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Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Joined August 2012
For those who couldn't join us to see Yama Sakura opening ceremony with our Japan Northern Army partners, see the video below. LTG Volesky, and LTG Masato Taura, Japan Northern Army Commander, spoke about strengthening trust while enhancing capabilities between both countries.
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Soldiers from 1st Special Forces Group and the 陸上自衛隊 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct airborne operations jointly at Andersen Airforce Base Guam in support of Exercise Forager 21 July 30, 2021. @USARPAC | @INDOPACOM | @USArmy | #FirstCorps | #Readiness
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Soldiers with @1SBCT_25ID, 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Joining forces with our allies from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force @JGSDF_pr for NTC rotation 19-04.
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#Soldiers from 82nd Airborne Division, 1st Special Forces Group, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct airborne operations in support of #ExForager21 on July 30, 2021 onto Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. @INDOPACOM | @USArmy .| #FirstCorps | #Readiness | #FreeAndOpenPacific
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Paratroopers with 4th IBCT, 25th Infantry Division, @USArmyAlaska, prove they are masters of the Arctic environment during the Spartan Winter Games. Congratulations to the winners - 1-501st Geronimo Scouts. #ArcticTough #WinningMatters
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@USArmy Soldiers partner with @USMC to conduct a #joint deployment readiness exercise. #Soldiers with 2nd IBCT, @25thID and #Marines with 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine Regt, @3d_Marine_Div, air assault into Bellows Training Area to test joint force capabilities. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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"This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that’s the way it’s going to be. We’re going down there, and we’re throwing everything we have into it, and we’re going to make it a success." -Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
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2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, @25thID #Soldiers engage targets with the Carl Gustaf weapon system as part of a train-the-trainer opportunity in Hawaii. 📸 by: 2-14 CAV. #Ready2Fight
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Happy Veterans Day from America's First Corps! 🇺🇸.Thank you for your service, LTG Xavier Brunson!. Record your experience, share with #myarmywhy, and tag your battle buddies. #Proudtoserve. @USArmy @USARPAC @FORSCOM @JBLM_PAO @INDOPACOM
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Time flies when you're having fun. @USArmy Soldiers with 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, @25thID support Exercise #HanumanGuardian 22 in Thailand. #FreeandOpenIndoPacific #HG22 @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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Walking into #Monday like…. Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, @lancer_brigade conduct situational training exercises during exercise #WarriorShield in South Korea. 📸: SSG Jeffrey Beggs . #MondayMotivation #ArmyLife #BeAllYouCanBe
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@USArmy #Soldiers with @25thID and @USARJ_PAO participate in a cultural exchange program with their @Japan_GSDF partners at Camp Itami, Japan, as part of exercise #YS81. #YamaSakura #FreeandopenIndoPacific @JGSDF_pr @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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Ready or not -- . Here comes the 💥 BOOM❗️💥. 🎥: @25thID #Soldiers conduct #Artillery Table XII. (Video by SGT Cera L. Rodney). #MondayMotivation #BeAllYouCanBe .#FIREDUP
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Regretfully, on July 21, 2021, at approximately 2 p.m., following an extensive search led by the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s office, 1LT Brian Yang was found deceased along a run route near Mt. St. Helens. Brian touched the lives of so many and will be sorely missed.
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Forager 2021 starts today for more than 4,000 Soldiers. Learn more about Forager 21 on our Facebook or Instagram page. #ExForager #FirstCorps #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #Readiness #INDOPACOM #USARPAC .U.S. Indo-Pacific Command USARPAC U.S. Army
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We are aware of 1LT Yang’s absence and are actively engaged in the search. If anyone has any information about 1LT Yang's whereabouts, we ask that you immediately contact the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office who is leading the search. We welcome any support to find our Soldier.
