International Military Collaborations

Images capture U.S. Marines engaging in training exercises with international forces, focusing on cooperative tactics, strategy discussions, and skill exchanges.

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Special Reaction Team (SRT), observe Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers on Camp Yamaguchi, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni PMO SRT observed room clearing and close-quarters combat training by JGSDF soldiers to prepare for future operational cooperation.

SURABAYA, Indonesia (Aug. 20, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps critical skills operator talks with a member of the Indonesian Komando Pasukan Katak prior to conducting vessel board, search, and seizure training in Surabaya, Indonesia, Aug. 20, 2022. The combined VBSS event provided advanced training in boarding and clearing a ship with simulated enemy forces and hostages onboard. Through these engagements, U.S. special operations forces build our collective strength and interoperability alongside Indonesian forces, enabling teams to provide flexible responses to contingencies and supporting a strong U.S.-Indonesian partnership.

Indonesian marines with 7th Infantry Battalion, 4th Marine Brigade conduct a rehearsal of concept brief during Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 23, on 7th Infantry Battalion Base, Lampung, Indonesia, Nov. 22, 2022. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indonesian National Military between the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia and U.S. Marine Corps focused on promoting military interoperability, maritime domain awareness, strengthening relationships, and expanding capabilities among participating forces. Marine Rotational Force Southeast Asia is an operational model developed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific that postures scalable I Marine Expeditionary Forces west of the International Date Line, conducts a series of planned subject matter expert exchanges and enablers, and advances security objectives shared with our Allies and Partners.

Philippine Marine Corps scout snipers and force reconnaissance Marines conduct bilateral sniper concealment training with U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during KAMANDAG 6 at Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

U.S. Marines with the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Provost Marshals Office (PMO), Special Reaction Team (SRT), observe Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers on Camp Yamaguchi, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. MCAS Iwakuni PMO SRT observed room clearing and close-quarters combat training by JGSDF soldiers to prepare for future operational cooperation.

A Marine Raider with Special Operations Task Force 511.2 provides instruction on various Small Unmanned Aerial Systems to service members of the Philippine Marine Corps during Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 22 in Palawan, Philippines, June 9, 2022. MASA 22 is a bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Marine Corps, aimed at increasing interoperability and improving aviation-related capabilities in support of U.S.-Philippine mutual defense.

Royal Thai Reconnaissance Marines, inspect gear prior to a freefall jump with U.S. Marines from Maritime Raid Force, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of an amphibious assault exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 23 in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Kingdom of Thailand on March 3, 2023. Cobra Gold, now in its 42nd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the longstanding friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Soldiers of the TNI-AD train MEDEVAC load techniques with U.S. Army aeromedical evacuation crews assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade as part of Exercise Super Garuda Shield at Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 1, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marine division, and Colombian Marines practice interdiction drills during exercise Tradewinds 2022 (TW22), at Cocoyal outpost, Mexico, May 11, 2022. TW22 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored Caribbean-focused multi-dimensional exercise conducted in the ground, air, sea, and cyber domains, designed to provide participating nations opportunities to conduct joint, combined, and interagency training focused on increasing regional cooperation and interoperability in complex multinational security operations.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brandon Sells (right), a radio operator with 3d Marine Division, practices using a Mini-Secure Communications Controller with Philippine Marines during KAMANDAG 6 at Fort Bonifacio, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2022. This system enables bilateral radio communications between the Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Sells is a native of Henderson, Texas.

A Philippine reconnaissance Marine demonstrates how medicinal plants can serve as wound dressings during KAMANDAG 6 in Dadao, Calayan Island, Philippines Oct. 5, 2022. The combined persistence and reconnaissance training gave U.S. and Philippine reconnaissance Marines an opportunity to share tactics with one another and increase survivability in jungle environments. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, and U.S. Marines from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, participate in a fires class, June 6, 2022, on Camp Yufuin, Japan. Marines with 5th ANGLICO and members of the JGSDF ARDB gave Bilateral Fires Support Coordination Center instructions as part of a subject matter expert exchange between the two groups June 6-8. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific regions information environment, and supports Marine Air Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

