14 April 2025 U.S. Navy Task Force 70, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for bilateral training after memorandum signing PHILIPPINE SEA — The U.S. Navy’s expeditionary Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, operating under Task Force 70, joined surface and air forces from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for bilateral training south of Okinawa, Japan, on April 3, 2025...
24 March 2025 USS Warrior Visits Kobe YOKOSUKA, Japan — USS Warrior (MCM 10), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, as part of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived at Kobe, Japan, March 24, 2025, for a scheduled port visit...
19 March 2025 Indo-Pacific Command’s Capabilities Development Working Group builds partnerships, advances security cooperation HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. — The 2025 Capabilities Development Working Group (CDWG) reconvened for a week of working sessions and collaboration aimed at enhancing security cooperation across the Indo-Pacific...
24 February 2025 Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. participate in Fleet Synthetic Training-Joint 25-71 (Resilient Shield) YOKOSUKA, Japan – Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. forces launched Fleet Synthetic Training – Joint (FST-J) 25-71 (Resilient Shield), at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan, and other command centers throughout the region, Feb. 24-27, 2025...
19 February 2025 US, Japan Conduct Combined Operations SULU SEA – The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Asahi-class destroyer JS Asahi (DD 119) conducted combined operations in the Sulu Sea, Feb. 9-10...
05 February 2025 U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Japan launch First Bilateral Space Effort A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 (QZS-6) successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) in Japan on February 2, 2025...
31 January 2025 Readout of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Call With Japanese Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen Department of Defense Spokesman John Ullyot provided the following readout:...
15 January 2025 U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea forces conduct trilateral flight Fighter aircraft from Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of U.S. bombers operating in the Indo-Pacific, Jan. 15, 2025...
30 December 2024 Government of the United States of America- Government of Japan Guidelines for Extended Deterrence The Alliance faces an increasingly severe strategic and nuclear threat environment. The Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America are committed to reinforcing extended deterrence in order to promote regional stability and deter the outbreak of conflict...
24 December 2024 U.S. Marines Distribute Toys to Children | Merry Marine Toy Drive 2024 Key leaders and staff from Marine Corps Installations Pacific and cadets from the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Kubasaki High School, donated toys to local families in need across Okinawa, Japan, from Dec. 12 to16...