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The #USINDOPACOM #JointForce , Defence Australia & Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a combined, multi-domain maritime strike during #Balikatan24 , demonstrating interoperability & innovative capabilities to securing peace in the #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific .

📍 #Philippines

📽️ Pacific Marines

Today and every day, we honor the strength, resilience and sacrifices of our military spouses.

Your unwavering support is the backbone of our armed forces, and we are endlessly grateful.

Thank you for all you do! #MilitarySpouseAppreciationDay

On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, we express our deepest gratitude to the unsung heroes who stand beside our Service members. Your strength and dedication are the backbone of our Joint Force. Thank you for all that you do.

.AlaskaNationalGuard Airmen provided air refueling to U.S. military and partner nation aircraft during the PACAF-led exercise Red Flag-Alaska 24-1, giving participants the means to go the distance.

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Exercise Tiger Balm 24 has begun! 🇺🇸 🇸🇬

#TigerBalm24 is the 43rd iteration of the bilateral Theater Security Cooperation Program exercise between the U.S. Army & Singapore Armed Forces designed to enhance both nations’ capabilities through military cooperation

DYK: May 10 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Across U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, we realize the role spouses play in supporting readiness, morale, & quality of life.

If you're a spouse - THANK YOU for your support and sacrifice!
If you're a service member - Thank your spouse for all they do!

The 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, Long Range Fires Battalion of the 1st Multidomain Task Force tried to demonstrate how it can be transported and quickly deployed in a plethora of different ways defensenews.com/land/2024/05/1…

ICYMI: Executive Steering Group 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇳

The ESG was co-hosted by Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander, 7th Fleet, and VIce Adm. Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff for IN.

#FreeAndOpenIndoPacifc #AlliesPartnersFriends

Balikatan 24 - MARSTRIKE​
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AFP, U.S., and Australian military forces integrate land, sea, and air platforms to sense, target, strike, and destroy a decommissioned ship off the western coast of the Northern Luzon May 8​.

U.S. Marines video by Lance Cpl. Conor Ragland

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PACAF aircraft conduct a maritime strike during #Balikatan24 , strengthening interoperability and combined capabilities with Armed Forces of the Philippines supporting mutual defense priorities in the #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific .

📍 #Philippines

📸 Cpl Kyle Chan

#USSHalsey conducts routine maritime operations, demonstrating commitment of U.S. Pacific Fleet assets in 7th Fleet to operate in accordance with international law and support #FriendsPartnersAllies across the #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific .

📍 #TaiwanStrait

📸 MC3 Ismael Martinez

Each year in May, we celebrate National Military Appreciation Month. This month and every month, we recognize the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, and the contributions of military spouses and families who serve alongside them.

Insightful discussion on the 2008 U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement at the Hoover Institution Stanford University. Condoleezza Rice, Shivshankar Menon, Ambassador Nicholas Burns Nicholas Burns, Ambassador Mulford, and I spoke about its impact, challenges, and future in strengthening bilateral ties between our…

Congratulations to fellow naval aviator and friend Admiral Sam 'Pappy' Paparo on assuming command of the U.S. Indo-Pacific region...! Our country is in good hands with you at the helm overseas. Thank you for your service to our great nation!
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In a display of unparalleled interoperability and combined might, Philippine and US forces successfully conducted a maritime strike exercise as part of Balikatan 2024.

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24th #IndianNavy - U.S. Navy ESG Meeting conducted from 06-08 May 24 at Hawaii. The meeting was co-chaired by VAdm Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff & VAdm Fred Kacher, Commander, 7th Fleet.
Both Principals acknowledged the robust cooperation b/n the two Navies amid…

F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct a Joint Forcible Entry exercise at Misawa AB. The JFE exercise enhances regional security by bolstering the DoD's capacity for multi-domain ops across air, land, thereby enabling the establishment of infrastructure for subsequent forces & logistics.

.U.S. Army Spc. Dalton Williams & Pvt. George Suarez, from the 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, used the Long Range Scout Surveillance System to identify potential artillery targets during the Field Training Exercise May 6, during Exercise Tiger Balm 24.

BK 24: Defending the Coastline

Combined forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military rehearsed defending the coastline during a Balikatan counter-landing live-fire exercise.

U.S. Marines photos by Cpl. Eric Huynh

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#USINDOPACOM joins Pusat Penerangan TNI for the Indonesia Bilateral Defense Discussions Mid-Term Review, enabling combined innovation for enhanced interoperability & training supporting mutual defense interests in the #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific .

📍 #Indonesia

📸 TSgt John Linzmeier