The United States Army, along with its allies, conducted exercises in the Pacific Ocean to rapidly deploy troops to Pacific islands.

The New York Times reported on this.

Joint exercises involving the Japanese, Australian, and Indonesian military were aimed at testing the ability to rapidly deploy troops to the Pacific islands.

The U.S. forces were parachuted in from C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, with training also covering reserve deployment procedures.

The ground forces on the islands trained to use climbing equipment to descend into gorges and made marches over rough terrain.

In addition, the soldiers learned how to camouflage multi-purpose command and control points.

The NYT reported that the infantry learned to act as part of small raiding groups, quickly disperse on the ground, and concentrate forces just as quickly to deliver quick strikes.

At the same time, the crews of amphibious assault ships in the Hawaiian Islands were practicing various methods of unloading military equipment and manpower.

In September, Militarnyi reported that the U.S. Marine Corps had restored an airfield in Camp Davis that had not been used to receive aircraft since 1946.

The airfield is located north of Holly Ridge at the Greater Sandy Run Training Area. The reconstructed runway will serve as a multi-purpose remote landing site that can support any aircraft in the Marine Corps’ arsenal.

This includes the KC-130 Hercules transport aircraft, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, MV-22 Osprey and helicopters. The air base will also be able to accommodate the Air Force’s C-17 aircraft.

It is critical to strengthening the U.S. military and strategic capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.