YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States concluded Exercise Freedom Edge 26 on Sept. 11...

YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and the U.S. Navy successfully completed a Multilateral Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX) in the Western Pacific, Aug. 25-27, 2026...

KOROR, Palau — U.S. Navy divers completed the removal and at-sea disposal of three abandoned derelict vessels (ADV) and significant hazardous material in Koror, as part of Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26), Aug. 30, 2026...

PATTAYA, Thailand -- Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 6...

KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia — Approximately 250 Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) personnel, including medical, engineering, disaster management, and outreach experts arrived in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, to begin the fourth stop of the U.S. Navy’s largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and...

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand -- Elements of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); the embarked staffs of CSG-3, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21; and the nine squadrons of CVW-9, arrived in Laem...

SOUTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Super Garuda Shield 26 began with an opening ceremony Aug. 31 2026, in Bandung, bringing together service members from Indonesia, the United States and 13 partner countries for a multinational exercise focused on strengthening relationships, interoperability and readiness...

Maritime forces from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), and U.S. Navy (USN) are conducting cooperative maritime exercise Pacific Vanguard 2026, beginning with an...

WHITTIER, Alaska (Aug. 27, 2026) - The U.S. Navy will commission the future Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128) on Oct. 3, 2026, in Whittier...

DILI, Timor-Leste — Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) concluded its third mission stop in Dili, Aug. 26, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Escola Básica Filial (EBF) Kasnafar, Aug. 24...

MONTEREY, Calif. — Senior commanders from across U.S. Pacific Command convened at the Naval Postgraduate School Aug. 24-26 for a commander’s conference focused on aligning operational priorities and strengthening the partnerships needed to rapidly develop and field capabilities across the...

PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Kaua`i, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) has secured $4,730,382 in Fiscal Year 2026 funding through the Department of Defense's Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program to expand ecosystem restoration, wildfire...

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777), Aug. 12, 2026, clearing a critical benchmark in the undersea asset's scheduled lifecycle maintenance period...

The combined forces of Australia, the Philippines and the United States conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, Aug. 19-25, 2026. This activity continues a demonstrated collective commitment to strengthening regional and...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Barking Sands will participate in Exercise Citadel Pacific 2026 from Aug. 24 to Aug. 28...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Senior U.S. military leaders alongside those from allied partners from across the globe gathered at Pacific Air Forces headquarters Aug. 10-14 for the Combined Force Air Component Commander (CFACC) course, a training event designed to prepare future...

After 34 years of continuous service projecting American sea power, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) has achieved a major aviation milestone: the 200,000th fixed-wing aircraft recovery while underway in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 18, 2026...

Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) hosted a historic Tiger Cruise for friends, family, and members of the community prior to returning to homeport, Aug. 14, 2026...

Pacific Dragon (PD26) is a U.S. Navy, U.S. 3rd Fleet-executed, biennial, multilateral ballistic missile defense (BMD) and tactical data link (TDL) information-sharing exercise conducted with allied and partner forces and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)...

The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 mission stop in Dili, Timor-Leste, began on Aug. 12, 2026, and will run through Aug. 26, marking the mission’s eighth return to the country and bringing together service members from partner nations–Canada, Germany, and New Zealand...