02 December 2025 Ropes and Radios: 7th Communication Battalion Marines test endurance and connectivity in jungles of Okinawa OKINAWA, Japan — Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, completed a weeklong field communications exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, strengthening their ability to install, operate and maintain tactical networks in austere terrain...
20 November 2025 U.S. and Japan Engineers Forge Stronger Defense Ties KANAGAWA, Japan — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) Engineering Division held their annual Technical Forum at the Camp Zama Community Club on November 18th, 2025. This event, which included the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) Facilities Engineering Group,...
17 November 2025 BH 26-1: Airpower out of MCAS Futenma KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, launched from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, during a simulated combat mission during BH 26-1, Nov. 5, 2025...
30 September 2025 USS Benfold (DDG 65) departs U.S. 7th Fleet after 10 years of forward-deployed service YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 29, following 10 years of forward-deployed service to U.S. 7th Fleet...
29 September 2025 36th AS conducts HIRAIN with US Marines, enables bilateral operations KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — PACAF Airmen conducted a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion training, enabling a bilateral live-fire exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force...
18 September 2025 Freedom Edge 2025: Building Trilateral Trust Across the Indo-Pacific CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii — Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States completed Freedom Edge 25, the premier trilateral multi-domain exercise between the three nations, Sept. 15-19...
11 September 2025 Pacific Fleet Commander visits CTF-76 OKINAWA, Japan — Adm. Steve Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, visited Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 Sailors and Marines, on White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Sept. 10...
05 September 2025 USFJ, Fifth Air Force Host Joint Logistics Summit U.S. military logistics personnel stationed in Japan convened at Yokota Air Base Aug. 27-28, 2025, for the “Theater Service 4 Summit,” which focused on wartime sustainment strategies...
20 August 2025 U.S. Forces Japan reaches C2 upgrade milestone YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Forces Japan reached a pivotal milestone in August as the first wave of rotational personnel arrived in support of the command’s transformation into a Joint Force Headquarters. This deployment marks the beginning of a phased effort to strengthen command and control...
06 August 2025 Meink wraps Indo-Pacific visit, emphasizes alliances, integrated readiness SecAF Meink concluded a multi-nation visit to the Indo-Pacific region, where he met with senior defense officials, observed multinational training and visited with Airmen and Guardians supporting Department-Level Exercise 2025...