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USFJ commander's statement on the USS John S McCain
August 21, 2017 — ... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

USFJ Commander: We are, and must remain, ready to defend Japan
August 10, 2017 — A statement from the Commander on continued operations in Japan... MORE

III MEF Commander's Update on MV-22 Mishap
August 9, 2017 — MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan – The following is a statement from Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force, on the 5 August MV-22 mishap:... MORE

MARINE CORPS IDENTIFIES NAMES OF DECEASED MARINES IN MV-22 OSPREY MISHAP
August 7, 2017 — Three U.S. Marines have been declared deceased subsequent to extensive search and rescue efforts when an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft entered the water approximately 18 miles off the coast of the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, the evening of August 5... MORE

United States Returns 4 Hectares of Land Near MCAS Futenma
August 2, 2017 — On August 1, based on prior agreement, the United States returned 4 hectares of land on the east side of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma parallel to Highway 11... MORE

U.S. B-1 bombers conduct bilateral missions with allies in response to North Korea ICBM launch
July 30, 2017 — In response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs and as a part of the continuing demonstration of ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers under the... MORE

U.S. B-1B Lancer Flights Demonstrate Ironclad Commitment to South Korea, Japan
July 11, 2017 — As part of the continuing demonstration of the ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies against the growing threat from North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam conducted a 10-hour sequenced bilateral mission with South Korean and Japanese fighter jets, July 7... MORE

USFJ Commander praises U.S., Japan, Republic of Korea cooperation on fighter aircraft
June 5, 2017 — June 5, 2017 - YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN – YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Six Republic of Korea (ROK) KF-16 fighter aircraft that had diverted to Yokota AB, Japan, Thursday were able to continue their flight to Alaska Sunday after the U.S. Air Force was able to reschedule the mid-air refueling support necessary to cross the Pacific Ocean. 在日米軍司令部発表米空軍横田基地－木曜日に米空軍横田基地に迂回した韓国のKF-16戦闘機6機は日曜日、米空軍が太平洋を横断するのに必要な空中給油の支援を再調整した後、アラスカへと飛行を継続することができました。 ... MORE

Vice President Pence Visits Naval Air Facility Atsugi
April 18, 2017 — Marking his first official travel to the Asia-Pacific region, Vice President Mike Pence made his first stop in Japan landing at Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi on April 18... MORE

U.S. Air Force bomber conducts bilateral training missions with Japanese and South Korean Counterparts
March 22, 2017 — On March 21st a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer conducted a bilateral mission in the vicinity of Japan with Koku-Jeitai F-15J Eagles, followed by a bilateral mission with Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagles and F-16s carried out in ROK airspace... MORE

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