Service members from the U.S. Air Forces 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan and the Indonesian Air Force lift a low-cost low altitude bundle onto a forklift at Abdulrachman Saleh Air Force Base, Malang, Indonesia for Cope West 2022, June 21, 2022. Cope West is a bilateral, tactical airlift exercise that prepares the U.S. Air Force and Indonesian Air Force to work together in promoting a peaceful Indo-Pacific region.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 2, 2022) - Amphibious Construction Battalion One Steelworker 3rd Class Samuel Wojtowicz , from Detroit, speaks with Republic of Korea Navy personnel during a walkthrough of a Pacific Partnership 2022 renovation project. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps recruits with Delta Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, enter the barber shop at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Sept. 7, 2022. Recruits received weekly haircuts to create uniformity.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Cimbal, a joint terminal attack controller with 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts a period of instruction with Royal Brunei Armed Forces on a RQ-20B Puma during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 at Jerudong Range, Brunei, Oct. 27, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

PHU YEN, Vietnam (June 28, 2022) - Capt. Hank Kim, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, gives remarks to Medical College of Phu Yen students during a tour in support of PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Kimberly Barton, a company first sergeant with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, hosts a leadership symposium during KAMANDAG 6 at Camp Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 4, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Malaysian soldiers receive instruction during the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights (IHR) class during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 24, 2024. IHL and IHR are an integral part of the United Nations, with the class providing each participating nation the opportunity to enhance their subject matter knowledge. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Alcha Siegrist, right and LCPL Manuel Morin, with the Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Service Support Group (MSSG) 31, search role players for contraband during a simulated Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) exercise, part of TANDEM THRUST 2003. Subject Operation/Series: TANDEM THRUST 2003 State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jimmy D. Larida, commanding general for 3rd Marine Brigade, speaks with U.S. Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit during KAMANDAG 6 on Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 5, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoptibility, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

A member of the Philippine Army renders a salute during the singing of the National Anthem by U.S. Army Spc. Carleigh Meredith, combat medic, 523rd Engineer Support Company, as part of exercise Balikatan 22 at Alicia, Isabela, Philippines, April 4, 2022. Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

221208-N-HG389-0014 SURABAYA, Indonesia (Dec. 8, 2022) Navy Diver 1st ClassMaureen Donlon provides training to Indonesian and U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines onequipment maintenance during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise(MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Surabaya, Indonesia, Dec. 8. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateralexercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional securitycooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritimeinteroperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designedto enhance U.S. and partner forces abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Dec. 8.

U.S. service members with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade observe a formation of Philippine Army citizen soldiers with 59th Cadre Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division on Patrol Base Magbabadil, Palawan, Philippines during a key leader engagement in association with KAMANDAG 6, Oct. 6, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

220629-N-NC885-2011TUY HOA, VIETNAM (June 29, 2022) - U.S. Navy Sailors and Australian Defence Force service members participate in an information exchange with Vietnamese medical professionals at the Phu Yen Provincial Center for Disease Control during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Staff Sgt. Gerald Fernandez, a native of Talofofo, Guam, and supply Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge for the 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, Guam National Guard, goes over supply issues with Tentara Nasional Indonesia Ankatan Darat, or Indonesian army, Capt. Kamil B. Pasha, supply Officer in Charge, June 18 at the TNI-AD Infantry Training Center in Bandung, Indonesia. The tow Soldiers are working together in support of Garuda Shield 09. GS09 is a two-week exercise which brings together Soldiers and Marines from nine nations to train on United Nations mandated ground-level tasks. GS09 is the latest in a continuing series of exercises designed to promote regional peace and security. Training will focus on peace support operations and Global Peace Operations Initiative certification, a Command Post Exercise, a Field Training exercise and Humanitarian and Civic Assistance projects.

U.S. Marines and Australian Defense Force services members conduct medical training as part of exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023, 5th Marine Training Center Puslatpur, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and #joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations' commitment to #partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marines with Task Force Koa Moana 22, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Jaybe Junior, a searcher with the Norwegian People's Aid, prepare C-4 for an Explosive Effects Range in Babeldaob, Republic of Palau, June 27, 2022. Named Koa Moana, after a Hawaiian/Polynesian phrase meaning ocean warrior, the task force fosters peace and security, builds relationships, and supports an international rules-based order that benefits the Indo-Pacific region.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Duncan McAuley, middle, and Lt. Rowena Benedictos, from San Diego, left, participate in an aeromedical subject matter expert exchange with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Djekich (Left), and Lance Cpl. Gabriel Aguilar (Right), both mortarman with 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, make adjustments to an M252 81mm mortar system during combat rehearsals at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 8 2022. This training improved the Marines proficiency at the tactical level and developed small-unit leadership. 3/3 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.

