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Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Leadership Visits USS Fort Worth (LCS 3)
March 23, 2015 — Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) leadership visited the Littoral Combat Ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) March 20.Vice Adm. Tokuhiro Ikeda, commandant, Sasebo District; Rear Adm. Hidetoshi... MORE

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Share Search and Rescue Capabilities
March 23, 2015 — For those stranded at sea or lost in the mountains, the sound of helicopterrotor blades brings hope of imminent rescue. While search and rescue missionsare primarily conducted by civilian... MORE

Kadena's Shogun Warriors in Force at Cope Tiger 15
March 20, 2015 — The Shogun Warriors were out in force at this year's Exercise Cope Tiger 15March 9 through 20 in Thailand.Airmen with the 44th Fighter Squadron,the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, and the 909th... MORE

Army Field Support Battalion-Northeast Asia Hosts Japanese Officer in Co-Op Program
March 20, 2015 — During a period of 12 weeks starting in January 2015, 1st Lt. Mitsuaki Saruya,of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, had the unique opportunity to workside by side with the Soldiers, Department of... MORE

Marines Break Through Language Barriers
March 20, 2015 — “My favorite part was seeing how the kids were shy at first but then ended up playing and jumping all over us like they had known us forever,” said Sgt. Thomas Baldacci from Chicago, Illinois.That’s... MORE

U.S. Demonstrates Continued Support with Malaysia
March 20, 2015 — The largest airshow in the region, the Langkawi International Maritime andAerospace Exhibition 15 officially commenced March 17.The United Statessupported the event with approximately 450 Sailors,... MORE

U.S., South Korean Troops Reunite for Exercise
March 20, 2015 — American Soldiers who specialize in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclearand explosive hazards joined forces with South Korean troops during Exercise KeyResolve in South Korea.Soldiers from 20th... MORE

U.S. and Vietnam Officials Enhance Disaster Response Capabilities
March 19, 2015 — Brig. Gen. John O’Neil, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) Directorof Logistics, Engineering, and Security Cooperation, handed over a newlyconstructed two story extension of a Disaster Management... MORE

Dempsey Opens Exhibit on U.S., China’s Shared Military History
March 19, 2015 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff opened a photo exhibit today at the Pentagon that puts America’s relations with China in a new light. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey praised the exhibit – titled... MORE

Sea Combat Commander Training Ahead of Upcoming Warfighting Exercises, Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
March 19, 2015 — Destroyer Squadron 7 staff completed the Sea Combat Commander (SCC) course taught by instructors from Tactical Training Group, Pacific, March 19.The course is designed to reinforce SCC skills to... MORE

835th Transportation Battalion Creates another Port Operations Solution at White Beach
March 19, 2015 — The 835th Transportation Battalion continues to find innovative solutions tosolve unusual port operations problems at White Beach in Okinawa,Japan.Because the USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak was damaged in an... MORE

Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Ready to Roll
March 19, 2015 — Marines crowd around a Humvee to witness, what some consider, a phenomenon.“We call it a unicorn, because you may hear about it, but you’ll almost never see it,” said Chief Warrant Officer Sean C... MORE

Security Advisor Rice’s Meeting with Japanese Official
March 18, 2015 — Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with Shotaro Yachi, Secretary General of Japan’s National Security SecretariatNational Security... MORE

KATUSA Program Key to Enduring Partnership between U.S. and Republic of Korea
March 18, 2015 — Later this year in June, the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) willcommemorate 65 years of partnership since both nations first amalgamated in June1950 as the US-ROK Alliance (the Alliance) to... MORE

Forward Together We Go
March 18, 2015 — Forward together we go, or in Hindi, Chalein Saath Saath!! The U.S. Army Pacificand I Corps welcomed the Indian army to the 19th India-U.S. Land ForcesExecutive Steering Group at Joint Base... MORE

MC-130Js Visit Kunsan
March 18, 2015 — Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group visited Kunsan Air Base in supportof the Special Operations Command Korea Exercise Gryphon Knife from Feb. 23 toMarch 3, 2015.Exercise Gryphon Knife is a... MORE

VFA-27 Improves Readiness with Japan Air Self-Defense Force
March 18, 2015 — The “Royal Maces” of Strike Fighter Squadron 27, an FA-18E Super Hornet squadron forward-deployed to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, concluded a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) detachment in... MORE

PACOM Joint Intelligence Operations Center Honors Fallen Marine
March 17, 2015 — Family and service members of Joint IntelligenceOperations Center (JIOC), U.S. Pacific Command, gathered at the U.S. PacificFleet complex March 12 for a memorial service to honor the life and... MORE

USAF, U.S. Army Host 15th Annual NCO Exchange for Japan Air Self-Defense Force
March 17, 2015 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Army service members hosted an NCO exchange here March 3, giving seven Japan Air Self-Defense Force members a chance to work with their U.S... MORE

U.S. Army Garrison Japan Hosts 4th Annual Earthquake Functional Exercise
March 17, 2015 — CAMP ZAMA, Japan (March 17, 2015) --The 4th annual earthquake functional exercise was conducted March 12 by U.S. Army Garrison Japan's Directorate of Emergency Services. The exercise was held in the... MORE