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It might be cold outside in #Alaska, but @11thAirborneDiv Soldiers are bringing the heat during mortar section certification. 📸: 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment . #MORTEP #Readiness #USArmy . @FORSCOM @USARPAC @USArmy
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.@USArmy Soldiers from @17thFAB fire the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System during #JPMRC2202 - the first Home-Station CTC rotation in Alaska. 🎥 by Pfc. Bradford Jackson. #HIMARS #ArcticTough #Readiness . @USArmyAlaska @USARPAC @FORSCOM @brian_eifler @Bayonet6X @USARPAC_CG
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Soldiers with 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, @16thCAB led a multi-ship, night air assault mission with @lancer_brigade into Camp Rilea, Oreg. Combined arms training events like this are critical to building #readiness. 📸: 2-158 AHB @USArmy @FORSCOM
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Soldiers from 29th BEB, @3IBCTBroncos rehearse air assault operations with the help of @25thCAB and conduct a simulated raid on an objective during exercise Hanuman Guardian 22. 📸: Tech Sgt. Michael Mason . #FreeandOpenIndoPacific #HG22 . @25thID @USARPAC @USArmy
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.@USArmy Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1/25 SBCT celebrate their 214th birthday and commemorate more than "Two Centuries of.Valor" with a trek up Birch Hill in Alaska. @USArmyAlaska @USARPAC @FORSCOM
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Jumping into the #NewYear . literally! 🪂. Hosted by @Japan_GSDF, @11thAirborneDiv alongside other @USArmy paratroopers, #JGSDF, UK and Australian militaries, participate in a New Year's Jump at Narashino Drop Zone, Jan. 8. 📸 by: 11th Airborne, @usarjcg & @ModJapan_en
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A combined platoon of @lancer_brigade Soldiers and their Royal Thai Army counterparts practice squad maneuvers and urban combat as a #team during Exercise #HanumanGuardian22. #FreeandOpenIndoPacific #HG22 #RTA . @7thID @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @FORSCOM @armyspoke_news
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It's Monday. Get motivated. @USarmy Soldiers with @25thID strive to earn the Expert Infantryman Badge, Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge during #E3B testing in Hawaii. #MondayMotivation
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Clear to engage!. #USArmy Soldiers with 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment conduct aerial gunnery at Donnelly Training Area, Alaska. 🎥: @25thCAB . #ArcticAttack #ArmyAviation . @USARPAC @USArmy
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Where did your @USArmy reenlistment take place? Share your reenlistment photos with us. Thinking of joining? Come #MeetYourArmy at #JBLM, Aug. 25. Visit . 📸: SGT Galang, 325 BSB, @25thID, reenlists in Hawaii. @JBLM_PAO @goarmyseattle
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Another 1st for America’s First! I Corps Strykers roll off @62ndAirliftWing’s C17s and onto @MSCSealift’s #USNSCityofBismarck in Guam, showcasing joint interoperability and distributed mission command in the Pacific. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @USArmy @USNavy @usairforce @DeptofDefense
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.@25thID Reconnaissance elements and Green Berets from 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct Maritime and Beach Landing Operations off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. #MondayMotivation #USArmy #GoArmySOF. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @USArmy
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Honed for the Hunt. Snipers from 1-5 IN, 1-11 IBCT, @11thAirborneDiv hit the Grizzly Battle Course in Yukon Training Area. Pushing rifles, bodies & field craft to the limit—refining skills, tools & endurance to stay mission-ready & lethal in any terrain.
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Train together, win together 💪 . Soldiers with 42nd MP Brigade conducted team trainings, preparing for future missions while strengthening the bonds that make them a unified team. Training isn’t just about readiness—it’s about trust, teamwork, and shared purpose.
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Members of @JGSDF_pr Middle Army, along with @USArmy #Soldiers from @25thInfantryDivision, @5thSFAB & @USARJ_PAO participate in the #YS81 opening ceremony at Camp Itami. Opening remarks were provided by @Bayonet6X, I Corps CG, & LTG Shin Nozawa, JGSDF MA CG. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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Soldiers with @1SBCT_Ghost enhance #readiness during Decisive Action Rotation 22-03 at @NTC_UPDATE. @7thID @FORSCOM @USArmy
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🇦🇺 🇺🇸 A platoon of HIMARS, including two launcher vehicles, are central to the US-AU #ExerciseHIGHBALL, an operational test and evaluation exercise to assist the introduction into service of the ADF’s HIMARS capability.
