Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Hancock and Sgt. Daniel Garcia, members of the 1-181st Field Artillery Regiment (1-181 FAR) of the Tennessee National Guard, sits in a parked High Mobility Missile Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) under concealment during Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 17, 2023. Field Training Exercises (FTXs) allow military units to simulate courses of action and Orient Shield allowed both participating countries to witness FTX simulations. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Senior enlisted leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region executed team-building physical fitness as part of the 11th Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 25, 2025. The topic of this year's forum, Transformation in Contact, allowed the SELs to come together to talk about integrating new technologies to enhance lethality while also pressing the importance of standards-based formations

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Andrew Porch)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

An U.S. Army command team enters a command post (CP) for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) for briefing and familiarization during Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 17, 2023. Orient Shield utilizes interoperability and cross-training amongst the two nations to allow further cohesion of the allied forces.

Allen Hoe, a Vietnam War veteran, talks to participants about commitment during the 2025 Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium and Exposition at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, May 13, 2025, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hoe inspired the audience when he told his story of his battle flag he carried into war and was with his son in Iraq where he was killed.

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, visited the Guam Terminal High Altitude Aread Defense site managed by Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on April 12, 2025 and received a site security brief from 1st Lt. Abrahamson Takeshi, executive officer of C Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment Guam National Guard. This visit marks Gen. Clark's first visit to Guam as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, examining the strategic installation that enhaces regional security in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Frank Spatt)

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, visited the Guam Terminal High Altitude Aread Defense site managed by Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on April 12, 2025 and received a site security brief from 1st Lt. Abrahamson Takeshi, executive officer of C Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment Guam National Guard. This visit marks Gen. Clark's first visit to Guam as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, examining the strategic installation that enhaces regional security in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Frank Spatt)

#WinningMatters

It is our sacred duty to ensure each of our Soldiers have the training, confidence, and tools necessary to fight and win our nation’s wars if we are called upon.

OPERATION STEEL CRUCIBLE is a comprehensive, complex 2-week BN exercise comprised of key day and night live fires and other joint training events. @3_7_fieldartillery is conducting this operation with numerous partners to further enhance our preparedness to execute a range of missions in various joint, multi-domain battlefield conditions.

In today’s complex global operating environment, the need for our Army to maintain a mission-ready force remains of the utmost importance. We stand ready to apply tremendous force at any time to deter potential adversaries or rapidly defeat them if called upon.

:SPC Jessica Scott

#TropicThunder #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #TrainedandReady #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

#WinningMatters

It is our sacred duty to ensure each of our Soldiers have the training, confidence, and tools necessary to fight and win our nation’s wars if we are called upon.

OPERATION STEEL CRUCIBLE is a comprehensive, complex 2-week BN exercise comprised of key day and night live fires and other joint training events. @3_7_fieldartillery is conducting this operation with numerous partners to further enhance our preparedness to execute a range of missions in various joint, multi-domain battlefield conditions.

In today’s complex global operating environment, the need for our Army to maintain a mission-ready force remains of the utmost importance. We stand ready to apply tremendous force at any time to deter potential adversaries or rapidly defeat them if called upon.

:SPC Jessica Scott

#TropicThunder #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #TrainedandReady #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

U.S. Army Capt. Drew Gentry, the commander of the 1-181st Field Artillery Division (1-181st FAD), Alpha, gives opening ceremony speech to motivate and convey his message of the upcoming cooperation in Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 16th, 2023. The enduring alliance of events such as Orient Shield highlights the strength of the partnership and the ability to meet new challenges together. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission, Feb. 21, 2023. The BTF missions demonstrate the bomber’s ability to rapidly deploy anywhere, anytime and provide lethal precision global strike options for combatant commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Michael Caggiano)

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, visited the Guam Terminal High Altitude Aread Defense site managed by Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on April 12, 2025 and received an update on the new maintenance facilty from Sgt. First Class Ankie Crisostomo, Motor Sergeat of E Battery, 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment. This visit marks Gen. Clark's first visit to Guam as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, examining the strategic installation that enhaces regional security in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Frank Spatt)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, visited the Guam Terminal High Altitude Aread Defense site managed by Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on April 12, 2025 and received a mission brief from Lt. Col. Jonathan Stafford, commander of Task Force Talon. This visit marks Gen. Clark's first visit to Guam as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, examining the strategic installation that enhaces regional security in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Frank Spatt)

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, during a Bomber Task Force mission over the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 9, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate lethality and interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

U.S. Army Spc. James Bothwell, a soldier with the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (35th CSSB), exchanges patches with a soldier from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) at an opening ceremony at Yausubetsu Training Ground, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 16th, 2023. The exchange of patches was a show of camaraderie and cooperation between forces in the execution of Orient Shield.(Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Senior Enlisted Leaders from multiple Indo-Pacific partner nations participate in a demonstration of courses and capabilities of the U.S. Army Jungle Operations Training Course during a Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 13, 2025 as part of the Land Forces Pacific (LANPAC) Symposium. LANPAC Symposium and Exposition is the premier forum for land power discussions in the Indo-Pacific region. Hosted by the Association of the United States Army and supported by U.S. Army Pacific, LANPAC 2025 brings together representatives from more than 30 Indo-Pacific nations, including a dozen Chiefs of Armies, to address critical security challenges. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Wyatt Moore , 28th Public Affairs Detachment)

