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Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 5, 2024 - A serviceman applies first aid during the joint exercise of Ukraines National Guard and the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 5, 2024 - Servicemen polish first aid skills during the joint exercise of Ukraines National Guard and the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 5, 2024 - Servicemen apply first aid during the joint exercise of Ukraines National Guard and the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice president of the Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute STORY: More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. Contingents from the Australian Defense Force and, for the first time in Balikatan's history, the French Navy will also join the exercise as participants. A total of 14 nations, including Japan and In

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US Navy Warships Fired SM-3s To Intercept Iranian Missiles

Handout photo dated October 25, 2012 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) launches a Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) as apart of a joint ballistic missile defense exercise. US Navy warships used a missile interceptor for the first time in combat over the weekend while defending Israel from an unprecedented Iranian attack. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said American forces fired the Standard Missile 3, or SM-3, to engage Iranian ballistic missiles that were fired as part of the massive barrage, which included more than 300 missiles and drones launched from Tehran and its proxies. U.S. Navy photo via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-U.S. disaster drill

U.S. naval personnel give first-aid treatment to mock patients with a triage tag during a Japan-U.S. joint disaster drill in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2023. The exercise simulates a powerful earthquake emanating from the prefecture's Miura Peninsula and a subsequent citywide power outage.

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Freezing Winds 23

Freezing Winds military exercise is lead by the Finnish Navy, first time as a NATO member.In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Swedish Navy and several Allies will participate in this international joint naval exercise in Baltic Sea.. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Freezing Winds 23

Freezing Winds military exercise is lead by the Finnish Navy, first time as a NATO member.In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Swedish Navy and several Allies will participate in this international joint naval exercise in Baltic Sea.. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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1st joint drills by Japan, France ground forces in Pacific

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and France's armed forces in the French territory of New Caledonia take part in a joint live-fire exercise near Noumea, New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 28, 2023, the first such exercise involving their ground forces.

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1st joint drills by Japan, France ground forces in Pacific

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and France's armed forces in the French territory of New Caledonia chat after taking part in a joint live-fire exercise near Noumea, New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean on Sept. 28, 2023, the first such exercise involving their ground forces.

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated June 1, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, answers questions at a local media press conference during the exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 pre-sail conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated June 9, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, center, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), and Rear Adm. Guy Robinson, right, OBE, Royal Navy, deputy commander of STRIKFORNATO, visit the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) at Bornholm Island in Denmark during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist America A. Henry

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated July 7, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, was honored with sideboys as she enters a reception provided by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as part of Ukrainian Navy Day, which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated July 7, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, front, and Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, commander of the Ukrainian navy, back right, salute as a Ukrainian patrol boat gets underway from Odesa Port during Ukrainian Navy Day, which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze 2019, in Odesa, Ukraine. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated May 11, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks during the closing ceremony of exercise Phoenix Express 2018 in Souda Bay, Greece. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik via ABACAPRESS.COM

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (L) visits U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen in the town of Kin in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa to see a part of large-scale joint drills being held by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on March 10, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in Okinawa

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R) visits U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen in the town of Kin in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa to see a part of large-scale joint drills being held by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps on March 10, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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GSDF-U.S. Marines drills in southwestern Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members land by an amphibious vehicle on the shore of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, as part of large-scale joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps on March 3, 2023. The annual exercise, dubbed "Iron Fist," is being held outside the U.S. state of California for the first time since its launch in 2006.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force speaks at a news conference at the Japan Air Self-Defense Forece's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Col. Rohit Kapil (C) of the Indian Air Force speaks at a news conference at the Japan Air Self-Defense Forece's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force members greet Indian Air Force personnel at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise from Jan. 16.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Takahisa Ishimura (R) and Col. Rohit Kapil of the Indian Air Force shake hands at the ASDF's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint jet fighter air exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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Japan, India's joint fighter jet training

A Sukhoi-30 fighter plane of the Indian Air Force arrives at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2023, ahead of Japan and India's first joint fighter jet exercise.

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U.S. Osprey aircraft joins drill with Japan's SDF in Kumamoto

YAMATO, Japan - A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft hovers above a team of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members during a joint exercise at the GSDF's Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Dec. 7, 2014. It was the first Japan-U.S. drill in the Kyushu region using the Osprey aircraft.

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U.S. Osprey aircraft in drill with SDF in Kumamoto

YAMATO, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force board an Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps during a joint exercise at the GSDF's Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Dec. 7, 2014. It was the first Japan-U.S. drill in the Kyushu region using the Osprey aircraft.

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U.S. Osprey aircraft in drill in Kumamoto with SDF

YAMATO, Japan - Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force board an Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps during a joint exercise at the GSDF's Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Dec. 7, 2014. It was the first Japan-U.S. drill in the Kyushu region using the Osprey aircraft.

