U.S. Pacific Command joint forces, along with allied and partner forces, successfully carried out a live-fire sinking exercise during Valiant Shield 2026, targeting the decommissioned amphibious transport dock USS Juneau off the coast of Guam. 

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 leaders visited Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to learn about the installation's counter-unmanned aerial systems operations and initiatives in advance of the upcoming directed energy pilot program.  

Joint Interagency Task Force 401 is partnering with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to increase counter-unmanned aircraft systems training to strengthen homeland defense.

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division hosted the first open water test of the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression suit in Liberty Bay, Wash.

The crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter Bear offloaded approximately 7,720 pounds of cocaine and 4,000 pounds of marijuana worth more than $63 million at Port Everglades, Fla.

Nearly 400 visitors attended the National Museum of Health and Medicine's Bugapalooza to learn how insects affect health, support the environment and affect military readiness.

Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conducted an aeromedical evacuation after receiving a request to assist a civilian who was experiencing a medical emergency in a remote mountainous area of Arizona.