13 April 2023 U.S. Forces Japan, 374th Leaders Thank Kanoya Team, Local Leaders YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Forces Japan (USFJ) and 374th Airlift Wing command teams visited Kanoya Air Base, Japan, to acknowledge the Airmen of the 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS) and meet with the Kanoya city mayor, Shigeru Nakanishi, April 10.The meeting with the...
13 April 2023 U.S. Army Japan Renames Headquarters to Honor Past Leader CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN -- U.S. Army Japan Headquarters Building 101 was renamed the General Maxwell D. Taylor Building during a memorialization ceremony, April 11, 2023.The U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) Commanding General, Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, and the USARJ Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffery D...
13 April 2023 U.S., Japan Conduct Bilateral Aviation Exercise SEA OF Japan -- U.S. Forces and the Japan Self-Defense Forces conducted a bilateral aviation integration exercise on April 13, 2023, demonstrating the enduring deterrence options readily available to the U.S.-Japan Alliance.Four U.S. F-16 fighter aircraft integrated with four Japan Air Self-Defense...
13 April 2023 Readout of U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue WASHINGTON -- Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III co-chaired the third U.S.-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of National Defense Carlito Galvez, and Secretary...
12 April 2023 Leaders Discuss Partnership Between U.S., Philippines WASHINGTON -- U.S. and Philippine leaders met today to discuss the nations' military, economic and humanitarian partnership at a meeting in Washington.Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Philippine Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense...
12 April 2023 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Operates in the Philippine Sea PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG) is conducting a full spectrum of multi-domain and integrated operations in the Philippine Sea.The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and the Arleigh Burke-class...
12 April 2023 Pacific Air Forces Host US, Japan Civil Engineer Key Leader Engagement Forum JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Airmen from U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently participated in a civil engineer-focused discussion featuring key leaders at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.Participants in the bilateral exchange discussed setting...
12 April 2023 3rd ASOS Prepares Airmen Beyond Tactical Edge with Arctic Training Exercise EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) participated in a training exercise at Delta Junction, Alaska, March 20-24, 2023.The training exercise tested the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Airmen on...
12 April 2023 Task Force 76/3 Hosts Commanders Conference SASEBO, Japan -- Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7 hosted a commanders conference April 6-7 at ESG 7 Det Sasebo headquarters to synchronize U.S. Seventh Fleet unit and warfare commanders with current and evolving situations and concepts in the Indo-Pacific region.The conference brought together ESG...
11 April 2023 7th Fleet Destroyer Conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea SPRATLY ISLANDS, South China Sea -- On April 10, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands, consistent with international law. At the conclusion of the operation, USS Milius exited...