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240422-N-PC065-1424

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Adm. John C. Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, meet in Tokyo, April 22, 2024. The visit included exchanges on regional security and mutual partnership, further developing the strategic partnership with Japan codified in the 1960 U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

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Adm. John C. Aquilino, right, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, inspects the Japan ground self defense force special honor guard with Japanese Chief of Staff, Japan Joint Staff, Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida during a visit to Tokyo, April 22, 2024. The visit included exchanges on regional security and mutual partnership, further developing the strategic partnership with Japan codified in the 1960 U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression and, when necessary, fighting to win. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John D. Bellino)

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West Coast-based Naval special warfare operators train members of a Japanese Special Boat Unit on AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma operations at Naval Base White Beach in Okinawa, Japan. Naval Special Warfare is the nation's elite maritime special operations force, uniquely positioned to extend the Fleet's reach and gain and maintain access for the Joint Force in competition and conflict.

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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and soldiers from the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division, salute during the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 85 on Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. YS 85 is a trilateral command post exercise featuring U.S. soldiers, members of the JGSDF, and soldiers from the Australian Army's 1st Division, and demonstrates the strength of the relationship between the three countries and their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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231204-A-LW866-1069

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and soldiers from the U.S. Army's 11th Airborne Division, salute during the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 85 on Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. YS 85 is a trilateral command post exercise featuring U.S. soldiers, members of the JGSDF, and soldiers from the Australian Army's 1st Division, and demonstrates the strength of the relationship between the three countries and their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Engagements With Japanese Leaders in Tokyo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Engagements With Japanese Leaders in Tokyo

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is welcomed to the Japanses Ministry of Defense by Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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U.S., Japanese Defense Leaders Discuss Progress on Closer Alliance

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada answer questions during a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2023. The visit comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Secretary Austin's Seventh Trip to the Indo-Pacific Region

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to visit U.S. troops stationed in the country, May, 31, 2023. Secretary Austin will meet with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and other senior leaders and comes as the United States and Japan take important strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize U.S. force posture, and build links with like-minded partners following the historic U.S.-Japan “2+2” Ministerial meeting earlier this year. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Visits Yokosuka

Lt. Gen. Ricky N. Rupp, commander, U.S. Forces Japan, visits Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (752), at U.S. Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, April 30, 2023. While on a Western Pacific patrol, the Stratton made a port call in Yokosuka to engage in professional exchanges and maritime collaborative engagements with partner nations during the deployment, which will strengthen relationships with ally and partner coast guards and navies throughout the Indo-Pacific.

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Women, Peace and Security symposium

Maj. Gen. JB Vowell, commander of U.S. Army Japan, provides remarks during the command's inaugural Women, Peace and Security symposium inside the Camp Zama Community Club, Japan, March 6, 2023. The three-day event had speakers, panel discussions and breakout sessions to promote a gendered perspective and women’s equal involvement in decision-making.

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JGSD celebrates 10-year anniversary at Camp Zama

Two Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members march the Japanese and American flags onto the parade deck March 4 during a ceremony marking the JGSDF’s 10-year anniversary co-located on the Camp Zama with the U.S. Army in Japan.

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JGSDF celebrates 10-year anniversary at Camp Zama

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Camp Zama stand at attention on the parade deck March 4 for a ceremony marking the JGSDF’s 10-year anniversary co-located on the installation with the U.S. Army in Japan.

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Yokota Airman recognized for contributions to US-Japan alliance

Maj. Lance Mazzella, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron director of operations, accepts the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association Award from Yoshiyuki Sugiyama, JAAGA president, during a ceremony at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 3, 2023. JAAGA promotes friendship and mutual understanding between JASDF and U.S. Air Force members by annually honoring distinguished performers from both nations. Recipients are members who have exceptionally contributed to the mutual understanding and friendship between U.S. Forces in Japan and the JASDF.

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America Arrives in Osaka

The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6), transits the port of Osaka, Japan, for the first time Feb. 20, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, alongside the 31st MEU, is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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USS Barry Departs 7th Fleet and Japan after Six Years of Forward-Deployed Service

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) departs Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) while shifting its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Washington, and bringing an end to nearly seven years of forward-deployed time in U.S. 7th Fleet. Barry was assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

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Submarine Group 7 Hosts Trilateral Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare Tabletop Exercise and Working Group in Yokosuka

Senior leaders from the U.S. Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) pose for a photo following the trilateral theater anti-submarine warfare (TASW) working group (TTASWWG) at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. The TTASWWG helped improve information sharing, coordination, and communication between the three countries and across all domains of undersea warfare.

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Jungle Warfare Exercise 23

A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines provides security during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

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Jungle Warfare Exercise 23

U.S. Marines with 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion maneuver to an objective during Jungle Warfare Exercise 23 in the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2023. JWX 23 is a large-scale field training exercise focused on leveraging the integrated capabilities of joint and allied partners to strengthen all-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment.

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U.S. Coast Guard cutter departs Japan following joint training with Japan Coast Guard

A Japan Coast Guard Mobile Rescue Technician hoists a simulated swimmer in distress from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) 35-foot long-range interceptor small boat to a Japan Coast Guard AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter during a joint search-and-rescue exercise in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Feb. 14, 2023. Kimball’s crew are in Kagoshima to conduct joint training and professional exchanges with members of the Japan Coast Guard, expanding on a memorandum of cooperation signed in 2022 between the two sea services, which established Operation SAPPHIRE, a perpetual operation to strengthen relationships, increase bilateral engagements, and focus on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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