080831-N-3595W-154LOS ALPES, Colombia (Aug. 31, 2008) Army Lt. Col. Franky Bruno, left, and a Colombian host nation security guard play with local children outside of an engineering site during the humanitarian assistance mission Continuing Promise(CP) 2008. Kearsarge is supporting the Caribbean phase of CP 2008, an equal-partnership mission between the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.

000511-F-5009P-004. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thung Song Country: Thailand (THA)

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Koharu Harada, left, and Sgt. Kaito Harada give a class on personal protective equipment at Naval Education, Training and Doctrine Command in Zambales, Philippines, on Oct. 4, 2022, during KAMANDAG 6. The class was intended to teach about decontamination in a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environment. KAMANDAG is an annual, bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

PHU YEN, VIETNAM (June 21, 2022) - Marie C. Damour, left, U.S. Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, Captain Hank Kim, right, Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) mission commander, and senior joint and partner military leaders tour a Disaster Management Coordination Center in Phu Yen, Vietnam, in support of PP22. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

060726-N-9851B-012. Base: Seberang Country: Malaysia (MYS)

040517-F-5872L-002. Base: Korat Country: Thailand (THA)

030518-M-6881R-022. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Ban Dong State: Tambol Ban Laeng Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 2nd Battalion 1ST SFG (A)

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Woravit Janpum, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 3, builds improvised shaped charges during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

U.S. marines with Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and civilians sit in and observe an MV-22 Osprey during a community event in Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia, May 19, 2022. Exercise Crocodile Response participants hosted a community event to allow citizens of Nhulunbuy to view equipment and interact with MRF-D 22, members of the Australian Defence Force and TNI.

Gen. Andika Perkasa, Commanding General of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, and Adm. John Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, discuss the Super Garuda Shield Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) on Aug. 12, 2022, in Baturaja, Indonesia. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

KOROR, Palau (July 19, 2022) - Members of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band and Australian Defence Force band perform at a Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) host nation outreach event at the Koror Elementary School in Palau. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

171122-N-QM691-0225 AMAZON RIVER, Brazil (Nov. 22, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, an infectious diseases specialist, left, and Lt. Gregory Condos, a U.S. Navy internal medicine specialist, middle, work with 2nd Lt. Raissa Vieira Sanchez, a Brazilian medical officer, right, to diagnose an elderly woman on her houseboat near a remote village along the Amazon River in Brazil. Adams and Condos are members of a team of five U.S. Navy doctors who are engaging in a month-long humanitarian mission up the Amazon River. The team is working with the Brazilian Navy to deliver healthcare to some of the most isolated people in the world.

SGT Robert Pelfry (left), crew chief, 1-228th Aviation Battalion, briefs MGEN Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (second from left), Commander, U.S. Army South, BGEN Robert Garcia (third from left), Commandant, Belize Defense Force, and his colleagues on flight helmets equipped with night vision goggles. Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

040331-M-1158H-012. Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN)

US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May 00. On 2 May 99, while assigned with the 55th Special Operations Squadron, CPT Denehen and his crew courageously penetrated one of the most sophisticated air defense networks in the world to rescue an F-16C pilot (Not shown) trapped deep inside of Serbia. This was the first mission in history where a special operations rescue force penetrated and successfully defeated an active integrated air defense system of a determined military. During Operation Allied Force, Denehen's special Ops helicopter was pre-positioned deep inside Bosnia-Herzegovina. The rescue force .... Complete Scene Caption: US Air Force Special Operations helicopter pilot, Captain Bill Denehen lectures to JROTC at Brentwood High School, NY on 11 May 00. On 2 May 99, while assigned with the 55th Special Operations Squadron, CPT Denehen and his crew courageously penetrated one of the most soph

TUY HOA, VIETNAM (July 2, 2022) - Rear Admiral Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), left, tours Mang Lang Church during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Corpsmen check over health records in a medical tent during exercise Ocean Venture '88. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '88 Base: US Naval Station, Roosevelt Road State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During a special Military Appreciation Night and Meet Your Army event at the Round Rock Express MiLB game in Round Rock, Texas on August 18th, 2022, LTG James M. Richardson, Acting Commanding General, Army Futures Command, swears in new recruits into the United States Army.

