, prior to the start of a bilateral exercise, April 19, 2017. The bi-annual training More

161023-N-NF288-158 WATERS OF THE COAST OF JAPAN (Oct. 23, 2016) Seaman Nathan Mccoy, from Mount Vernan, Washington, removes a retaining nut from a retaining screw in the ground support equipment (GSE) shop aboa More

YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 2, 2017) Personnel Specialist 1st Class David Olvera, assistant education services officer of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), from Madera, C More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, sits on the flightline in preparation for takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 17, 2016. Three B-52s were deployed to Ande More

Participants observe a briefing in a staff exercise with partner nations during Exercise Cobra Gold 2017 at Utapao, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 15, 2017. Cobra Gold is the largest Theater Security Cooperation exe More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Martinez, a 35th Medical Operations Squadron health services administration technician, acts as a patient at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 28, 2017. During the exercise, pati More

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) fires the close-in weapon system during a live-fire exercise. Michael Murphy is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with More

Maj. Joseph Montedoro, executive officer for Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with a role player during Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief training at Kin Blue Training Ar More

Lance Cpl. Kyle M. Timmerman, a dog handler attached to Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with his working dog, Bbealdur, a patrol, explosives-detecting dog, in the hangar bay of the USS B More

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Hamagiri (DD-155), JS Samidare (DD-106), JS Umigiri (DD-158), JS Yudachi (DD-103) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class More

Hospitalman Chace W. Mechlinski with Command Element 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers an intravenous needle during Combat Life Saver (CLS) training aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), in the Pa More

Staff Sgt. Matt Tippett, a chief scout Sniper, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle in an MH-60S Sea Hawk, over the Pacific O More

Live, Virtual, and Constructive training capability is the appropriate and efficient integration and interoperability of real and synthetic people and systems in order to more effectively train forces (Courtesy More

Staff Sgt. Jared Boles, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, renders over 290 layers of artwork at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 19, 2017. Boles spent over 30 hours digitally rend More

2nd Lt. Ethan Treacy, a public affairs officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, watches nighttime flight operations aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), June 10, 2017. Marine aviators with Marine At More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter prepares to land aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) June 11, 2017. The Super Stallion belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced). Marine aviators with V More

170613-N-WC566-0011 PEARL HARBOR (June 13, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a five-month deployment, June 13. While deployed to the More

A deck crew Sailor with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) takes a short break during deck qualifications in the Pacific Ocean, June 14, 2017. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and BHR Sailors partn More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit watch a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training scenario from USS Ashland (LSD 48) in the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2017. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Am More

Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, June 17, 2017. During the visit, Wallace and More

Cpl. Ryan Hoops, a team leader with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sights in during non-live fire Close Quarter Tactics training aboard the US More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct live fire Close Quarters Tactics training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) while underway i More

Marines with India Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct live fire Close Quarters Tactics training aboard the USS Ashland (LSD 48) while underway i More

An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), idles atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), off the coast of Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2017. VMM More

Amaia Unanue-Colon is is a corporal in the United States Marine Corps. At 19, she enlisted as a Marine combat correspondent from her home near Sebring, Florida after graduating from Sebring High School in 2013. More

MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sit atop the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2017. The Ospreys belong to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinf More

Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, navigate Combat Rubber Raiding Craft inside Australian Defence Force’s Cowley Beach Training Area d More

A five-gallon water jug sits attached to a Light Armored Vehicle belonging to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, in preparation for Exercise Talisman Sabre 17 aboard the USS Bo More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches to land on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 13, 2017. The CH-53E belongs to Marine Med More

U.S. Airmen with the 22nd Airlift Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, prepare to unload a sonar rubber dome window from a C-5M Super Galaxy at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, July 13, 2017. The C- More

Chief Warrant Officer Steven Tamm, an explosive ordnance disposal officer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, helps set up a general-purpose tent at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Townshend Island, Australia, du More

A Light Armored Vehicle belonging to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, sits atop an observation point on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, More

SHOALWATER BAY TRAINING AREA, QUEENSLAND, Australia, (July 15, 2017) – Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Forward Command Element carry gear up to the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richa More

This graphic representation shows Lance Cpl. Michael Ruiz, a mechanic with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during Exercise Talisman Saber 2017 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay More

Mortars Platoon, Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fired several hundred shells during Talisman Saber 17, refining their day and night targeting capabilities as part of a Combine More

Sgt. Andre Young, an intelligence analyst with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, constructs targets for small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queenslan More

Sgt. Andre Young, an intelligence analyst with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, fires an M4 carbine as part of small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Islan More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 guides a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle after small-arms and machine gun marksmanship training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoa More

Condensation gathers on a two-person tent as the sun rises over Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Saber 17, July 16, 2017. The 31st Marine Expeditio More

Marines with Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, fire an M777A2 155 mm howitzer as part of direct-fire training during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Ba More

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, spend a few minutes of pause as the sun sets at the end of day five of Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwat More

