READOUT: Pacific Fleet Commander’s travel to Guam, July 8, 2025

09 July 2025

From U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Guam July 8, where he met with U.S. senior leaders and service members to reiterate Guam’s importance as a critical nexus for command and control, logistics, and power projection.

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Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle left, and Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle right, meet with Rear Adm. Brett Mietus, commander, Joint Region Marianas, left, Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky, commander, Joint Task Force Micronesia, and their senior enlisted leaders during their visit to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Koehler and U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Don Davis met with Rear Adm. Josh Lasky, commander, Joint Task Force – Micronesia (JTF-M); Rear Adm. Brett Mietus, commander, Joint Region Marianas (JRM); Sgt Maj. Victor Milan, senior enlisted leader, JTF-M; and JRM Command Master Chief Joshua Joiner, to discuss homeland defense, opportunities for continued collaboration and mutual support for the government of Guam, and the synchronization of operations and activities to enable a robust warfighting posture while promoting regional stability.

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle right, and Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meet with Rear Adm. Brett Mietus, commander, Joint Region Marianas, middle left, Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky, commander, Joint Task Force Micronesia, and their senior enlisted leaders during their visit to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle left, meet with Rear Adm. Brett Mietus, commander, Joint Region Marianas, right, Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky, commander, Joint Task Force Micronesia, middle right and their senior enlisted leaders during their visit to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Army Sgt. Maj Victor Milam, senior enlisted leader, Joint Task Force-Micronesia, right, discuses Guam infrastructure with Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, during their visit to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, on the base’s new barracks facilities and construction development during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, and Capt. Blake Burket, officer in charge of construction, Marine Corps Marianas, discuss the base’s new barracks facilities and construction development during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, middle right, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, and his spouse, Gina Koehler, on the base’s new barracks facilities during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, briefs Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle right, and his spouse, Gina Koehler, on the base’s new barracks facilities during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, Master Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Krivenko, acting senior enlisted leader, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, left, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Marine Corps Col. Ernest Govea, commanding officer, Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, right, gives Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, an initial construction brief from during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System program experts during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Shane Rose, an IDAGS program expert, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, and Fleet Master Chief Don Davis, fleet master chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, pose for a photo with the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System team, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, left, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Steve Keats, an IDAGS program expert, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, middle, receives a tour of the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System (IDAGS) from Steve Keats, left, and Shane Rose, both IDAGS program experts, during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, receives a brief from program leads and experts on the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System during his trip to Guam, July 8, 2025. Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jonathan B. Trejo)

Koehler and Davis also spoke with joint service members at the Initial Deployment Aegis Guam System, and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. As a part of the homeland, Guam serves as a strategic U.S. outpost in the Western Pacific.

Koehler’s visit to Guam underscored it as a key U.S. strategic location for sustaining and maintaining U.S. power, deterring adversaries, and responding to crises across the Indo-Pacific.