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#IndianArmy and @USArmy troops kick off #YudhAbhyas22 with an opening ceremony in Auli, India. This year, the bilateral exercise is held in the Himalayas, where @11thAirborneDiv will train alongside 71st Mountain Bde, @adgpi in extreme high altitude. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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The M240B machine gun packs a mean 7.62mm punch! For over four decades, Soldiers across the @USArmy have relied on this fine instrument of warfare to knock down targets on offense and defense #lethality #firesupport @FORSCOM @USARPAC
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Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, @4thBrigade25ID hone individual arctic engagement skills and conduct #ArcticTough training in #Alaska. @USArmyAlaska @USArmy
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Soldiers with 2nd Infantry Jungle Fighter Division, @yourphilarmy and @USArmy Soldiers with @3IBCTBroncos & @25thCAB conduct cold load training at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines during Exercise #Balikatan22. 📸 Spc. Matthew Mackintosh. @25thID @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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The sky is the limit…only for those who aren’t afraid to fly. 2nd IBCT, @11thAirborneDiv paratroopers commemorate #WomensHistoryMonth with an all-women jump 🪂 at JBER, #Alaska. 📸: Alejandro Pena & SrA Patrick Sullivan. #BeAllYouCanBe #WHM2023 .#ArmyPossibilities #ArcticTough
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Jungle training🌴💪. #CobraGold24 wouldn’t be complete without jungle tactics training!.Members of @armyspoke_news Special Warfare Command taught @lancer_brigade how to start fires, build shelters, recognize different snakes & try fresh fruits and different roasted meats.@usarmy
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.@USArmy Soldiers with @25thID and Royal Thai Army Soldiers conduct jungle patrol training at Fort Thanarat, Thailand, as part of exercise Hanuman Guardian 22. #RTA #HG22 #FreeandopenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies . @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @armyspoke_news
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#Balikatan23 . @USArmy Soldiers with @25thID execute a combined arms field training exercise at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines as part of Exercise Balikatan. 📸: LCpl John Hall
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Jumping together 🪂 . @USArmy Soldiers with @11thAirborneDiv & @JGSDF_pr paratroopers with 2nd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, conduct a joint jump during #SuperGarudaShield24 in Indonesia
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Legends aren't born, they're forged 😎 . Advisors with @5thSFAB closed out exercise Sentinel Storm with an LFX.They validated their ability to integrate with & utilize partner forces, react to contact, break contact, adjust indirect fire & treat casualties while under fire
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A Strong, Inspiring Salute from 100 y/o WWII Veteran Sgt Duane "Shorty" Esget at I Corps Birthday Ball #ArmyBDay
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Thousands of feet above sea level, on the top of the Chugach Mountains, in deep snow, high winds, and sub-freezing temperatures, @USArmy and @adgpi Indian Army Soldiers complete the culminating event of exercise #YudhAbhyas. @4thBrigade25ID @USArmyAlaska @USARPAC
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.@USArmy Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, @lancer_brigade conduct live-fire exercises at Yakima Training Center, Washington. #Readiness . @7thID @FORSCOM @USARPAC
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3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, @25thID Soldiers fire the MK19 40mm Grenade Launcher in Hawaii. #Readiness
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.@USArmy Soldiers with 2-11th Field Artillery, 2nd IBCT, @25thID put their skills to the test during Platoon Blitz - a tough, realistic training event that certified platoons on Tables XI-XII fire missions. #ThisIsMySquad #Readiness @USARPAC
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#MondayMotivation . When the @16thSMA comes out out to do PT with you. #FitnessMatters #PeopleFirst #ThisIsMySquad . 📸: @3IBCTBroncos . @25thID @USARPAC
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Soldiers from @3IBCTBroncos perform squad STX lanes, improving their lethality and strengthening their ability to work as cohesive teams. #OwntheNight #TropicLightning #LightFighters @25thID
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Hardship prepares ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny ❄️.#arctictough. 📸: 1-24IN, 1-11IBCT, @11thAirborneDiv
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Best Red Leg 💥. Soldiers from @25thDivarty are locked and loaded for this years #BestRedLeg Competition in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 📸: SGT Cera L. Rodney
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#MidweekMotivation - It’s only cold if you’re standing still. @11thAirborneDiv #Soldiers turn up the heat while conducting platoon live-fire training in #Alaska. 📸: @1_5Bobcats . @FORSCOM @USARPAC @USArmy
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#JPMRC2202 - The first Regional Combat Training Center rotation in Alaska. @USArmy @FORSCOM @USARPAC @USArmyAlaska @CanadianForces @DeptofDefense . For more 📸, visit:
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We are what we repeatedly do. #Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle . @USArmy paratroopers assigned to 3-509th Infantry, @11thAirborneDiv conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise in #Alaska. #MondayMotivation #ArmyLife . 📸: SrA Patrick Sullivan
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Soldiers from @2IBCTWarriors, @25thID receive refresher training on individual Warrior Tasks in order to prepare for the unit’s Expert Soldier Badge test. #readiness #JungleWarriors @USARPAC
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Platoon Exchange in Indonesia promotes #partnership in support of a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific. @tni_ad @USArmy @USARPAC @25thID @INDOPACOM
