11 June 2020 U.S. Army Japan Celebrates 245th Army Birthday with Competitions CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- When a group of patriots formally banded together to form the U.S. Army on June 14, 1775, they dedicated themselves to overcoming challenges in the name of equality, freedom and justice.In honor of the Army’s 245th birthday, U.S. Army Japan Soldiers followed in their footsteps...
29 May 2020 Camp Zama Hosts Navy Aviators from Atsugi CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Detachment 6, the “Archangels,” have spent the past few weeks conducting training and maintenance with their Army aviator counterparts here during an extended visit.“[Having the Sailors here] has definitely...
22 May 2020 B-1s Complete 24-hr Sprint from Guam to Train in Alaska, Japan JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --In continued demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and conducted training in Alaska and Japan May 21.In Alaska, the B-1s were joined by F-22s and F-16s...
22 May 2020 New Normal for Indo-Pacific Partners May Include Larger Virtual Presence FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii -- Virtual meetings between key leaders may be more frequent and create even closer partnerships after the pandemic, U.S. and foreign military officials across the Indo-Pacific region said during an online forum this week.The Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference 2020 -- held online...
21 May 2020 Wings and Blades of Hope ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the case of the HH-60 Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue aircraft, the first “H” stands for “help.”Both machines and crews, of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th rescue squadrons respectively, provide that help by training every day for...
18 May 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Conducts Fast Cruise in Guam NAVAL BASE GUAM - Sailors aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) are simulating being at sea while moored at Naval Base Guam. During the simulation, or “fast cruise,” the crew will simulate normal underway conditions while testing the critical systems required to sustain the ship during its upcoming...
05 May 2020 B-1B Lancers Return to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force Deployment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --B-1B Lancers returned to the Indo-Pacific region May 1 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam.Four bombers and approximately 200 Airmen from the 9th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing (BW), Dyess Air Force Base, Texas,...
01 May 2020 Annual Aircraft Arresting System Certification YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- With an area of responsibility as vast as the Pacific and an ongoing global pandemic, it takes a team effort to ensure the U.S. Military has the airfields it needs to properly work alongside its partner nations to fulfill its mission of maintaining regional stability.It is...
22 April 2020 US, Japan Bomber-fighter Integration Demonstrates Dynamic Force Employment JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii --In demonstration of the U.S. Air Force’s dynamic force employment model, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber flew from the continental United States and integrated with the Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force or JASDF) to conduct bilateral and theater...
08 April 2020 The 459th Airlift Squadron: A Life-saving Evacuation Team Yokota AIR BASE, Japan -- The sound of an engine, too quiet to be the massive C-130J Super Hercules, rumbles above the flightline as a small white plane disappears into the clouds, its load differing from its larger brother. This lesser-known aircraft at Yokota carries with it not only patients in...