Feature Image: PHILIPPINE SEA (June 17, 2024) An EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches off the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 17, 2024. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Keyly Santizo)
Army
U.S. Army air defenders with 10th AAMDC color guard stand at “attention” in front of Patriot missile system during a change of command ceremony June 20 in Sembach, Germany. Brig. Gen. Curtis King assumed command of 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command from Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Yesenia Cadavid)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Christopher R. Norrie, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan Reffeor, the 3rd Infantry Division command team, lead a division run to kick off Salute to Summer at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 17, 2024. The multi-day celebration marks the start of summer, welcoming back the installation’s redeployed Soldiers and thanking the family members who serve alongside them. The event will end with a concert featuring several artists and is open to the public. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duke Edwards)
Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 15, 2024) The French navy Mistral-class amphibious assault and command ship FS Tonnerre (L 9014), left, the U.S. Navy Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50), center, and the La Fayette-class frigate FS Guepratte (F 714) transit the Atlantic Ocean in formation during Exercise Chesapeake 2024, June 15, 2024. Exercise Chesapeake is a U.S. – French bilateral amphibious exercise designed to improve interoperability between nations, increase readiness and enhance naval integration. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso)
SAN DIEGO (June 14, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), left, renders honors as USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) transits out of San Diego Bay to participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)
Marine Corps
U.S. Marines with 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, fire an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system during Integrated Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, June 11, 2024. ITX enables the reserve component to simulate a mobilization and deploy its forces in preparation for potential future deployments in the event of a contingency or emergency. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orion Stpierre
U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct Tiger Strike 24. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Aidan Hekker
Air Force
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron flies in support of a Bomber Task Force mission during sunrise at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 9, 2024. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command forces routinely and visibly demonstrate commitment to allies and partners through the employment of military forces, demonstrating strategic predictability, while becoming more operationally unpredictable to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Audree Campbell)An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, performs an aerial demonstration over Rickenbacker International Airport during the Columbus Air Show, in Columbus, Ohio, June 14, 2024. The event featured more than 20 military and civilian planes, including a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, which served as the base of operations for military aircraft participating in the show. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Gibbs)
Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless (WMEC 624) is moored to the pier in full-dress, June 21, 2024, for the cutter’s heritage recognition ceremony in Pensacola, Florida. Dauntless was recognized for 56 years of service to the nation in the presence of current and former crew members, family, and friends before it was placed in commission, special status. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, demonstrating preparedness and efficiency, successfully conducted a search and rescue operation for a distressed vessel 13 nautical miles north of Guam on June 23, 2024, saving 13 boaters. The Joint Rescue Sub-Center, operated by U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in Guam, received an urgent notification from Guam Fire Rescue and 911 dispatch of a 23-foot recreational vessel, the Helen, with 13 people aboard potentially identified as nationals of the People’s Republic of China, out of gas and adrift. A U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew transported the survivors to Hagåtña, where partner agency officials met them at the pier for further care and assessment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Camacho)
