The 15th Operations support Squadron Capt. Brandon Monaco briefs the jumping zone to Soldiers from Special Operations, Camp Smith, Hawaii, and Marines from 4th Force Recon Company, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kane More
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Army Chief Warrant Officer Oscar Villegas (center) of the Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp Smith, Hawaii practices his free fall before jumping out of a 535th Ai More
U.S service members and Royal Thai Army soldiers sit on the floor of a C-130 waiting for the pilot to give the green light for them to parachute from back of the aircraft. The training, known as the “Friendship More
Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, Commanding General, U.S. Army-Pacific, addresses the audience during his keynote speech at the third annual Land Power in the Pacific Symposium and Exhibition held in Honolulu, Hawaii, M More
160108-N-BW951-016 MARINE CORP BASE HAWAII (Jan. 8, 2016) Soldiers assigned to 112th Signal Detachment Hawaii work together to build a bridge suitable to cross over during a training exercise at the Leadership More
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Jan. 8, 2016) Soldiers assigned to the 112th Signal Detachment Hawaii work together to move a barrel and themselves down a ramp while avoiding the area inside the red ground marker dur More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with 353rd Special Operations Group parachute onto Subic Bay International Airport during exercise Balikatan in Subic, Philippines April 6, 2016. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to More
Gen. Robert B. Brown (left) honors Association of the United States Army President, retired U.S. Army Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, for his 56 years of public service, which include over three decades of active duty More
Adm. Harris, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, addresses a standing room only crowd at LANPAC 2016, May 25. Harris stated that in most wars and conflicts that the land domain is the center of gravity. (U.S. Army More
160804-N-AV234-166 North Shore, Hawaii (Aug. 4, 2016) Special Operations Command Pacific service members conduct static line and free fall jumps from a C-17A Globemaster III, while flying over Oahu. Airborne S More
160804-N-PA426-020 North Shore, Hawaii (Aug. 4, 2016) Special Operations Command Pacific service members conduct static line and free fall jumps from a C-17A Globemaster III, while flying over Oahu. Airborne S More
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawai’i (Aug. 22, 2016) Strategic Leaders International Course students are briefed by R.V. Gusentine, course director, while visiting Special Operations Command Pacific. SOCPAC hosted a portio More
Mongolian Law Enforcement University cadets, raise the Mongolian flag during the opening ceremony of a five-day Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 18, 2016. The seminar is a More
Mongolian emergency management personnel conduct emergency management care on Alaska Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Corey Largo during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 20, More
NORTH SHORE, Hawaii (Jan. 26, 2017) U.S. Army airborne Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Pacific let out the points-of-adjustment on MC-6 parachutes in preparation for an airborne training evoluti More
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (March 30, 2017) Staff Sgt. Aaron Shafer, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Dennis, both assigned to 112th Signal Batt. (Special Operations) (Airborne) - Special Operations Command Pacific More
U.S. Pacific Command Component commanders pose for a group photo during the third annual Component Warfighter Talks in front of the 613th Air Operations Center (AOC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, A More
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (May 11, 2017) - Maj. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton, commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, presided over the Senior Enlisted Advisor Change of Responsibility ceremony between Command Se More
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (May 12, 2017) - The 25th Infantry Division Band Brass Quintet plays during Special Operations Command, Pacific's Change of Command ceremony, May 12, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mas More
Gen. Robert B. Brown (right), Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific, chaired the first of thirteen LANPAC 2017 panels and forums that will discuss the readiness of land forces throughout the region, integration More
Gen. Robert B. Brown, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), highlights the cooperation that occurred between nations during closing comments of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium, Ma More
A Critical Skills Operator with 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command gives a tour of a modified SUV to the commander of Special Operations Command Pacific, M More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) addresses Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group during a visit Nov. 8, 2017, at Kadena Air Base. The SOC More
