Indo-Pacific Military Deployments

This page covers publicly reported military deployments in the Western Pacific, the Indian Ocean, Guam, Hawaii and Australia. It lists foreign forces sent to the region, force movements within it and major exercises, each with its deploying country, status, date and sources.

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Liaoning (16): Philippine Sea (east of Luzon / east of Taiwan), as of early November Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +2 more
United States	Indian Ocean	🚢 Naval forces	USS Boxer (LHD-4): Indian Ocean Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker +1 more
China	Philippine Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	China: Carrier Liaoning (16), with destroyers Anshan, Wuxi and Huainan Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	AEI/ISW Seoul Economic Daily +1 more
China	Western Pacific	🚢 Naval forces	China: Chinese Navy surface ships: Renhai-class destroyers 102 and 109, Luyang III-class destroyers 117 and 133, Jiangkai II-class frigates 546 and 530, Fuchi-class supply ship 903, plus China Coast Guard ship 2307 to Western Pacific, via the Okinawa–Miyako gap and the Osumi Strait 7 navy ships and 1 coast guard ship, in three groups Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) Japan Joint Staff (mod.go.jp) +1 more
United States	Australia	🚢 Naval forces	United States: Virginia-class attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) to HMAS Stirling, Western Australia 1 submarine Official announcement	Confirmed active	Oct 27, 2026	Oct 27, 2026	U.S. Navy (navy.mil) U.S. Department of War (war.gov)
United States	Australia	🪖 Ground forces	Marine Rotational Force-Darwin 26.3 concludes rotation in Australia About 2,000 Marines and sailors Estimate	Withdrawn	Oct 23, 2026	Oct 23, 2026	U.S. Marine Corps release via DVIDS Australian Department of Defence +1 more
United States	Australia	✈️ Strategic bombers	B-52 Bomber Task Force at RAAF Base Tindal, Australia Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Sep 1, 2026	Sep 3, 2026	Air & Space Forces Magazine (Sept. 3, 2026)
United States	Hawaii (United States)	🏳️ Joint or multiple branches	JPMRC 27-01 (Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center) military exercise Not disclosed	Confirmed active	—	—	U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division (U.S. Army Pacific

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