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Archive: August, 2017

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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

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