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Restrictions placed on U.S. service members in Japan
November 19, 2017
— YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Effective immediately, U.S. service members on Okinawa are restricted to base and to their residences. Until further notice, alcohol consumption is prohibited. This includes...
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Marine Forces Japan Commander's statement on traffic fatality
November 19, 2017
— CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan - One Japanese citizen was killed and one U.S. service member was injured when the service member collided with a local national’s car at approximately 5:00 am Sunday in...
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Three-Carrier Strike Force Exercise to commence in Western Pacific
November 14, 2017
— YOKOSUKA -- The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Nimitz (CVN 68), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) strike groups will commence a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific, Nov...
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USFJ Welcomes President Trump
November 5, 2017
— Yokota Air Base, Japan --More than 2,000 U.S. and Japanese service members and families turned out at Yokota Air Base Nov. 5 to attend a troop call with President Donald Trump, making his first trip...
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Commander in Chief Visits Troops and Families at Yokota
November 5, 2017
— Yokota Air Base, Japan -- President Donald J. Trump greeted around 2,000 U.S. and Japanese service members and their families as he made his first official visit as president to Japan, Nov. 5, 2017,...
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CJCS Hosts ROK, Japanese Counterparts for Trilateral Discussions
October 29, 2017
— WASHINGTON D.C. – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., hosted Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Kyeong-doo Jeong, and Japanese Chief of Staff...
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U.S. Air Force's F-35A Lightning II scheduled for first operational deployment to Indo-Asia-Pacific
October 23, 2017
— JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Approximately 300 Airmen and 12 F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill Air Force Base, Utah’s 34th Fighter Squadron are set to deploy to Kadena Air Base, Japan for a...
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U.S. Bombers, Fighters Fly in International Airspace East of North Korea
September 23, 2017
— Earlier today, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam, along with U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter escorts from Okinawa, Japan, flew in international airspace over waters east of North...
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U.S. Air Force executes paradrop training at Kadena to maintain readiness for defense of Japan
September 21, 2017
— KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sixteen U.S. service members completed daytime paradrop training at Kadena Air Base’s Ridout drop zone today in order to maintain critical readiness requirements for the...
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2017 Overseas Housing Allowance Survey Guidance
September 19, 2017
— YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan –The Department of Defense is encouraging maximum participation from all members stationed overseas in completing the 2017 Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA) Utility and Move-In...
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Readout of Secretary Mattis' Call with Japan Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera
September 19, 2017
— Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke by phone with his Japanese counterpart Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera on the evening of 14 September following the latest North Korean missile launch. ...
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U.S. Pacific Command's statement on latest North Korea Missile Launch
September 14, 2017
— Update #1: Statement from Commander, U.S. Forces Japan, Lt. Gen. Jerry P. Martinez "Our alliance with Japan is stronger than it has ever been. Our ability to work alongside our Japanese partners...
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RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION INTO MV-22 MISHAP
September 11, 2017
— On September 11, 2017, III Marine Expeditionary Force released the findings of the aircraft mishap command investigation for the December 13, 2016, intentional water landing of an MV-22 Osprey off the...
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U.S. fifth generation fighters, strategic bombers conduct show of force with allies in response to North Korea missile launch
August 31, 2017
— Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii – The United States’ newest and most advanced fighter, the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II, joined U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers for the first time in a sequenced...
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Statement from the USFJ Commander: Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez
August 30, 2017
— YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan - People across northern Japan were woken two days ago by alarms warning of a North Korean missile flying overhead. The launch was the latest in a series of reckless...
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JASDF to conduct PAC-3 training at U.S. installations in Japan
August 24, 2017
— The Japan Air Self Defense Force will temporarily deploy Patriot missile batteries to several U.S. installations in Japan beginning Aug. 29, 2017, to practice and refine their ability to rapidly...
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U.S. Navy identifies 1 dead and 9 missing USS John S. McCain Sailors as search and rescue efforts suspended
August 24, 2017
— After more than 80 hours of multinational search efforts, the U.S. Navy suspended search and rescue efforts for missing USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) Sailors in an approximately 2,100-square mile area...
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USFJ commander's statement on the USS John S McCain
August 21, 2017
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USS John S. McCain collides with merchant ship near Strait of Malacca
August 20, 2017
— The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21. There...
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Northern Viper kicks off for the first time ever
August 14, 2017
— For the first time, more than 2,000 U.S. Marines joined with approximately 1,500 service members with the Japan Self-Defense Force to support the first iteration of Exercise Northern Viper 2017, at...
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