09 January 2023 Yokota Participates in Multilateral New Year’s Jump Exercise YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A multilateral collaboration of U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Army, British army, Australian army, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members conducted an annual New Year’s Jump (NYJ) exercise at Camp Narashino, Chiba, Japan, Jan. 8, 2022.Roughly 400 paratroopers...
20 December 2022 Three Years of Space Force- Reflections and the Future for Bilateral Space Operations in Japan YOKOTA AIR BASE, TOKYO, Japan -- In 1921, Italian General Giulio Douhet claimed that “he who controls the air controls everything,” speaking to the importance of air superiority in armed conflict. More than one century later, his theory can still be applied to a much higher ground, and in the case...
16 December 2022 Space Force Activates Component Field Command for U.S. Forces Korea OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The U.S. Space Force officially activated and assigned U.S. Space Forces – Korea (SPACEFOR-KOR) to the U.S. Forces Korea sub-unified command in a ceremony Dec. 14 here.Lt. Col. Joshua McCullion assumed command of the new SPACEFOR-KOR, a subordinate unit to U.S...
02 December 2022 U.S. INDOPACOM HOSTS VIRTUAL INDO-PACIFIC CHIEFS OF DEFENSE MEETING Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hosted a virtual meeting Nov. 30, with the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense to continue discussions on challenges, opportunities, and security issues in the region.The virtual meeting brought together senior military leaders from 25...
23 November 2022 Space Force Presents Forces to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii -- The U.S. Space Force (USSF) officially activated and assigned U.S. Space Forces, Indo-Pacific (USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC) to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in a ceremony Nov. 22 at Camp H.M. Smith under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Anthony Mastalir.USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC is the...
16 November 2022 USS Benfold (DDG 65) Participates in Exercise Keen Sword 2023 PHILIPPINE SEA -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) along with units from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) are conducting exercise Keen Sword 23 (KS23) in Japan’s surrounding territorial and...
16 November 2022 B-1B Lancer Conducts Hot Pit Refuel in Misawa ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, forward deployed from Andersen AFB, Guam, to Misawa Air Base, Japan, to conduct a hot pit refuel in support of a Bomber Task Force (BTF)...
10 November 2022 Exercise Guardian Watch: How Alaska Guardsmen Maintain Arctic Resilience and Readiness FORT GREELY, Alaska -- Soldiers of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion (Ground-based Midcourse Defense), Alaska Army National Guard, showcased their resiliency and readiness in their most recent iteration of exercise Guardian Watch at Fort Greely, Alaska, Oct. 31 through Nov. 3, 2022.During exercise...
04 November 2022 USS Chicago Returns Home from Final Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment, Nov. 2, 2022.It was the submarine’s final deployment before decommissioning, which is scheduled to begin in 2023...
31 October 2022 Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX PACIFIC OCEAN -- Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG 11) returned to homeport Oct. 28, after completing Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), its final training period before a scheduled deployment later this year.COMPTUEX is designed to fully integrate units of a CSG, while building its ability...