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Posted on Dec 2, 2025

Lt. Col. Joshua Simms, executive officer for the 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment, stands before the unit at the beginning of the activation ceremony November 7, 2025, at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. The activation ceremony of 1st Theater Information Advantage Detachment marks a strategic shift in the Army’s ability to gain and maintain information advantage to support a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Russell K. Dodson)

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Why the Army set up a counter-disinformation unit in the Pacific

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 23, 2025

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Marines send Reaper drone unit to South China Sea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 17, 2025

250730-N-IP140-1119 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 30, 2025) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

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Two USS Nimitz aircraft crash within an hour in separate mishaps

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 26, 2025

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis on the runway after landing in support of Freedom Flag 24-1 at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 23, 2024. Freedom Flag 24-1 is an advanced, large-scale tactical exercise between the U.S. and allied partners dedicated to the protection of regional peace and stability through the adaptation of novel and collaborative training methods, ensuring readiness against a wide range of threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maria Umanzor Guzman)

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Air Force revives WWII-era squadron in South Korea as modern drone force

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 29, 2025

USS George Washington (CVN-73), HMS Prince of Wales (R09), JS Kaga (DDH-184), and an American amphibious assault ship sail together in the North Philippine Sea, with several aircraft overhead.

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3 aircraft carriers and ships, fighters from 6 navies train in the Pacific

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2025

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How far does the US military have to go to catch up on drones?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

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Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on May 29, 2025

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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Report: No clear strategy for maintaining Guam missile defense

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 25, 2025

A sailor with binoculars looks out at the sea from the deck of the USS Nimitz, a large machine gun next to him.

Indo-Pacific

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Guam

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Apr 26, 2025

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How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 18, 2025

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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

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China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

Why the Army set up a counter-disinformation unit in the Pacific

Marines send Reaper drone unit to South China Sea

Two USS Nimitz aircraft crash within an hour in separate mishaps

Air Force revives WWII-era squadron in South Korea as modern drone force

3 aircraft carriers and ships, fighters from 6 navies train in the Pacific

How far does the US military have to go to catch up on drones?

Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

Report: No clear strategy for maintaining Guam missile defense

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Guam

How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified

US Marine, 3 Pentagon contractors die in Philippines plane crash

Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

C-130s from around the world gather for an ‘elephant walk’

In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander

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Latest in Indo-Pacific

China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

Why the Army set up a counter-disinformation unit in the Pacific

Marines send Reaper drone unit to South China Sea

Two USS Nimitz aircraft crash within an hour in separate mishaps

Air Force revives WWII-era squadron in South Korea as modern drone force

3 aircraft carriers and ships, fighters from 6 navies train in the Pacific

How far does the US military have to go to catch up on drones?

Guam barracks conditions are ‘baffling,’ Navy admiral says in email

Report: No clear strategy for maintaining Guam missile defense

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Guam

How much of a threat are Chinese hypersonic missiles to US Navy ships and sailors?

Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified

US Marine, 3 Pentagon contractors die in Philippines plane crash

Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

C-130s from around the world gather for an ‘elephant walk’

In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander

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