Indo Pacific

Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit step onto the firing line during small-arms qualification aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Philippine Sea, June 11, 2019. The 31st More

Nepali Army Capt. Sudeep Giri sits on the top of a hill at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 12, 2019. Guri is an infantry arms platoon commander and is participating in Khaan Quest 2019 fro More

190612-N-WK982-2028 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 12, 2019) Quartermaster Seaman Keidrick Brown, from Augusta, Ga., raises the Romeo flag during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruise More

Sgt. Antonio R. Letizia, a squad leader with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, practices reloading an M9A1 9mm service pistol during small arms qualification aboard the amphibiou More

A Navy Corpsman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides aid to a simulated casualty during a casualty evacuation exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) More

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton passes underneath San Francisco’s Bay Bridge as Stratton and the crew depart on a months-long deployment to the Western Pacific in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, June More

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton passes south of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Island as the cutter and crew depart for a months-long deployment to the Western Pacific in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,  More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Riley Beuttler stands in front of medical tents at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 13, 2019. Beuttler is a hospital corpsman with 3rd Law Enforcement Batt More

U.S. Army Maj. Kirk Thorsteinson stands in front of medical tents at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 14, 2019. Thorsteinson is a brigade chaplain with Headquarters and Headquarters Company More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Davis stands outside the medical tent at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 12, 2019. Davis is a hospital corpsman with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion More

Darleen Shrubb gives a class to U.S. and Fiji forces on the protection of civilians during Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 14, 2019. Shrubb is a Global Peace Operations More

Sgt. Nicolas A. Longoria (left), a rifle squad leader, and Cpl. Brandon L. Lilac (right), an assaultman, both with Echo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, use a PRC-152 radio during ta More

Republic of Fiji Army Lt. Maikali Beranage stands at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 14, 2019. Beranage is an infantry officer with 3rd Battalion, Fighting Infantry Regiment, in Suba, Fuji More

A UH-1Y Huey helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), takes off to support a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in More

The Mongolian State Honor Guard stands ready to march during the opening ceremony for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise More

Nepali Army Sgt. Raj Kumar Basnet performs a fireman’s carry as part of a medical aid class during Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 14, 2019. Basmet is a field medic and More

190614-N-WK982-1008 EAST CHINA SEA (June 14, 2019) Aviation Machinist Mate Airman Kevin Donohoe, from Middleboro, Mass., attaches a blade fold crutch to a blade clamp aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile More

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 15, 2019) - Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Phil Davidson delivers his remarks during the opening ceremony of Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mon More

A Mongolian singer performs during the Mongolian culture night for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise co-sponsored by U.S More

President of Mongolia, Khaltmaagiin Battulga, gives welcoming remarks during the opening ceremony for Khaan Quest 2019 in Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 15, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multina More

Mongolian Armed Forces service members practice Marine Corps martial arts during Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 16, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise co-sp More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M2 .50-caliber Browning machine gun aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 15, 2019. The 31st MEU, the Mari More

190615-N-WK982-1007 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jessica Pettitkillian, from Pollock Pines, Calif., left, signals chocks and chains for Seaman Adrian Mugoya, Beltsville, Md., center More

Qatari soldiers stand guard at the entry gate of a humanitarian aid site during a training scenario for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 17, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multi More

Canadian Army Cpl. Michelle Gerdis stands outside of the Battalion Aid Station at Five Hills Training Area Battalion Aid Station, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 16, 2019. Gerdis, a Kingston, Ontario, native, is a More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Audriana Williams stands in a field on Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 16, 2019. Williams is a military police officer with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion and is part More

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Ryoma Sakai, right, listens as Mongolian and Malaysian soldiers locate and identify possible explosives during improvised explosive device, mine and unexploded ordnance a More

190616-N-WK982-1010 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 16, 2019) The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) mans the rails while coming alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier U More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 14 Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, pulls the mobile aircraft arresting system (MAAS) cable at the Sam Ratulangi International Airport, Manado, Indonesia More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jennie Kordus stands at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 17, 2019. Kordus, a Green River, Wyoming, native, is a military police officer with 3rd Law Enforcement Batta More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexendra Flores stands in a field on Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 16, 2019. Flores, an Anchorage, Alaska, native, is a human resources specialist with the 297th Re More

U.S. Marine Corps and Mongolian Armed Forces service members scream together to simulate the confusion and chaos during casualty care training as part of Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaata More