Students at exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 learn and discuss gender and protection planning relating to Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) initiatives and integration into Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. WPS reaffirms that womens full, equal, and meaningful participation is essential for effective PKO. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

030518-M-1103B-014. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Base: Sattahip State: Chon Buri Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: Royal Thai Marine Reconnaissance

Maj. Eko Prakoso, TNI, provides direction to US Navy, Lt. Cmdr Roger Long, and Lt. j.g COLBY Mcliverty as they take their place on the planning group KOGABWILHAN 3, September 12, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships. (US Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Jackson)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Manju Vig, garrison commander of Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, talks with Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Class 29 Cadet Mauricio Orozco and other cadets who presented the colors during a groundbreaking ceremony, May 19, 2022, for an energy resilience project at Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy is located on the installation and cadets frequently support events on the base.

CMDR Andrew Clowes, Royal Australian Navy, and Lt. Reza P, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), with the maritime domain cell team develop situational awareness of the ports and harbors for the training scenario during the operational planning portion of Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS2023) in Surabaya, Indonesia, Sept. 02, 2023. #SuperGarudaShield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. #SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combined and #joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to #partnership and a #freeandopenindopacific.

ASEAN Chargé DAffaires Kate Rebholz and TNI-AU Air Vice Marshal Benedictus Benny host the closing ceremony during for Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 31, 2022. The two-week long exercise taught platoons and representatives from each country skills and techniques for United Nations peacekeeping missions.

Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) soldiers with 2nd Battalion, RBLF, demonstrate a platoon attack during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2022 on Camp Tutong, Brunei, Oct. 26, 2022. CARAT Brunei 2022 highlights the 28th anniversary of CARAT among allies and partners as a way to demonstrate a long-term commitment to strengthening relationships throughout South and Southeast Asia and to highlight U.S. Navy commitment to key Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners to reinforce ASEAN centrality.

US Navy PETTY Officer Second class Rodrigo Lacap, mess management specialist, Electronic Attack Squadron 128 (VAQ-128), deployed from Whidbey Island, Washington, prepares lunch in the galley. PO2 Lacap and VAQ-128 are in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in support of Operation NORTHERN WATCH. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

060723-N-0553R-002. Base: San Fernando Country: Philippines (PHL)

000511-M-1573L-014. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2000 Base: Thong Song Country: Thailand (THA)

Lt. Jarred Reid-Dixon, public affairs officer, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) conducts a subject matter expert exchange on public affairs with Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Indonesia 2022 in Pangkoarmada II Fleet Navy Base, Indonesia, Dec. 13. CARAT/MAREX Indonesia is a bilateral exercise between Indonesia and the United States designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. In its 28th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and partner navies abilities to operate together in response to traditional and non-traditional maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and amphibious transport dock ships USS Anchorage (LPD 23) and USS Joh

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 12, 2022) - Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lieutenant Samantha Warren, middle right, participates in an aeromedical subject matter expert exchange with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

030518-M-5266H-015. Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Workhorse State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 25-Feb

060811-N-9076B-177. Base: Tarakan Country: Indonesia (IDN)

An instructor for Exercise Shanti Prayas IV, conducts a classroom scenario briefing in the Staff Training Exercise (STE) during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center on Feb. 27, 2024. STE classes are designed to develop instructors who improve readiness of United Nations officers, classes include operations, logistics, planning, and civil military coordination. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

An Indonesian Army instructor NCO grades Bangladesh Army soldiers on conducting checkpoint training during exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II / Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise 22 at Pusat Misi Pemeliharaan, Indonesia, July 19, 2022. Checkpoints aim to provide a safe area to protect a location from outside influence and to deny hostile opportunities. Exercise Garuda Canti Dharma II enables instructors from multiple countries to integrate and provide cross education, strengthening cohesion between allies and partners.