Multinational special operations forces conduct a static line airborne insertion from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on to a mountain clearing on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPA More
180719-N-BQ308-012 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (July 19, 2018) - A soldier assigned to the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) participates in airborne insertion training during the Rim of the Pacifi More
180702-N-BQ308-005 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 02, 2018) - A Soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) conducts an intelligence brief as multinational SOF teams More
180627-N-BW951-1007 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (June 27, 2018) - Two Filipino special forces members look up at an MH-60s passing overhead during fast rope insertion and extraction system training on June 27 during Rim of More
180710-N-KV911-0050 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 10, 2018) Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) and multi-national Special Operations Forces (SOF) particip More
180705-N-BQ308-0132 BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii (July 5, 2018) A Soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) and multinational Special Operations Forces (SOF) disembarks fro More
180719-N-BQ308-1194 WAHIAWA, Hawaii (July 19, 2018) - A member of the Philippine Navy Special Operations Group carries his parachute off the drop zone while participating in airborne insertion operations traini More
180628-N-BQ308-003 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (June 28, 2018) A Soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) conducts a safety brief prior to commencing range training for multi-nati More
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) prepare their tactical gear in preparation for a combined land survey with Royal Thai military partners June 28, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. The search More
180701-A-UD331-1031 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (July 1, 2018) - Members of the Republic of Korea Navy Special Warfare Flotilla and U.S. Army Special Forces pack a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport. Members of More
Airmen from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) work with Thai medical authorities on the medical plan to support dive operations July 2, 2018, at Chiang Rai, Thailand. At the request of the Royal Thai More
180717-N-BW951-1005 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - Sgt. 1st Class James Smith, attached to Special Operations Command Pacific, briefs multinational special operations forces participat More
180717-N-BW951-005 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - Sgt. 1st Class James Smith, attached to Special Operations Command Pacific, briefs multinational special operations forces participati More
180717-N-OO032-1117 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 17, 2018) Special Operations Forces from the U.S., Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines and Japan board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Gl More
180727-N-WY954-045 CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (July 27, 2018) - Navy Adm. Phil S. Davidson, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command passes the U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOCPAC) colors to incoming SO More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, right, passes the Marine Corps colors to Maj. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo during the MARSOC change of command ceremony, Aug. 10, 2018, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, More
Soldiers with the 1st Special Forces Group and the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade in partnership with the Royal Thai Boarder Patrol Police spend some time with the local children during a community relation project More
Special Tactics Airmen and members of the Royal Thai Air Force leap from a U.S. Air Force C-130 over a water drop zone during exercise Cobra Gold 2019 on Feb. 13, 2019. Exercise Cobra Gold, in its 38th iteratio More
Soldiers with the 1st Special Forces Group in partnership with the Royal Thai Army's 2nd Special Forces Regiment conduct vehicle interdiction training with some Thai Forest Rangers. Cobra Gold, hosted in Thaila More
A C130 flies above the drop zone before conducting an airdrop during Cobra Gold 19. Cobra Gold is a Thailand and United States co-sponsored Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) and joint theater security cooperatio More
PALAWAN, Philippines (April 2, 2019) - Members of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and Australian Defence Force shake hands with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts during Exercise Balika More
PALAWAN, Philippines (April 2, 2019) - U.S. Naval Special Operators and Australian Defense Force conduct medical training with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts during Exercise Balikatan 2019 More
PALAWAN, Philippines (April 3, 2019) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and Australian Defense Force conduct training with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts during Exercise Balikatan 2019 ( More
