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Paratroopers in Alaska descend from a C-130J as part of a forced-entry parachute assault by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (March 31, 2021) - Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, jump from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during a simulated forced-entry parachute assault over Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 31, 2021. Airmen from the 374th Airlift Wing out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, provided air assets for the training operation. The Soldiers are part of the Army’s only Pacific airborne brigade with the ability to rapidly deploy worldwide and are trained to conduct military operations in austere conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña) 210331-F-HY271-0594 ** Interested in following U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? Engage and connect with us at www.facebook.com/indopacom | twitter.com/INDOPACOM | www.instagram.com/indopacom | www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command; | www.youtube.com/user/USPacificCommand | www.pacom.mil/ **

F-35B Lightning II aircraft land on the flight deck of USS America in the Philippine Sea by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 9, 2021) - F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lands on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Berlier) 210109-N-BT681-1085 ** Interested in following U.S. Indo-Pacific Command? Engage and connect with us at www.facebook.com/indopacom | twitter.com/INDOPACOM | www.instagram.com/indopacom | www.flickr.com/photos/us-pacific-command; | www.youtube.com/user/USPacificCommand | www.pacom.mil/ **

210121-N-BT681-1025 by U.S. Pacific Fleet Via Flickr: PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 21, 2021) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ray Hightower, from Houston, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), directs an MV-22B Osprey assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to take off from the flight deck. America, flagship of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.