061027-M-0049M-091. Base: San Antonio State: Zambales Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD MARINE EXPEDITIONARY BRIGADE

Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-433-76. Hurricane Katrina

DF-ST-90-04069. Subject Operation/Series: COMMANDO WEST 89-1 Base: Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base Country: Thailand (THA)

U.S. Navy Capt. Jefferey Feinberg, commander of the hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), speaks to students during a host nation outreach even at Xavier High School in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, as part of Pacific Partnership 2024-1 Jan. 12, 2024. Now in its 19th iteration, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

A U.S. reconnaissance Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force and a reconnaissance Marine with the Indonesia Marine Corps conduct a subject matter expert exchange as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Batam, Indonesia, July 30, 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Edge Connect team conducts a routine joint coordination in support of Valiant Shield 22 at Palau International Airport, June 14, 2022. Edge Connect is highly portable and utilizes existing commercial communications technologies to augment the available bandwidth provided by government deployable communications packages with additional resilient, multi-aperture and multi-domain communications architecture. Exercises like VS22 allow forces across the Indo-Pacific the opportunity to integrate Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and Space Force to train in precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force.

Over 150 community members, city council officials, mayors, and family members visited Storck Barracks during a bicycle tour held annually on Whit Monday, June 6, 2022. The visit included a tour of a UH-60L Blackhawk, HH-60M MEDEVAC Blackhawk, CH-47 Chinook, and the dining facility on Stork Barracks.

A national partner competitor congratulated a Colombia member after completing the run as part of the first event for Fuerzas Comando 2022, the Physical Training Test, on June 13, 2022, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Fuerzas Comando is a Special Operation skills competition and a senior leader seminar supported by SOCSOUTH. The competition enhances SOF regional cooperation and exchanges best practices to combat transnational crime and counter illicit activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lionel Castellano)

Soldiers from the Headquarter and Headquarters and Charlie Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Hawaii Reserve and French soldiers work together to evacuate locals on Huahine, French Polynesia, May 16, 2022. Marara 22 allows U.S. and partner forces to exercise humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts and interoperability to prepare for and recover from the devastating effects of natural disasters.

A Nepali solider, serving as a field training exercise instructor, advises Indonesian National Armed Forces service members participating in the practical examination portion of the rules of engagement (ROE) and UN cross-cutting themes (UNCCT) course during Exercise Shanti Prayas IV at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre on Feb. 26, 2024. The ROE and UNCCT course enhances the peacekeepers' understanding of how to properly operate while conducting peacekeeping operations. Shanti Prayas IV is a multinational peacekeeping exercise sponsored by the Nepali Army and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and is the latest in a series of exercises designed to support peacekeeping operations. Marine Corps

060821-N-3931M-122. Base: Kupang State: East Nusa Tenggara Province Country: Indonesia (IDN)

KILUUFI, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, and U.S. Navy Sailors unload medical supplies for use at the Kiluufi Provincial Hospital in Malaita during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands includes participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

KILUUFI, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, and U.S. Navy Sailors unload medical supplies for use at the Kiluufi Provincial Hospital in Malaita during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands includes participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

240215-N-GR718-1136OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 15, 2024) - West Coast-based Naval special warfare operators train members of a Japanese Special Boat Unit on AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma operations at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa, Japan. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict. Navy

DALA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 8, 2022) Capt. Jeffrey Feinberg, commanding officer of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), left, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Gianfranco Chavez, from Kissimmee, Florida, middle, and Lt. Elizabeth Jeffers, from Brazil, Indiana, teach proper hand washing techniques to students of Dala Primary School during a visit in support of Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands includes participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (Aug. 1, 2022) - Lt. Tasha Wilson, from Honolulu, right, supervises as Philippine Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Annabel C. Silang, left, practices lessons learned during a Helping Babies Breathe training course at Hue Hotel during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

A Royal Thai Marine instructor shows the fangs of a venomous, White-Lipped Pit Viper at a jungle survival demonstration during Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand, Feb. 27, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Marine Corps

The commander of Pacific Partnership 2010, Capt. Lisa M. Franchetti, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia Carol Rodley, and a Cambodian government official tour a medical civic action program in Rattanakiri, Cambodia, in support of Pacific Partnership 2010, on June 18, 2010.

