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Yokosuka Command Opens Interactive Weapons Training Simulator

" Master-at-Arms 1st Class Matthew Frickx, (left), Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) armory leading petty officer and Chief Master-at-Arms Lucian King, CFAY armory leading chief petty officer, fire at simulated targets using the MILO Range, a weapons simulator that offers customizable simulations to deliver safe and realistic training options. For 75 years, CFAY has provided, maintained, and operated base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th fleet™s forward-deployed naval forces, tenant commands, and thousands of military and civilian personnel and their families.

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Misawa F-16 Pilots Integrate with Bombers, Koku Jieitai Counterparts

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., six F-16 Fighting Falcon and four Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-2s from Misawa Air Base, Japan fly in formation off the coast of Northern Japan as part of a combined Continuous Bomber Presence and Bomber Task Force mission Feb 4, 2020. Continuous Bomber Presence aircraft participation in events with other countries benefits U.S. national security interests without interfering with the ability to support current operations.

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31st MEU Boat Company conducts integrated launch and recovery training

Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare a combat rubber raiding craft in the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) prior to a launch and recovery drill. Germantown, part of the America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st MEU team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Multi-Domain Airman Training Kicks Off

Airmen from the 35th Fighter Wing set up an Alaskan shelter system at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. More than 25 Airmen from the 35th Operations Support Squadron, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, 35th Force Support Squadron and 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron teamed up to enhance their readiness by participating in the first Multi-Domain Airman training.

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Marines, Sailors Endure Water Survival Advanced Training

U.S. Marines and sailors hold their rifles above water during a water survival advanced (WSA) course Jan. 29, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. WSA is the highest swim qualification Marines and sailors can receive before attending the instructor's course.

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Northern Viper 2020 Dive Fire

A UH-1Y Venom utility helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 fires during an aerial live fire shoot at Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. Northern Viper is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance the interoperability of the U.S. and Japan Alliance by allowing Marine Air-Ground Task Forces from III MEF to maintain their lethality and proficiency in MAGTF Combined Arms Operations in cold weather environments.

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US, Japan Launch Exercise Northern Viper

U.S. Marines and Soldiers from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) watch as flags are presented during an opening ceremony for exercise Northern Viper on Hokudaien Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 26, 2020. Northern Viper is a regularly scheduled training exercise that is designed to enhance the interoperability of the U.S. and Japan Alliance by allowing infantry units to maintain their lethality and proficiency in infantry and combined arms tactics.

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USS Emory S. Land makes First Visit to Kure, Japan

The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), prepares to moor in Kure, Japan, Jan. 22, for a scheduled port visit. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Armament Back Shop Locked, Loaded

Airmen assigned to the 35th Maintenance Squadron armament back shop pauses for a photo at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 22, 2020. The armament back shop ensures the lethality and reliability of the F-16 Fighting Falcon weapon systems by maintaining various alternate mission equipment and the M61A1 Vulcan gun system.

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U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begin Exercise Forest Light Western Army

Col. Robert Brodie, left, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kouki Watanabe, commanding officer of the JGSDF 12th Infantry Regiment after the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Oyanohara, Kyushu, Japan, Jan. 18, 2020. The exercise will consist of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined–arms, and enhances the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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7th Fleet Hosts Commander’s Roundtable Aboard USS Blue Ridge

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Bill Merz (center left) hosts, Royal Australian Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan Dallas Mead (far right), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Vice Adm. Hiroyuki Kasui (left), and Republic of Korea Navy Vice Adm. Lee Sung-Hwan (center right) aboard the 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) for a Fleet Commanders Round Table. The meeting provided a forum to engage in professional dialogues on various maritime issues such as multilateral exercises, freedom of navigation operations and maritime law, rules and norms.

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Forward Area Refueling Point Tryouts Test Airmen for Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Murvich, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, squeegees a 300-ft. fuel hose while Senior Airman William Comstock, 18th LRS Forward Area Refueling Point team member, motivates him to finish during a FARP tryout event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 17, 2020. Tryouts enabled the FARP team to identify and recruit the most mentally and physically capable LRS Airmen who will attend additional training in preparation for special operations at night and in austere environments in support of forward-deployed combat units.

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Camp Zama Service Members Commemorate MLK Day with 54-mile March

Soldiers assigned to the 78th Signal Battalion march near the Camp Zama Golf Course Jan. 16 during a 54-mile march held as part of the installation's Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. More than 120 participants, divided among 10 teams, completed the march to honor King who, along with thousands of demonstrators, walked the same distance from Montgomery to Selma, Alabama, in 1965.

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Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Conducts Force Level Summit 2020

Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, center, the 19th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, stands for a photo with fellow sergeants major during the Force Level Summit 2020 held in Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2020. The summit is a yearly event held to bring Force Level Sergeants Major together with the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps to discuss ideas, lessons learned and address current and future concerns of the Marine Corps in order to improve lethality and readiness.

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Shogun Maintainers Cool Off with New Shorts

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Condon, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron resource advisor, transports maintenance shorts to his squadron Jan. 14, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The shorts are intended to alleviate some of the heat stress maintenance Airmen experience while operating under the hot Okinawa sun.

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USS America, JS Kunisaki Operate in East China Sea

The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious transport dock ship JS Kunisaki (LST 4003) operate together in the East China Sea. The America Expeditionary Strike Group, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit team, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

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18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise

Three U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, fly in formation during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020. The WestPac Rumrunner exercise brought Airmen and joint partners together to train and execute innovative ways to deploy forces in a contested environment.

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18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise

An HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron performs helicopter air-to-air refueling with an MC-130J Commando II from the 17th Special Operations Squadron above the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020. Westpac Rumrunner represents an evolution of 18th Wing assets and capability to work with joint partners in defense of American allies and to ensure a free and open Indo‐Pacific.

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31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Maritime Raid Force begins Training Exercise in Hawaii

Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force secure a simulated casualty during Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2020. During VBSS training, the Marines hone their ship boarding and seizure capabilities to better perform maritime interdiction operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region.

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836th Trans. Bn. Participates in Bilateral Port Operation at Tomakomai

Maneuver unit Soldiers operating and ground guiding their tracked vehicles from the MV Colorado Highway.

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