#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. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nevin Konopka, crew chief, left, and 1st Lt. Roosevelt Momon, assistant officer in charge, both assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, prepare to marshal a B-1B Lancer at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 19, 2022. Bomber Task Force missions enhance readiness, to include joint and multilateral, to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Yosselin Campos)

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)

Spc. Malek James, a Patriot Launching Station Enhanced Operator/Maintainer with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, observes a hydraulics systems check following reload operations on their Patriot air defense system on Oct. 29, 2024, during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)

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)

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony J. Tyler, a native of Florida and a hospital corpsman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security 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.

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.

Our #TropicThunder team strives for excellence in all that we do!⚡️🔥

We are excited to have kicked off OPERATION STEEL CRUCIBLE with several outstanding live fire days!

We are a cohesive #TeamofTeams, committed to improving and growing stronger every day — in our discipline, competence, confidence, and lethality. We will always continue to hone our craft and remain masters of our trade. We are ready to respond globally to accomplish any mission, no matter how difficult.

We are trained and ready to fight, win, and fight again. Don’t mess with us💥

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Schmidt (center), command sergeant major of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), and British Army Warrant Officer Class 1 Johnathen O’Neill, discuss the advantages of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy 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 USARPAC, 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)

Senior Enlisted Leaders from multiple Indo-Pacific partner nations pose for a picture 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)

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)

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)

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.

Sgt. Jordan Taylor, a Petroleum Supply Specialist with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, leads his team in refueling operations on the various systems supporting the battery's Patriot air defense system on Oct. 29, 2024, during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)

Pfc. Moises Benavente, an Air Defense Early Warning System Operator with Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 38th ADA Brigade, detaches on board power following training on incoming aerial threat tracking on Oct. 29, 2024, during the battery's deployment in support of Keen Sword 2025. (U.S. Army photo and caption by Staff Sgt. Connor Davis.)

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.

Soldiers from the 1-181st Field Artillery Regiment (1-181 FAR) look on at their High Mobility Artillery Missile System (HIMARS) during the safety check before missile fire during Orient Shield, at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan on Sept. 20, 2023. Quality Assurance was performed by both the U.S. Soldiers and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) to ensure no mishaps and promote the upmost safety precautions. (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.

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)

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., undergoes post-flight maintenance at Andersen AFB, Guam, after completing a Bomber Task Force mission, Oct. 27, 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)

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.

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

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.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)