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Last update: April 4, 2025
U.S. Military Exercises in the Indo-Pacific Region as of April 2025
Date | Name | Type | Domain | Participants | Location | Interpretation |
January 4, 2025 | 30th CARAT Timor-Leste | Capacity building | Maritime | - United States - Timor-Leste |
Timor-Leste | |
January 8-11, 2025 | Noble Wolverine Exercise | Military exercise | Maritime | - United States - Canada |
South China Sea | |
January 15, 2025 | Trilateral Escort Flight | Military exercise | Air | - United States - South Korea - Japan |
Indo-Pacific | - Involving two Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s and two Republic of Korea Air Force F-15Ks escorted two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers |
January 16, 2025 | La Pérouse 2025 | Military exercise | Maritime, Air | - United States - France - Indonesia - Malaysia - Singapore |
Malacca Strait | |
January 18, 2025 | Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity | Military exercise | Maritime | - United States - Philippines |
South China Sea | - 5th bilateral MCA in the South China Sea. - 10th MCA in general |
February 3-21, 2025 | Cope North 2025 | Military exercise | Air | - United States - Australia - Japan |
Guam (United States) | |
Feburary 4, 2025 | Joint air patrol | Patrol | Air | - United States - Philippines |
South China Sea | |
February 5, 2025 | Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity | Military exercise | Maritime | - United States - Philippines - Japan - Australia |
South China Sea | - 6th multilateral MCA; - 11th MCA in general |
February 10-18, 2025 | Pacific Steller 2025 | Military exercise | Maritime, Air | - United States - France - Japan |
South China Sea | |
February 12, 2025 | Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity | Military exercise | - United States - Philippines - Canada |
South China Sea | - 7th multilateral MCA; - 12th MCA in general; - China criticized the Philippines for inviting extra-regional countries for "joint patrols". |
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February 16-22, 2025 | 5th Komodo Exercise | Military exercise | Maritime, Air | - United States - Indonesia |
Bali (Indonesia) | |
February 19-March 7, 2025 | Iron Fist 2025 | Military exercise | Maritime, Air, Land | - United States - Japan |
Japan's Southwest Islands | |
Feburary 24-27, 2025 | Resilient Shield | Military exercise | Maritime, Air | - United States - Japan |
Yokosuka, Japan | |
February 25-March 7, 2025 | Cobra Gold | Military exercise | Maritime, Land | - United States - Thailand |
Thailand's provinces | - Including search and rescue operations |
March 1, 2025 | JCET | Military exercise | Maritime | - United States - Philippines |
South China Sea | - Siezing and protecting operations |
March 3, 2025 | Sea Dragon 2025 | Millitary exercise | Maritime | - United States - Japan - South Korea - Australia - India |
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March 4 & 6, 2025 | Trilateral military exercise | Military exercise | Air | - United States - Japan - New Zealand |
Japan | |
March 10-21, 2025 | Freedom Shield 2025 | Military exercise | Maritime, Air, Land | - United States - South Korea |
Korea | |
March 28, 2025 | Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity | Military exercise | Maritime | - United States - Japan - Philippines |
South China Sea | - 13th MCA in general |