19 February 2015 Japan, U.S. Conduct Bilateral Training at Torii Station Emergency response personnel from Kadena Air Base, Torii Station and variousdepartments of the Okinawa Prefecture conducted an annual bilateral aircraftmishap exercise Feb. 17 at Torii Station, Japan.The exercise was held tocreate a realistic emergency-response scenario in order to improve...
22 January 2015 USNS Kocak Grounded Near Okinawa, Japan The Military Sealift Command prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) ran aground off the East Coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 22, at approximately 11:30 a.m.The vessel is located approximately 6 nautical miles off the coast of Uruma, Okinawa, Japan.The U.S. Navy is working closely with...
05 January 2015 Recon Marines Prepare for Parachute Mission in Pacific “Five minutes!” yelled the jumpmaster as he signaled the Marines to get out of their seats. They stood up and made their way to the rear of the aircraft. They are almost at the drop zone – it’s go time.This scene played out several times as Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion conducted...
19 December 2014 Japan, Australia to Provide F-35 Maintenance Sites in Pacific Region Japan and Australia will be sharing maintenance and upgrade duties for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter based or operating in the Pacific region, the program executive officer for the aircraft announced today.F-35 heavy air frame maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade capabilities will...
17 December 2014 U.S., Japan students make music The Marine Memorial Chapel hosted a holiday concert for Matthew C. Perry Schools and Higashi Junior High School students aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 15, 2014.This event is the first time the Japanese and American children performed together. “Initially, this event was...
17 December 2014 Marines, JGSDF rapidly respond to simulated contaminations (Dec. 2, 2014) A field and an abandoned structure sustain an unknown, potentially dangerous, contamination leak. U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members hastily suit up in Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear in preparation for their mission. They rushed off to the...
15 December 2014 Naval Leaders Discuss Bilateral Logistics Partnership between US, Japan Naval logistics leaders from the United States and Japan met Dec. 4 at the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) Maritime Staff Office (MSO) in Tokyo for the 7th annual N4-N4 Talks to discuss logistics in action and their bilateral relationship.Taking care of ships and ensuring parts and...