PALAWAN, Philippines (April 4, 2019) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and Australian Defense Force conduct marksmanship training with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts during Exercise Bal More
PALAWAN, Philippines (April 5, 2019) - U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators and Australian Defense Force conduct training with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts during Exercise Balikatan 2019 ( More
PATTAYA, Thailand (May 31, 2019) - Special Operations Command Pacific units from Naval Special Warfare, 1SFG, 160th SOAR and 353rd SOG conducted Exercise Tempest Wind 2019 (TW19). TW19 involved tactical trainin More
General Robert B. Brown, commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, engages in conversation at the Trilateral Senior Level Seminar (TSLS) hosted at U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) headquarters at Camp More
Senior leaders from around the Indo-Pacific region gather on the first day of the Trilateral Senior Level Seminar (TSLS) on Camp H.M. Smith, Aug. 20, 2019. TSLS brings together senior military leaders from the More
Republic of Korea Army Col. Heegwan Choi, chief, International Military Cooperation Branch, takes notes during a presentation at the Trilateral Senior Level Seminar (TSLS) hosted at the U.S. Marine Corps Force More
Maj. Gen. Jonathan Braga, Special Operations Command Pacific Commanding General, talks to attendees of SOCPAC’s Trans-regional Resistance Working Group(TRWG) 4-6 Feb. SOCPAC and Naval Postgraduate School co-ho More
NPS Assistant Professor Dr. Doug Borer, right, provides closing remarks for the Trans-Regional Resistance Working Group (TRWG), co-hosted by Naval Postgraduate School and Special Operations Command, Pacific, on More
LOPBURI, Thailand – A Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) uses rifle magazines to go over a battle drill during instruction on small unit tactics with Thai soldiers assigned to the Special Oper More
A U.S. Army Green Beret with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) instructs Royal Thai Army soldiers with the Special Operation Unit, King’s Guard, on combat marksmanship at a 25-meter flat range, Feb. 22, 2020, More
Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct a Fallen Warrior workout, alongside 4th Special Forces Regiment Soldiers from the Royal Thai Army, Feb, 23, 2020, in Phitsanulok, Thailand. The workout More
A Soldier from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) briefs Royal Thai Army partners during a joint operations brief for exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Camp Sarit Sena, Kingdom of Thailand Feb, 23 2020. Exercise Cob More
LOPBURI, Thailand – A Thai Soldier with the Special Operation Unit, King’s Guard, conducts Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES) training with FRIES masters from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Feb More
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), alongside Royal Thai Army 4th Special Forces Regiment soldiers, meet with local villagers during exercise Cobra Gold 2020 in the Kingdom of Thail More
LOPBURI, Thailand – Thai Commandos with the Royal Thai Air Force line up to conduct a fast rope insertion from a U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Firehawks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadro More
Soldiers from the 4th Special Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army pull security on a road, Feb. 29, 2020, in the Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold. Exercise Cobra Gold 20, in its 39th iteration, is desig More
LOPBURI, Thailand – U.S. Army Green Berets with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Thai Commandos with the Royal Thai Air Force and Thai Soldiers from the Special Operation Unit, King’s Guard, conduct a night More
Soldiers from the 4th Special Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army train civilians at a small-arms range, Mar. 1, 2020, in the Kingdom of Thailand during Cobra Gold. Exercise Cobra Gold 20, in its 39th iterat More
Three CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group provide air support to provide security for a combined joint High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rapid insertion with Royal Thai Mar More
U.S. Army Gen. Paul J. LaCamera, far right, commander, United States Army, Pacific (USARPAC), delivers his opening remarks during the Trilateral Senior Leaders’ Seminar (TSLS) on Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Sept. 23, More
MALÉ, Maldives (Dec. 20, 2020) Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Signals Battalion and U.S. Special Operations Forces set up field expeditionary communications during practical training. U.S. service membe More
A formation of MC-130J Commando IIs flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan on Jan. 6, 2021. The 1st Special Operations Squadron operates the MC-130J providing infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special More
Brigadier General Joshua Rudd, commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, arrives at Marine Forces Special Operations Command headquarters, Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 25, 2021. Rudd met with Major General Jam More
