Operation Pacific Defender is a series of multilateral Theater Security Cooperation Program subject matter expert exchange event led by Pacific Air Forces with the goal to establish integrated base defense and force protection cooperation with countries in the Pacific Theater.
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, are conducting an emergency deployment readiness exercise to South Korea in support of Pacific Fortitude, which supports long-standing agreements to the Republic of Korea by deploying forces, drawing and transporting equipment to validate unit readiness and the U.S. commitment to the ROK-US alliance.
Pacific Friendship is an annual, bilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) engagement co-led by U.S. Army Pacific and the Vietnamese People’s Army. The mission focuses on various medical, engineering and disaster management activities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Established in 2025, Pacific Friendship strengthens 31 years of U.S.-Vietnam diplomatic...
Pacific Horizon 2017 is a Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and components of Naval Beach Group 1 (NBG-1) Marines and Sailors on arrival and assembly operations as well as follow-on Marine Air Ground Task Force actions to ensure that the right equipment, supplies and tools get to the right people to be employed in crisis response,...
Operation Pacific Iron 2021 is a U.S. Pacific Air Forces' (PACAF) dynamic force employment (DFE) operation to project forces into the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility in support of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) to be a more lethal, adaptive, resilient force. The operation will focus on deploying, operating, maneuvering, sustaining and generating forces...
The Pacific Land Forces Team Readiness Challenge brings nine teams from cross the Pacific Theater to compete and win the title of Best Squad on Ohau, Hawaii, May 1 - 6, 2026. This inaugural event is crucial to enhancing interoperability and team-building to better support a free and open IndoPacific.
Now in its 20th year and 22nd 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...
The Pacific Regional Trials coincide with November's Warrior Care Month, which recognizes soldiers undergoing rehabilitative care throughout the year. Warrior athletes participate in a number of events to include swimming, track & field, shooting, wheelchair basketball, archery and cycling. Army Trials showcase the resiliency of soldiers and the importance of adaptive reconditioning, which...