Lance Cpl. Lance Cpl. Evan Talbott, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, mounts an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun onto a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle before convoy live-fi More

A pallet of essentials for a mortar platoon – 81-mm mortar rounds and water – sit atop a hillside on Townshend Island, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, as part of Exercise Talisman Saber 17, More

Lance Cpl. Juan Juarez, a mortarman with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, looks through a mortar sighting system during the ongoing Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Is More

U.S. Navy Capt. George Doyon, left, U.S. Marine Col. Tye R. Wallace, center, and Australian Navy Capt. Guy Holthouse spend a moment discussing the ongoing Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshend Island, Shoalwa More

Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, adjust the sights on an 81-mm mortar as part of a combined joint live-fire exercise during Exercise Talisman Saber 17 on Townshe More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2017) Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Victoria Sigrist, a native of Del Rio, Texas, assigned to the Engineering department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Joanna Grandall salutes the U.S. and Australian flags during the closing ceremony of Exercise Talisman Saber 17 aboard the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), ported in Brisbane, Queensland, Aus More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), participate in a live-fire training exercise on the s More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), participate in a live-fire training exercise on the s More

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 30, 2017) Aviation Boatswain Mate Handling Airman Ryan Sharland, from Newport Beach, Calif., directs A UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (reinforced), on the More

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 29, 2017) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Todd Conley fires a M9 service pistol during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). San Dieg More

NAVAL BASE GUAM (Jan. 12, 2017) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Raven Baines, from Houston, stands watch on the bridge wing aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) as the ship departs G More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), participate in a live-fire training exercise on the s More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2017) Sgt. Weston Osborn, a native of Eagle, Idaho, assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 (reinforced) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), co More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2017) Staff Sgt. Dana Cisneros, a native of San Antonio, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), takes phot More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2017) Flight deck personnel aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepare to move aircraft on the ship’s flight deck. San Diego, part of the America Amphibious More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2017) Seaman Andrew Graham, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), monitors a replenishment- More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 30, 2017) Sgt. Christian Cid (center), a native of Menifee, California, and Electronics Technician 3rd Class Leonard Rogers (left), a native of Boise, Idaho, speak with the ship’s command ma More

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2017) Aviation Boatswain Mate Handling 3rd Class Esmerelda Hernandez, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, assigned to the Air department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San More

PACIFIC OCEAN (August 1, 2017). Cpl. Brandon Cerda, a native of Taylor, Michigan, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), prepares More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 2, 2017) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Angus Moss, a native of Columbus, Indiana, assigned to the Air department aboard the amphibious tranport dock ship USS San Diego More

170803-N-BK384-360 SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 3, 2017) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (fuels) 1st Class Leonard Zaborowski, a native of St. Marie, Montana, assigned to the Air department aboard the amphibious transport More

170803-N-BK384-114 SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 3, 2017) Flight deck personnel assigned to the Air department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), conduct flight operations on the ship’s More

BALABAC STRAIT (August 3, 2017) Quartermaster 2nd Class Andrew Rose, a native of Florence, South Carolina, assigned to the Operations department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), More

BALABAC STRAIT (August 3, 2017) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Eddis Ramirez, a native of New York, assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), stands watch as the More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 4, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), meet for a brief on the ship’s foc’sle. San Diego, More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (August 4, 2017) Seaman Alexandria McClain, a native of Kansas City, Missouri, assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), stands watch as t More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), prepare to pull into the Cam Ranh International Port. San D More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017) Capt. Pete Collins, the commanding officer aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), speaks with the Cam Ranh International Port tug boat pil More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), prepare to pull into the Cam Ranh International Port. San D More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) prepares to pull into the Cam Ranh International Port as part of a routine technical port visit and for the More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017). Operations Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Pilieri, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, assigned to the Operations department aboard the amphibious transport dock s More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 6, 2017) Seaman Harry Ezeodum, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), stands watch as a More

U.S. Air Force Staff. Sgt. Kody Whiteside, a 35th Operations Group independent duty medical technician, prepares his medical bag for worst case scenarios at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 9, 2 More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), conduct sea-and-anchor on the ship’s foc’sle as the ship d More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) Operations Specialist Seaman Cory Fugett, a native of San Diego, assigned to the Operations department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22) departs the Cam Ranh International Port. San Diego was in Cam Ranh International Port for a routine techni More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) Quartermaster 2nd Class Andrew Rose (left), a native of Florence, South Carolina, and Quartermaster Seaman Joriane Leyran, a native San Diego, stand watch on the br More

CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL PORT (August 11, 2017) Quartermaster 2nd Class Daniel Arambula, a native of Lake Elsinore, California, assigned to the Operations department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 12, 2017) Cpl. Ryley Cotton, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), observes a More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 12, 2017) Ship’s Serviceman Seaman Marcos Otiniano, a native of Pasadena, Texas, assigned to the Supply department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), gives h More

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 12, 2017) Ship’s Serviceman 2nd Class Elvis Bempong, a native of Ghana, assigned to the Supply department aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22), works as the cas More