15th Operations support Squadron Captain Brandon Monaco briefs the jumping zone to soldiers from Special Operations, Camp Smith, Hawaii and Marines from 4th Force Recon Company, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe More
U.S service members parachute from the rear of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during a bilateral jump with soldiers from the Royal Thai Army. The exercise, known as the “Friendship Jump,” is an annual tradition duri More
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (Jan. 8, 2016) A Soldier assigned to 112th Signal Detachment Hawaii attempts to lower himself down a wall onto the chain below during a training evolution on the Leadership Reaction Cou More
160108-N-BW951-028 MARINE CORP BASE HAWAII (Jan. 8, 2016) Soldiers assigned to 112th Signal Detachment Hawaii work together to move a barrel and themselves down a ramp while avoiding the area inside the red gro More
Representatives from 26 of 46 nations throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, as well as service members from all four branches of the U.S. Department of Defense, gather at the Sheraton Waikiki, in Honolulu, t More
25th Infantry Division, 8th TSC, 25th ID, AUSA, USARPAC, U.S. Army Pacific, I Corps, SOCPAC, U.S. Marine Corps Pacific, MARFORPAC, Association of the United States Army, U.S. Army Alaska, U.S. Army Japan, 94th More
160804-N-PA426-027 North Shore, Hawaii (Aug. 4, 2016) Special Operations Command Pacific service members conduct static line and free fall jumps from a C-17A Globemaster III, while flying over Oahu. Airborne S More
160804-N-AV234-542 North Shore, Hawaii (Aug. 4, 2016) Special Operations Command Pacific service members conduct static line and free fall jumps from a C-17A Globemaster III, while flying over Oahu. Airborne S More
Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency personnel, sing during the Mongolian national anthem during the opening ceremony of a five-day Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept More
Mongolian emergency management personnel practice vehicle extrication techniques with members of the U.S. Air Force during a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 21, 2016. The More
NORTH SHORE, Hawai’i (Jan. 26, 2017) Special Operations Command Pacific Army Soldiers perform jumpmaster personnel inspections prior to participating in airborne training evolutions, Jan. 26, 2017. As a sub-uni More
The Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Class 17-01, satellite Seminar 27 cohort included six U.S. Air Force officers, six U.S. Army officers, five U.S. Naval officers, and 1 U.S. Marine Corps officer. Part More
CAMP H.M SMITH, Hawaii (May 11, 2017) - Command Sgt. Maj. Joaquin S. Cruz hands a ceremonial sword to Maj. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton during Special Operations Command, Pacific's Change of Responsibility ceremony, Ma More
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (May 12, 2017) - Sgt. Janelle Edwards of the 25th Infantry Division Band sings the National Anthem during U.S. Special Operations Command, Pacific's Change of Command ceremony, May 12, 2 More
Gen. Robert B. Brown, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), presents an award to retired U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham during closing comments of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium, M More
Lt. Col. Richard M. Martin, commanding officer for 1st Marine Raider Support Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command and Maj. Gen. Daniel Yoo, commander of Special Operations Command Pac More
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted advisor of Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) addresses Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group during a visit Nov. 8, 2017, at Kadena More
180702-N-BQ308-008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 2, 2018) - A Soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) conducts an intelligence brief as multinational SOF teams More
180717-N-BW951-008 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - Multinational special operations forces and service members attached to Special Operations Command Pacific wait to board a C-17 Globem More
180628-N-BQ308-006 MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII (June 28, 2018) A Soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (ABN) briefs Indian and Filipino special forces teams on safety procedures pri More
180719-N-BQ308-1220 WAHIAWA, HAWAII (July 19, 2018) - A member of the Republic of Korea Naval Special Warfare Flotilla repacks his shoot after participating in an airborne insertion operation training during th More
Special operations forces from the U.S., Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines and Japan conduct an airborne insertion during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise from a U.S. Air Force Boeing C More
180701-A-UD331-1035 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 1, 2018) - Members of the Indonesian Navy Special Forces, Peruvian Army Special Forces and U.S. Army Special Forces pack a rigid-hull inflatable boat for transport More
180717-N-BW951-1081 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 17, 2018) - Multinational special operations forces and service members assigned to Special Operations Command Pacific prepare to board a C-17 Gl More