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Train to WIN. @25thID Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment conduct a live-fire exercise in Hawaii. 🎥: LTC Peter Walther, 2-35 IN . #ArmyLife #Readiness #BeAllYouCanBe
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Soldiers from @3IBCTBroncos execute small unit tactics during a night iteration of the brigade’s #WalkandShoot exercise at Puhakuloa Training Center, HI. #Readiness #OwnTheNight @25thID
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It’s freezing in #Alaska, but @11thAirborneDiv Soldiers are fired up!. 🎥: 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment showcases their #Arctic and indirect fire expertise while executing live-fire training with 60mm mortars. 💥. #FridayVibes #FridayMotivation . @FORSCOM @USARPAC @USArmy
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Happy Thanksgiving from America’s First Corps 🦃. Senior leaders across I Corps came together to serve up a special Thanksgiving meal for our Soldiers at Courage Inn DFAC, reminding us all that unity and service are at the heart of everything we do
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Until next year 😎 . Soldiers with @25thID, Tentera Darat Malaysia, and the @AustralianArmy participate in a closing ceremony to conclude Exercise #KerisStrike.Exercise #KS24 marked the 29th iteration of the training exercise between the Malaysian Army and @USARPAC
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Need a lift? 🚁. #Soldiers with @25thID Combat Aviation Brigade airlift #Rangers from 75th Ranger Regiment to their objective in the jungle. #Readiness #ArmyLife #OneTeam #RLTW #ArmyAviation #TropicLightning
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Ready for the challenge 🏆 . Soldiers with @11thAirborneDiv compete in E3B to earn the Expert Infantryman, Expert Soldier & Expert Field Medical Badges began at @JBER_Alaska.Expert skills are built on a mastery of the fundamentals, and the E3B is a test of nearly all of them
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Here we go! 🇯🇵 🇦🇺 🇺🇸. Our CG, LTG Brunson gives remarks at the Opening Ceremony of #YamaSakura85, alongside Soldiers from the @USArmy, @Japan_GSDF & @AustralianArmy at Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan. 📸: PFC Elijah Magaña. @USARPAC @FORSCOM @USForcesJapan @INDOPACOM @DeptofDefense
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#MondayMotivaton Work hard. Stay Focused. A @USArmy Soldier with @25thID takes part in a #PlatoonExchange in Indonesia, a two-week exercise focused on operating as a combined unit and sharing best practices with @tni_ad. @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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Arctic Experts❄️ . @11thAirborneDiv Soldiers learn how to move through hazardous terrain as part of the Basic Military Mountaineering Course at the @USArmy’s Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska. @USARPAC @FORSCOM
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Meet SPC O’Hara with @25thID a new grad from #rangerschool who stopped at nothing to achieve her goals 💪.#motivationmonday #beallyoucanbe. 📷: SPC Aguilar.#readthis ⬇️.
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Jungle Warfare requires combatants to navigate, fight, and operate in a jungle environment. @25thID is postured to fight and win decisively in these environments during large scale combat operations. #TropicLightning #LightFighters #WelcometotheJungle
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Train to win!. @USArmy Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment conduct platoon-level exercises in Hawaii. 📸: 3rd IBCT, @25thID . #ArmyLife #Readiness #TropicLightning
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🎶In the jungle, the mighty jungle, our Soldiers win the fighttttt🎶🌴. @25thID , @31stMeu, @1_Armd_Regt & Indonesian National Armed Forces show they remain lethal & thrive in jungle conditions during the Jungle FTX portion of #SuperGarudaShield2023 . @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @USArmy
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.@USArmy Soldiers with C Company 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, @lancer_brigade stage in preparation for a platoon air assault mission at Yakima Training Center. #ArmyReadiness. @JBLM_PAO @7thID @FORSCOM @USARPAC
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G6 is gearing up for the start of Yama Sakura!. SSG Xiaotong Zhu, a signal support operations specialist with America’s First Corps, troubleshoots a TacSat antenna for communications during #YS85.#freeandopenindopacific. @usarmy @USARPAC @FORSCOM @INDOPACOM
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FIRE FOR EFFECT. Soldiers with 1-5 IN conduct Mortar Training and Evaluation Program (MORTEP) in the Yukon Training Area (YTA).Interior Alaska may be one of the most dangerous & dangerous places to hone these warrior skills, but these aren't your average Soldiers #arctictough
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Stay frosty ❄️😎. Soldiers from 1-5 IN getting after some quality training in preparation for this years @11thAirborneDiv Arctic Games #beallyoucanbe #traintowin. @USArmy @USARPAC @FORSCOM
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Pain is temporary, quitting is forever ⚡️.#MotivationMonday . 25th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, @25thID ruck to the range during Operation PIKO. @USArmy @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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#PahlawanWarrior. @USArmy Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, @3IBCTBroncos are rehearsing their combined live-fire exercise with Royal Brunei Land Forces during exercise Pahlawan Warrior in Brunei. @25thID @USARPAC @INDOPACOM
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Members of the Royal Thai Army and @USArmy Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, @lancer_brigade conduct rifle qualifications during Exercise Hanuman Guardian 22. #FreeandOpenIndoPacific #HG22 #RTA #Readiness . @7thID @USARPAC @INDOPACOM @armyspoke_news
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I am an #expert, and I am a professional. @USArmy Soldiers with 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, @11thAirborneDiv prepare to earn their Expert Infantryman and Soldier Badges in Alaska. #EIB #ESB #ArcticTough . @USARPAC @FORSCOM
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