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Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (SOC) Complete Rigorous COMPTUEX, Declared Ready for Global Missions
ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit-Special Operations Capable (MEU (SOC)) successfully completed Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), demonstrating the ability to jointly operate across a full spectrum of military operations.
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Begins Advanced Phase
ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) successfully completed its basic phase on Mar 14, and began its advanced phase with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group.
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Completes Arduous Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training
ATLANTIC OCEAN – The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWO ARG) successfully completed Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training, a rigorous multi-domain exercise designed to increase the tactical readiness and proficiency of surface units. Led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), this at-sea training enhanced the IWO ARGs warfighting effectiveness and interoperabi...[Read More]
IWTC Virginia Beach bolsters Navy, Marine Corps intel capabilities
The graduation of 17 students from the Marine Air Ground Task Force Counterintelligence/Human Intelligence Course in a surge convene comes at a time when demand is on the rise for these highly skilled professionals.
Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. participate in Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint 25-71 (Resilient Shield)
YOKOSUKA, Japan – Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces launched Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint (FST-J) 25-71 (Resilient Shield), at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region, Feb. 24-27, 2025.
Japan, Philippines and United States Conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and the United States Navy, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, March 28, 2025.
Japan, the Philippines and the U.S. Conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity
SOUTH CHINA SEA — The combined armed and defense forces of Japan, the Philippines and the United States, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Sept. 11-13, 2025.
JD Vance to take Marine veteran Daniel Penny as Army-Navy Game guest
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance announced he will be bringing Daniel Penny as his guest to the 2024 Army-Navy Game on Saturday, less than a week after Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely. Vance posted on X Friday that he was “grateful” that Penny, a Marine veteran like Vance, accepted his invitation. Prosecutors in t...[Read More]
Jet landing on USS Truman goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject
An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. On Tuesday, U.S. P...[Read More]
JIFX Events Successfully Expedite Mission Critical Defense Capabilities into the Navy, DOD
The roar from cutting-edge drone technology filled the sky above the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) latest Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event in May at Camp Roberts in central California. Over a hundred flights tested new drones, artificial intelligence (AI), combat operations, swarms, countermeasures, sensors, navigation, communications, and more.
Jimmy Carter Lauded for His Humility and Service in Washington Before His Return to Georgia
All of Carter’s living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering a eulogy.
Jimmy Carter Will Be Honored in Washington, a City Where He Remained an Outsider
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.