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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Sulu Sea, April 26, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is...
U.S. Sailors and Marines assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct...
Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Chris Sanderson, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, observes the Boxer Amphibious Ready...
U.S. Navy Sailors line up along a catapult with Lt. Cmdr. Brady Cockerham for a boot shoot ceremony on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft...
U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Joseph Sanchez, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, guides an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to...
A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) 26, parks on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 26, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed...
Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Monyette Spates, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), tests boiler water for safe use in the...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emely Rivero, an avionics technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary...
Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Fireman Maurice Meadows Jr., assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, secures Landing Craft, Air Cushion 62 in...
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Maxwell McMann, assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27), supervises landing...
Balikatan 2026: Armed Forces of the Philippines Host First Joint Exercise Senior Enlisted Symposium
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — As part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, senior enlisted leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the first Senior Enlisted Symposium, alongside senior enlisted leaders from the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and France at Camp Aguinaldo, April 25-27.
Decoding the Battlefield: NPS Students Develop Solution to Support Urgent U.S. and NATO Need
Adversarial soldiers, vehicles, drones, and other assets communicating wirelessly — whether stationary or on the move in the battlefield — emit electromagnetic (EM) signals that can be detected and recorded. Because deciphering signals that are mixed together can be extremely difficult, oftentimes information about their sources is unknown.
Balikatan 2026: DESRON-7, Task Force Ashland commence multinational maritime event
WESTERN PHILIPPINE SEA — Members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Task Force (TF) Ashland, composed of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and embarked Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force, began participation in Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 20.
USS Blue Ridge conducts consecutive combined maritime operations with allies in Western Pacific Ocean
WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) conducted a series of bilateral and multilateral maritime exercises with allies across the Western Pacific Ocean, April 13-17.
Blue Ridge departs Okinawa, Japan
OKINAWA, Japan -- U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Okinawa following a port visit, April 21, 2026. Blue Ridge’s last visit to Okinawa was in 2020.
Balikatan 2026 opening ceremony highlights strong alliance, expanding cooperation
CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Exercise Balikatan 2026, the 41st iteration of the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States, commenced with an opening ceremony, April 20.
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