Lt. Cmdr. Jay Weatherwax, a chaplain with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives the invocation at a Corporals’ Course Professional Military Education graduation aboard the USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the More

Marines and Sailors celebrate the 121st birthday of Hospital Corpsmen aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 17, 2019. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready G More

190617-N-WK982-1015 LUZON STRAIGHT (June 17, 2019) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Mohammed Shoyeb, from Bronx, N.Y., assists the bridge with managing surface contacts aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missil More

MISAWA, JAPAN (June 18, 2019) Commander, Task Force Seven Two Capt. Brian Erickson congratulates Combat Air Crew 6 on their operations in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, during quarters onboard Misawa Air More

Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it arrives in Sydney for a port visit. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-de More

Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it arrives in Sydney for a port visit. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-de More

A Mongolian Armed Forces service member secures a notional casualty to a medical evacuation vehicle during casualty care training for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 19 More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brittany Taylor stands in a field at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 18, 2019. Taylor is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a corpsman with 3rd Law E More

An Indonesian airmen watches the security gate during static checkpoint training at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as a part of Khaan Quest 2019, June 18, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational More

190618-N-WK982-1061 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 18, 2019) A crew member of the Eurocopter EC225LP helicopter assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) traverses the flight deck of th More

Mongolian Armed Forces Capt. Bold Batdelger stands at a crossroad on Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 19, 2019. Batdelger, a native of Ulaanbaatar, is a surgeon with the Mongolian Central M More

Marines and Sailors man the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it arrives in Sydney for a port visit, Jun. 18 2019. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps' only continuou More

A Republic of Korea Armed Forces service member adjust the pieces on a terrain map during Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exerc More

Mongolian Army officer cadet Turtuvshin Turuu stands at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 19, 2019. Turuu, an Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia native, is a cadet in the Mongolian National Defense Unive More

Hala Ramadan, the principal of Belmore High School, speaks to students from Belmore High School and Menindee Central School and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during a community relations event More

Mongolian Armed Forces Sgt. Zerbazar Divangar stands on a hill at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 19, 2019. Divangar, a native of Ulaanbaatar, is a nurse with the Mongolian Central Militar More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony Wood-Casella, a U.S. Navy religious program specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, works with students from Belmore High School to lay mulch during a community relat More

A service member with Republic of Korea breaks glass bottles during their cultural event as a part of Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 19, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multina More

Mongolian Army soldiers with 084th Airborne Battalion conduct convoy escort training as part of Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2019. Khaan Quest enhances the relat More

Col. Robert Brodie, the commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines and Sailors during a visit to the Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, Sydney, Australia, June 20, 2019. Th More

190620-N-CL027-2299 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 20, 2019) Sailors run to retrieve the holdback bar on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during flight oper More

Republic of Korea Armed Forces 1st Lt. Ki Wook Hwang stands at the top of an observation post at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 20, 2019. Hwang, a native of An-yang City, South Korea, is More

190621-N-DL524-0034 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 21, 2019) An FA-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan ( More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jack Rezendes is detained by a Mongolian Armed Forces soldier during entry control point training for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 22, 2 More

Anthony Hensen, a ScanEagle operator, prepares to launch ScanEagle from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's flight deck in the West Pacific Ocean June 22, 2018. ScanEagle is a small unmanned aircraft system capable o More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Barnes stands in a field at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 22, 2019. Barnes, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a fire team leader and military police More

190622-N-WK982-1005 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 22, 2019) Operations Specialist 1st Class Samuel Lopez, from Pearland, Texas, uses a fresh-water hose during a fresh water wash down aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided More

A Fijian soldier searches a building during cordon and search training as a part of Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 22, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise co More

Mongolian Armed Forces Junior Sgt. Batmend Shatar prepares to drive a light-armored vehicle during convoy escort training for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 23, 2019. More

Indonesian Air Force Capt. Bayu Wira Pratama gives a command to his unit over radio during a training scenario for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 24, 2019. Pratama, a More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Shook mounts a horse during a Mongolian cultural night as part of Khaan Quest 2019 at the Riverine Training Area, Bulgan Province, Mongolia, June 23, 2019. Shook, a Santa Cruz, More

Nepali Army Maj. Sabitri Gharti Chhetri stands on top of a hill at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia June 23, 2019. Gharti Chhetri, a native of Kathmandu, Nepal, is an infantry officer with the Ne More