Soldiers from the United States and Japan take part in a Tejime at the end of the Welcome Ceremony hosted by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) at Yausubetsu Training Ground, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 15th, 2023. Tejime is an end of ceremony custom used to signify a successful close of celebration. Oriental Shield bolsters relationships and continues to emphasize a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

A Solomon Islander child observes the anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal at the Guadalcanal American Memorial in the Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2022. The ceremony commemorated the 80th anniversary of the battle, and served to honor the fallen and stengthen the U.S. relationship with the Solomon Islands and other Pacific allies and partners. The historic battle was codenamed Operation Watchtower and was the first major offensive and decisive victory for the allied forced in the Pacific theater. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dillon L. Buck)

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

Ready to #StrikeHard -

Our #TropicThunder team is continually honing our craft, and enhancing interoperability with key partners.

America Battery/ 1-12 Marine Aviation Regiment @kingsandqueensofbattle @hmh463official and Copperhead Battery/ @3_7_fieldartillery conducted a night artillery raid in order to simulate the execution of a joint strike against a high value target during Exercise Steel Crucible. Schofield Barracks, HI.

: SPC Jessica Scott

#TrainedandReady #AmericasPacificDivision #TropicLightning #25thInfantryDivision #Ready2Fight #DayAndNight #WeOwnTheNight #Interoperability #Readiness #Lethality #Partnership #JointPartners #FreeandOpenIndoPacific

U.S. Army Capt. Evan Stafford, a member of the 1-181 Field Artillery Regiment (1-181 FAR), explains the reconnaissance movement of the battery as part of Field Training Exercises (FTX) during Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 17, 2023. During the FTXs, both U.S. Army soldiers and members of the Japan Ground Self- Defense Force (JGSDF) displayed their versions of troop movement, reconnaissance, and displays of their artillery vehicle concealment. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

KOROR, Palau (Sept. 23, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kimberly Silvas, treats a simulated patient during a trauma training and air evacuation exercise in support of Pacific Partnership 2025, at the Belau National Hospital in Koror, Palau, Sept. 23. Now in its 21st iteration, the Pacific Partnership series is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster management preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership works collaboratively with host and partner nations to enhance regional interoperability and disaster response capabilities, increase security and stability in the region, and foster new and enduring friendships in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Alexis Van Buren)

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack D. Archibald, a native of South Carolina and a hospital corpsman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sites in on his target during a fire-team attack range in support of Exercise KAMANDAG 9 at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, May 23, 2025. The goal of the fire-team attacks was to enhance proficiency within the fire-team level through effective communication and control. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Gen. Ronald P. Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, visited the Guam Terminal High Altitude Aread Defense site managed by Task Force Talon, 38th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on April 12, 2025 and pose in front of a Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance and Control Model 2. This visit marks Gen. Clark's first visit to Guam as the U.S. Army Pacific commander, examining the strategic installation that enhaces regional security in the Pacific. (U.S. Army photos by Capt. Frank Spatt)

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 7, 2022. BTF missions demonstrate lethality and interoperability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

U.S. Army Sgt Marcus Mann and Sgt. Roger Kirkpatrick, soldiers from the 1-181st Field Artillery Regiment (1-181 FAR), secure the antenna that communicates to their High Mobility Artillery Missile System (HIMARS) during Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 20, 2023. Communication is critical to relay the proper coordinates to ensure accuracy and efficiency. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Senior enlisted leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region executed team-building physical fitness as part of the 11th Senior Enlisted Leaders Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sept. 25, 2025. The topic of this year's forum, Transformation in Contact, allowed the SELs to come together to talk about integrating new technologies to enhance lethality while also pressing the importance of standards-based formations

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Andrew Porch)

A reload crew of Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator and Maintainers with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, performs reload operations on their air defense system on Oct. 28, 2024 during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. Rapidly reloading cannisters, as well as off-loading expended cannisters, is important to keep the Patriot Launching System prepared to defend against threats; these reload crew evaluation is part of the Patriot's Table VIII gunnery evaluation tasks that each crew must demonstrate their mastery of annually. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)

Troops from U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) salutes commanding officers in a joint opening formation for Orient Shield at Yausubetsu Training Grounds, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 16th, 2023. The coming days will allow both forces to convey new ideas, strategies, and develop inter-operability for the future. Since the 1st iteration in 1982, Orient Shield has refined and developed the relationship between JGSDF and U.S. Army Pacific. (USARPAC) (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan S. Gay)

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

Teams from across the Pacific Theater execute a Zodiac Relay as part of the 2025 U.S. Army Pacific Best Squad Compeition on Bellows Air Force Base, July 15, 2025. The five day competition, running from July 13-18, pitted eight teams against each other with the winner being selected to represent USARAPC at the Headquarters Department of the Army competition in September, 2025.

A U.S. Navy Sailor with Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, provides simulated Role II medical care during a Humanitarian Aid Disaster Relief training event for KAMANDAG 9 at Quezon, Palawan, Philippines, June 2, 2025. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Keegan Jones)

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