Republic of Korea reconnaissance Marines conduct a debrief with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kameron Rennick, a reconnaissance Marine with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Philippine reconnaissance Marines during KAMANDAG 6, at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2022. U.S. reconnaissance Marines conducted amphibious reconnaissance training with Republic of Korea and Philippine Marines to exchange tactics and strengthen relationships. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

030526-M-4547R-039. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Major Command Shown: 9ESB

ROSEAU, Dominica (July 28, 2015) Sailors and non-governmental organization volunteers assigned to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) perform dental procedures on patients at a medical site established at the Dominica Grammar School in support of Continuing Promise 2015. Continuing Promise is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet-conducted deployment to conduct civil-military operations.

LOS ANGELES (May 25, 2022) Sailors, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), and Marines, assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, volunteer at St. Francis Center providing food and clothing to the unhoused in support of Los Angeles Fleet Week 2022, May 25. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Udani and Lt. Cmdr. Haka Andinantha from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI, Indonesian Armed Forces), discuss aspects of mission analysis during exercise Gema Bhakti 2022, Sep. 14. 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command joint exercise program event, utilizing U.S. joint forces and TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

Maj. Yuda Setiawan, TNI, and Sgt. Aditya Utoyo, Hawaii Army National Guard, talk story during the first tea of day 2 of Gema Bhakti, September 10, 2022, Jakarta Indonesia. Gema Bhakti 22 is a USINDOPACOM Joint Exercise Program event, utilizing US Joint forces partnering with TNI Armed Forces working together to increase interoperability and enhance regional stability and security through bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

Soldiers of the U.S. Army, Australian Army, and TNI Angkatan Darat conduct a mission brief and rehearsal prior to their field training exercise as part of Super Garuda Shield 22 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 6, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together.

U.S Army Sgt 1st Class Karlos Sotomayor assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, conducts a class on field artillery procedures for a class of American and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Soldiers during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 at 5th Marine Training Center (Puslatpur), Situbondo Regency, East Java, Indonesia, Sep. 1, 2023. Super Garuda Shield 2023 is an annual exercise that has significantly grown in scope and size since 2009. SGS2023 is the second consecutive time this exercise has grown into a combine and joint event, highlighting the 7 participating and 12 observing nations commitment to partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Members of the 1984th United States Army Hospital Detachment instruct Japan Ground Self-Defense members hemorrhage control and aspects of Army Medicine at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 8, 2022. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 83 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army and Japan Command Post exercise to date.

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Phillip Alicea, right, from St. Petersburg, Fla., distributes meals at St. Francis Center in Downtown Los Angeles during Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW), May 26, 2022. LAFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During fleet week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.

Visit from H.M. Koningin Beatrix at the Mariniers corps in the Van Braam Houckgeestkazerne in Doorn. Demonstration of winter equipment.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Oct. 8, 2012) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 3rd Class Angel Morales, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85), trims overgrown bushes during a community service project at Trinity Community Childrens Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The crew helped improve the home through various landscaping projects and interacted with local children. McCampbell is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine western Pacific patrol. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting.

A member of the Maldives National Defense Forces practices applying a tourniquet with the 5th Security Forces Assistance Brigade (SFAB) at Central Area Command, Kahdhoo, Maldives, May 15, 2022. SFAB trains and advises foreign security forces to improve partner capabilities and facilitate achievement of U.S. strategic objectives.

Philippine Marine Corps Lt. Jerby Alparaz, an executive officer with 65th Force Recon Company, shares his experiences from the siege of Marawi at a battle history exchange during KAMANDAG 6 at Marine Base Rodolfo Punsalang, Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2022. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.

Royal Thai Armed Forces SM1 Pichai Pangot, a Thailand Mine Action Center Explosive Ordnance Disposal student with Humanitarian Mine Action Unit TMAC, builds improvised shaped charges during an HMA EOD Level 3 course at Ta Mor Roi Training area in Surin Province, Thailand, Jul. 28, 2022. Royal Thai and American Armed Forces work together to train TMAC students in EOD level 3 in order to develop an EOD capacity to assist TMACs mission of becoming landmine free. This partnership is aligned with the U.S. Department of Defenses Humanitarian Mine Action Program, which assists partnered nations affected by landmines, explosive remnants of war, and the hazardous effects of unexploded ordnance.

060820-N-9076B-249. Base: Usns Mercy (T-AH 19)

Students at Tripura University are attending a weapon display organized by the 43rd Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF), Gokulnagar, Sepahijala, on the occasion of the 60th BSF Raising Day at Tripura University. Agartala. India.

of 2