JULY 18, 2025 — In a significant milestone for U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Kadena Air Base, July 12, 2025, for integration and familiarization training with local units and joint partners. This overseas deployment of the F-15EX, the Air … [Read more...]
Hegseth Welcomes Bahraini Commander to Pentagon
JULY 18, 2025 - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — who is also the country's prime minister and deputy supreme commander of the Armed Forces — to the Pentagon for an engagement to reaffirm the U.S.-Bahrain defense partnership. Hegseth began the meeting … [Read more...]
U.S. Sub and Japanese Sub Train Together
JULY 18, 2025 – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. This bilateral exercise portrayed the interoperability and cooperation between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF, showcasing Santa Fe and the JMSDF submarine’s … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Completes Historic Quad Sail
JULY 18, 2025 — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Guam, July 3, after a landmark multinational sail with representatives aboard from the maritime forces from Australia, India, and Japan—collectively known as the Quad. As four leading maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, Quad nations are united in our conviction that peace and stability in the … [Read more...]
Air Force Executes Unprecedented Surge Into Pacific Theater
U.S. Air Force Air National Guardsmen of the 113th Wing park multiple F-16 Fighting Falcons at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, during exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, July 11, 2025. REFORPAC is part of the first-in-a-generation Department-Level Exercise series, designed to combat airpower to the Indo-Pacific region at speed and scale, and conduct operations in a … [Read more...]