Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026, Day 1! 🌏
Hosted in #Honolulu, Hawaii, this year's symposium hosts senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a #FreeandOpenIndoPacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing #regional relationships.
👁 Senior leaders from across the Indo-Pacific pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 2026. Bringing together experts and leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, PALS fosters collaboration among allied and partner amphibious and maritime forces to share knowledge and recent operational insights. This year was the 12th iteration of the symposium and hosted senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco)
👁 Senior leaders from across the Pacific listens to U.S. Navy Adm. Samuel A. Paparo, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command, during the keynote presentation at the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 2026. Bringing together experts and leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, PALS fosters collaboration among allied and partner amphibious and maritime forces to share knowledge and recent operational insights. This year was the 12th iteration of the symposium and hosted senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco)
👁 Various military leaders from foreign and allied nations discuss operations during a panel on the role of littoral maneuver in competition and crisis at the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 2026. Bringing together experts and leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, PALS fosters collaboration among allied and partner amphibious and maritime forces to share knowledge and recent operational insights. This year was the 12th iteration of the symposium and hosted senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jade K. Venegas) (A portion of this photo has been blurred for security purposes.)
👁 U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, right, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, speaks with the Commandant of the Netherlands Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Ivo D.L. Moerman, during a key leader engagement at the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 2026. Bringing together experts and leaders from across the Indo-Pacific, PALS fosters collaboration among allied and partner amphibious and maritime forces to share knowledge and recent operational insights. This year was the 12th iteration of the symposium and hosted senior leaders from 25 participating nations who are committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the objective of strengthening and developing regional relationships. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Blake Gonter)
