Indo-Pacific

Military news from the Indo-Pacific region.

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A headshot of a Marine in full dress, with the American flag behind him.
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Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 9, 2025

Local Marines fold flags for Lance Cpl. Joe Jackson’s family during his funeral May 4 at Tahoma Cemetery. Jackson was killed April 24 by an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan.
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US Marine, 3 Pentagon contractors die in Philippines plane crash

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) of the 3rd Marine Division, United States Marine Corps begin to land at Cape Torokina in Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville to attack the Imperial Japanese Army's Seventeenth Army during the Solomon Islands campaign on 1st November 1943 at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
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Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 20, 2025

Seven C-130 aircraft are lined up along a runway.
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C-130s from around the world gather for an ‘elephant walk’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 15, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fires an M3 Carl Gustaf 8.4mm recoilless rifle while participating in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 7, 2024. The CALFEX tests each Soldier’s ability to adapt to different conditions while simulating real world conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Y. Tourne)
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In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

A Naval Strike Missile fires from a NMESIS system.
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Marines deploy NMESIS anti-ship system to the Pacific

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 30, 2024

Archaeologists use measuring tapes and underwater cameras to record and document a WWII aircraft site in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Project Recover — Project Recover is a collaborative effort to enlist 21st-century science and technology in a quest to find and repatriate World War II MIAs to bring recognition to the service member, closure for their families, and to help a grateful Nation keep its sacred promise to bring our MIAs home. As a result of Project Recover’s missions, there are 84 MIAs awaiting recovery at this time (January 2020). Since 1993, Project Recover (formerly The BentProp Project) has located 30+ downed World War II US aircraft associated with scores of MIA service members.
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Meet the team helping recover missing U.S. troops from deep underwater

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 20, 2024

North Korean troops
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North Korean troops thrown into Russia-Ukraine War will be ‘strangers in a strange land’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2024

U.S. Army E3 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense soldiers and deployed Bomber Task Force U.S. Airmen, pose for a photo in front of a THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system during a U.S. Army led tour on North West Field at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 12, 2021. The THAAD mission is to protect the homeland, deployed military forces, friends, and allies from short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles. The BTF was deployed to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility to meet Pacific Air Forces training objectives. PACAF in coordination with other components, allies, and partners, provides USINDOPACOM with continuous unrivaled air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to ensure regional stability and security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Louis Vega Jr.)
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US military scales back missile defense plans for Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 27, 2024

UH-60 crews rehearsed emergency patient movements in Germany from Feb. 22-25 in preparation for Defender Europe 21. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham.
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With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in 15 minutes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’
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Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles
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Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars
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Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

Papua New Guinea Defence Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and U.S. Air Force medical personnel practice rendering first aid to “patients” and medical training mannequins on a RAAF C-27J Spartan mid-flight during Pacific Angel 24-1 at Papua New Guinea, Aug. 29, 2024. Pacific Angel 24-1 focuses on exchanging and teaching tactics and techniques between the participating countries. Papua New Guinea Defence Force medical personnel will learn standards to integrate into their own standard operating procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney)
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The Air Force simulated a mass casualty evacuation on a Pacific island

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Soldiers recently took part in a training event that was closely modeled off of ongoing combat operations in Ukraine. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner.
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‘Trade steel for blood’ — The Army’s plan to bring soldiers into the 21st century

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

A pair of CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska depart on a mission March 12, 2018, as part of the Joint Force Land Component Command in support of exercise Arctic Edge 18. As the JFLCC for the exercise, U.S. Army Alaska is the headquarters responsible for command and control of all ground-based forces participating in the exercise. Arctic Edge 2018 is a biennial, large-scale, joint training exercise that prepares and tests the U.S. military’s ability to operate tactically in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. Under the authority of U.S. Northern Command, more than 1500 participants from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy will utilize the unique and expansive air and ground training areas in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)
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Army activates Arctic Aviation Command for extreme cold flying

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 20, 2024