A Joint Terminal Attack Controller with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force coordinates fires with F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft during a Tactical Air Control Party exercise aboard th More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force prepare to board an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a fast rope and casualty evacuation drill aboard the amphibious assault ship U More

Mongolian Army soldiers with 234th Bridge and River Cross Engineering Unit pull their boat back to shore during riverine training as a part of Khaan Quest 2019 at the Riverine Training Area, Bulgan Province, Mo More

An F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) conducts flight operations after launching from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conduct flight operatio More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit take part in Lance Corporal Seminar Professional Military Education aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 24, 2019. More

Royal Malaysian Air Force Maj. Moho Noor, left, Nepalese Army Lt. Col. Bikash K.C., center, and Mongolian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Undrakh Ulaankhuu discuss training scenarios during the Khaan Quest 2019 staff tra More

Vietnamese People’s Army Capt. Huong Vu stands for a photo in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, during the Khaan Quest 2019 staff training event, June 25, 2019. Vu, a native of Hanoi, Vietnam, is a staff officer with the More

Marines and families with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participate in a change of command ceremony honoring the incoming general, Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips and the outgoing commanding general, Maj. Gen. More

A Qatari soldier checks the tightness of a tourniquet during casualty care training for Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 26, 2019. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercis More

190625-N-RF825-1007 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 26th, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 assigned to the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. A.J. Aberle talks on a radio during the final convoy for the company training event as a part of Khaan Quest 2019 in Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 26, 2019. Aberle More

Sgt. Michael J. Garcia, a maintenance chief with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, teaches a class for Lance Corporal Seminar Professional Military Education aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1 More

190626-N-CL027-1029 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 26, 2019) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jamaal Nixon (left), from Los Angeles, and Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Jalen Gilkey, from San Bernardino, California, perform mainte More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare ordnance for an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 26, 2019. Wasp, f More

190627-N-WK982-1060 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 27, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jessica Pettitkillian, from Pollock Pines, Calif., left, and Chief Boatswain’s Mate James Torrez, from Robstown, Texas, signal to an More

Master Sgt. Adam L. Arsenault, an intelligence chief with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to junior Marines during graduation for Lance Corporal Seminar Professional Military Education aboard the amp More

190627-N-MW694-0323 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 27, 2019) Chief Hospital Corpsman Erick Mancia, from Temecula, Calif., fires a 9mm handgun during a live-fire handgun qualification course aboard the Arleigh Burke-class More

Lance Cpl. Christopher D. Le, a radio operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes tactical communications during a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear contingency drill More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LS More

A crew chief aboard an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced) observes the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during a simulated reconnaissance and surveil More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to board Landing Craft, Utility 1633 aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), underway in the Coral Sea, More

190629-N-RF825-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 29, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct small boat operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carri More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare for a simulated visit, board, search and seizure aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), underway in the Coral Sea, June 29, 2019. Gr More

Sgt. Jakob J. Camarena, a lead scout sniper with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, prepares to board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD More

190629-N-WK982-1076 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 29, 2019) The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) engages small boat operations during a man overboard drill. Chancellorsvi More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force board an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, prior to a reconna More

190630-N-WK982-4024 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 30, 2019) The crew of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) maneuvers into position with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald More

Force Reconnaissance Marines with Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to breach a door while clearing the bridge during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise aboard the amphibious More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force conduct a high altitude, low opening jump into the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, after departing the amphibious assau More

Sgt. Arielle Lahtinen, noncommissioned officer in charge with the 31st MEU's Law Enforcement detachment, tases a Marine with a Conducted Energy Weapon, or TASER, during a non-lethal weapons course aboard the am More

Sergeant Arielle Lahtinen, a non-lethal weapons trainer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, instructs Marines and Sailors during a Conducted Energy Weapons, or TASER®, certification course aboard the amph More

Sgt. Christopher N. Gutierrez, an administration chief with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), underway in the Coral Sea, June 29, More

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force carry a combat rubber raiding craft prior to an amphibious reconnaissance operation aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), und More

A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force applies camouflage face paint prior to an amphibious insert into a reconnaissance and surveillance aboard the amphibious assault ship USS W More

Assault Amphibious Vehicles with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare for a simulated mechanized raid aboard the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (L More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines , 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stack at a simulated doorway during building-clearing training aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashl More