Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Robert Ewing and 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin, who leads the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, discussed combined 🇺🇸🤝🇵🇭 efforts to deter threats through expanded exercises and deeper cooperation. #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific

.7th Fleet Commander Vice Admiral Patrick Hannifin and U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Robert Ewing hosted 🇵🇭 #FriendsPartnerAllies aboard the USS Blue Ridge during a port call in Manila, showcasing 🇺🇸 commitment to advancing a #FreeAndOpenIndopacific.

⚓⚔️ #WarshipOfTheDay: USS Tripoli Conducts .50-Caliber Gun Shoot in the 7th Fleet Area of Operations 🌏 📸 MC3 Paul LeClair #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific | #Warfighting | #Readiness | #Lethality U.S. Navy | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command | U.S. Pacific Fleet

Strong Sailors Seek Help! Mental health is a critical component or warfighting readiness. On #MightylKE, we strongly encourage our Sailors to speak up and seek help through their shipmates, leadership, and other resources available. Don’t suffer in silence, we’re here for you!

We support, train and develop the finest Sailors in the world. ⚓️ 📍NORFOLK, Va. - Vice Adm. John Gumbleton, deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, joined Fleet Master Chief Jason Haka to speak with Sailors attached to HSC-7 during a fleet unit visit today.

🇺🇸🤝🇪🇨 ⚓ Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, #USPacificFleet, met with Ecuadorian Navy leadership & toured BAE Jambelí (MP 56) during the ship's port visit to JBPHH, reinforcing cooperation & shared commitment to maritime security. 📍 Pearl Harbor 📸 MC2 Aric Sypert

“An incredible, synchronized joint force...” Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan commended the Sailors and Marines of USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd MEU who continue to demonstrate the superiority of

Always ready: U.S. Marines with 22nd MEU engage a target during a crew served weapons shoot aboard USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) in the Caribbean Sea, March 8, 2026. U.S. military forces deployed in the #SOUTHCOM area of responsibility are supporting #OpSouthernSpear, operations

Vice Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, visits the crew of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown following the ship’s departure from Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment.

The Esfahan Khomeynishahr Drone Production Plant produced Shahed one-way attack drones that have been used by the Iranian regime to attack targets across the region. The photo dated March 3, 2026, shows the plant before U.S. strikes. The photo taken on March 12, 2026 shows the

#BlueGreenTeam aboard USS Ashland ensuring a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific 🇺🇸🔵🟢

"Iran's capabilities are declining..." - Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander

Update from CENTCOM Commander on Operation Epic Fury:

An aircraft carrier flight deck covers approximately 4.5 acres. For pilots, it’s like landing on a moving postage stamp. The crew on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) makes launching and recovering jets look routine — both day and night.

The United States and Japan continued to strengthen their alliance. 🇺🇸🇯🇵 🔄 Securing an unprecedented Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement. ⚡️ Strengthening supply chains and boosting joint energy security. 💻 Advancing in AI and emerging technologies cooperation. 🪖

What the Hawaii National Guard did yesterday

The Hawaii National Guard activated 195 soldiers and airmen to respond to emergencies arising from a storm that caused massive flooding and a potential dam breach on the island of Oahu, the Guard’s commander said. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

U.S. Army Aviators: Always ready to fight and fly. 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64 Apache helicopters conduct attack aviation operations during exercise Freedom Shield. 📽️ by Capt. Taylor Graham

🚁 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker BCT, joined Royal Thai Army in a combined air assault during Exercise Hanuman Guardian in Lopburi—strengthening readiness and the enduring U.S.–Thailand alliance. #HanumanGuardian26 #Readiness #IndoPacific #AlliesAndPartners

Send it! 💥 In this photo, the 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, conduct the final Multiple Launch Rocket System live-fire in South Korea during #FreedomShield26, March 16. 📸 Eighth Army