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Chinese destroyer Haikou at U.S. base in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - The Chinese destroyer Haikou is seen moored at U.S. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on July 5, 2014. It is China's first participation in the U.S.-led RIMPAC, a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

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GSDF holds joint drills with U.S. Marine Corps

HONOLULU, United States - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members raise their rifles after getting ashore in joint drills with the U.S. Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay in the state of Hawaii on June 30, 2014. It was the first time for the GSDF to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, or RIMPAC.

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Japan, China at U.S.-led RIMPAC 2014

HONOLULU, United States - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata (C) and Zhao Xiaogang (R), drill director of the Chinese navy fleet, attend a press conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on June 30, 2014, during RIMPAC 2014, a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. It is the first time for China to participate in the exercise held every two years.

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Chinese navy participates in RIMPAC for 1st time

HONOLULU, United States - Zhao Xiaogang (C), drill director of the Chinese navy fleet, takes questions from the press at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on June 30, 2014, during RIMPAC 2014, a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. It is the first time for China to participate in the exercise held every two years. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Yasuki Nakahata (far R) also attends the press conference. Japan's Aegis-equipped destroyer Kirishima is seen in the back.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps parks up in a hangar on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga after landing on the vessel during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps parks up in a hangar on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga after landing on the vessel during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps parks up in a hangar on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga after landing on the vessel during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps takes off from the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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MV-22 Osprey lands on Japanese destroyer for 1st time

SAN DIEGO, United States - Photo shows an MV-22 Osprey taking off from the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga in waters off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013, during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces. The U.S. Marine Corps landed the tilt-rotor aircraft on the Hyuga the same day, the first landing of an Osprey on a Japanese vessel.

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MV-22 Osprey lands on Japanese destroyer for 1st time

SAN DIEGO, United States - U.S. military and Japanese Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces officers meet on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The U.S. Marine Corps landed an MV-22 Osprey on the Hyuga the same day, the first landing of the tilt-rotor aircraft on a Japanese vessel, during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps descends into a hangar on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga after landing on the vessel during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps is seen on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga after landing on the vessel during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. The tilt-rotor aircraft earlier became the first of its kind to land on a Japanese ship.

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Osprey lands on Japan destroyer

SAN DIEGO, United States - An MV-22 Osprey of the U.S. Marine Corps lands on the Japanese helicopter destroyer Hyuga during a joint exercise involving the U.S. military and Japan's Self-Defense Forces in the Pacific off San Diego, California, on June 14, 2013. It was the first landing by the tilt-rotor aircraft on a Japanese ship.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Aomori Pref.

MISAWA, Japan - Members of the Aomori prefectural police (R) try to assess the severity of injuries of U.S. soldiers during a joint disaster drill by local authorities and the U.S. military under the premise that a U.S. helicopter crashed and burned in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2011. It was the first such exercise in Japan outside of Okinawa Prefecture which hosts the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan. Aomori Prefecture hosts Misawa Air Base.

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Cobra Gold military exercise

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Representatives of seven countries links hands in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Feb. 7, 2011, to mark the beginning of the annual Cobra Gold joint military exercise. The seven participating countries are Thailand, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and, for the first time, Malaysia.

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Japan assures China joint drill with U.S., India no cause for worry

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel (fore) sails along with a U.S. Navy vessel (middle) and two Indian Navy vessels (back) in their first joint drill conducted in the Pacific Ocean 40 kilometers off Chiba Prefecture on April 16. A Japanese Foreign Ministry official said that China has no cause to worry about the ''goodwill'' joint exercise. (Pool photo)

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Japan assures China joint drill with U.S., India no cause for worry

TOKYO, Japan - An Indian Navy transport ship (fore) cruises along with U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels in their first joint drill conducted in the Pacific Ocean 40 kilometers off Chiba Prefecture on April 16. A Japanese Foreign Ministry official said that China has no cause to worry about the ''goodwill'' joint exercise. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. troops hold 1st joint exercise for island defense

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japanese and U.S. troops are engaged in their first joint exercise for island defense in the San Diego coastal area on Jan. 12. Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members received training from about 30 U.S. Marines on how to row a rubber dinghy out to sneak onto the ''seized'' island as well as how to conduct reconnaissance swimming for about an hour wearing a wetsuit and ''armed'' with a rubber model gun.

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Japan, U.S. troops hold 1st joint exercise for island defense

SAN DIEGO, United States - Japanese and U.S. troops are engaged in their first joint exercise for island defense in the San Diego coastal area on Jan. 12. Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members received training from about 30 U.S. Marines on how to row a rubber dinghy out to sneak onto the ''seized'' island as well as how to conduct reconnaissance swimming for about an hour wearing a wetsuit and ''armed'' with a rubber model gun.