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Apr. 19, 2025

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — Philippine Army soldiers from the 5th and 7th Infantry Divisions trained...

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Apr. 16, 2025

CAMP TECSON, Philippines — Philippine Army soldiers assigned to the First Scout Regiment and U.S. Army...

Preparing for the Expert Soldier Badge
August 23, 2022 — CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK Combined Division participated in an Expert Soldier Badge train-up prior to conducting the ESB test-out on Camp Casey, South Korea, August 23, 2022... MORE

CAMP HUMPHREYS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA – Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division/ROK Combined Division participated in an Expert Soldier Badge train-up prior to conducting the ESB test-out on Camp Casey, South Korea, August 23, 2022.

The Expert Soldier Badge is awarded to Soldiers who have completed testing and do not serve in the Infantry, Special Forces, or Medical Branches.

Rangers Reunite Across the World During Super Garuda Shield
August 7, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Among the hundreds of people present during the joint airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Airborne on Aug. 3, 2022, 1st Sergeant Dan Alexander, First Sergeant, A Company., 2-35 Infantry Battalion, spotted the Ranger tab on the shoulder of a Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) soldier. Alexander had encountered former Ranger students throughout his years in the Army, but never an international student in their home country... MORE

Maj. Arief Widyanto, Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) poses for a photo after reuniting with his former Ranger Instructor, 1st Sgt. Dan Alexander during Super Garuda Shield in Bataraja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (Maj. Jonathan Daniell, 25th Infantry Division)

Pacific Allies Interns Address Climate Change in the RMI
August 6, 2022 — “We toured the island communities and spoke with the residents about what they consider to be the most pressing climate related challenges,” said Master Sgt. John Phillips, team leader for the two-person U.S. Army Pacific’s Oceania Engagement Team to U.S. Embassy Majuro. “The primary concern is drought and the depletion of freshwater reserves. Increasing capacity to produce, import, and store fresh water is a priority.”... MORE

Coast Guard Academy Cadet Natalie Rodriguez, right, and a Beaver Works student work through a code project at the recent MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Beaver Works Summer Institute program.

U.S. and Tentara Nasional Indonesia Engineers Build Path to Partnership
August 5, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Engineer Soldiers from the 130th Engineer Battalion and Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) celebrated the completion of an Engineering Civic Assistance Project (ENCAP) with a ribbon cutting ceremony during Super Garuda Shield on Aug. 5, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces U.S. commitments to our allies and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together... MORE

The Deputy Commander of the7th Infantry Division, Col. Leo discusses joint road repair operations with Sgt. 1st Class Jhomeng Macalino from 130th Engineer Brigade, 84th Engineer Battalion and the Indonesian National Military’s Coordinator of the Engineer Civil Assistance Project, Maj. Wahyu Nugrocho Python 1 Range, Baturaja, Indonesia, July 29, 2022, as part of Garuda Shield 2022. Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military, Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and other regional partners reinforcing joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kyler Chatman, 8th Theater Sustainment Command)

U.S. Paratroopers Kick-off Super Garuda Shield with Trilateral Airborne Operations
August 3, 2022 — BATURAJA, INDONESIA – Paratroopers from 11th Infantry Division (Airborne), Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI), and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted trilateral airborne operations with the 36th Airlift Squadron during Super Garuda Airborne 2022 in Baturaja, Indonesia on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Airborne is the kick-off event for Super Garuda Shield 2022. Super Garuda Shield is a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together... MORE

U.S. Army, Tentara Nasional Indonesia, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers conduct trilateral airborne operations in support of Super Garuda Shield, Baturaja, Indonesia, on Aug. 3, 2022. Super Garuda Shield, a part of Operation Pathways and a longstanding annual, bilateral military exercise conducted between the U.S. military and Indonesia National Armed Forces, reinforces the U.S. commitments to our allies, and regional partners, joint readiness, and the interoperability to fight and win together. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicholle Salvatierra, 201st TPASE)