22 November 2024 Japan Engineer District and Japan Ministry of Defense Unite for Strategic Technical Forum in Tokyo The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) attended a technical forum held at the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, November 21st, 2024, marking a significant step in the continued strengthening of U.S.-Japan defense cooperations...
21 November 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meetings in Laos for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his engagements with counterparts in Laos today, where he attended the 11th annual ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)...
21 November 2024 Joint Readout From Australia-Japan-Philippines-Republic of Korea-United States Defense Ministers' Meeting Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy, Japanese Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III met together for the first time on...
18 November 2024 Australia-Japan-United States Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting November 2024 Joint Statement Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen, and United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III convened the fourteenth Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting (TDMM) on 17 November 2024 in Darwin, Australia...
31 October 2024 Camp Fuji celebrates community and camaraderie | Fuji Friendship Festival 2024 As the sun set, the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band gathered for a ceremonial performance at the conclusion of the Fuji Friendship Festival...
29 October 2024 NMRTC Twentynine Palms Sailors prepare for Keen Sword exercise in Japan As U.S. forces gear up for the latest iteration of Keen Sword, Navy personnel from across the globe are preparing for one of the largest bilateral military exercises between the United States and Japan...
29 October 2024 Forum reinforces US-Japan acquisition cooperation efforts Defense Contract Management Agency International’s Pacific Command continues to reinforce the growing defense cooperation between Japan and the United States...
27 October 2024 Forging Alliances: Voices from Yama Sakura 86 In the vast expanse of the Indo-Pacific theater, Yama Sakura 86 emerges not just as a military exercise but as a pivotal testament to evolving alliances and strategic foresight...
09 October 2024 U.S. Service Members Provide Lifesaving Aid to Okinawa Resident On Oct. 6, 2024, three U.S Marines and one U.S Navy Sailor were in a taxi northbound on the Okinawa Expressway heading back to Camp Schwab, when their driver suddenly stopped due to a vehicle blocking the road. The vehicle was involved in a crash and inside was a local resident. Without hesitation,...
07 October 2024 DoD Announces Health Care Supplement Program Pilot for DOD Civilian Employees in Japan The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced a one-year pilot program to provide no-cost supplemental health support services to DoD civilian employees serving in Japan after a yearlong effort to identify and address concerns regarding access to medical care...