U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during bilateral live-fire ground response training in Okinawa, Japan.

The submarine USS Colorado arrived at HMAS Stirling, Australia, to begin a scheduled, monthlong maintenance period. The visit marks the fourth submarine maintenance period in Western Australia since the establishment of the Australia, U.K., U.S. trilateral security partnership.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth outlined a defense cooperation agenda focused on practical collaboration and regional stability during remarks at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers' Meeting in the Cebu province of the Philippines.

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said super intelligence is one of his strategic priorities during a fireside chat at the National Defense Transportation Association and U.S. Transportation Command's fall meeting.

Competition to host the Next Great American Base — a premier joint force installation project — has been met with "exceptional" nationwide interest, the assistant secretary of war for energy, installations and environment told governors and state adjutants general.

During his keynote remarks at U.S. Transportation Command's fall meeting in Grapevine, Texas, Transcom's commander discussed how hope and lethality are tied together as they relate to the world of military logistics.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Air Force Brig. Gen. Melissa S. Cunningham back into the Air Force during a swearing-in ceremony at the Pentagon. Cunningham was forced to retire from service in 2022 after declining to take the military's then-mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.