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44th AMU

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vincent Hassing, a 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainer, waits as an F-15 Eagle prepares to taxi to the runway, Feb. 14, 2017, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th AMU and members of the 44th Fighter Squadron participated in an exercise alongside members of the U.S. Navy 27th and 102nd Strike Fighter Squadrons from Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan.

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USS Bonhomme Richard Returns to Sasebo, Japan

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jose Garcia, right, from Aurora, Ill., and Seaman William Ford, from Kissimmee, Fla., secure mooring lines on the fantail of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during sea and anchor detail, Feb. 13, 2017. Bonhomme Richard completed unit-level training to ensure warfighting readiness in preparation for a routine patrol in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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Fighter Squadron returns home with stronger allies, sharper skills

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon shoots an AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM) off during COPE NORTH 17, Feb. 12, 2017. The HARM's primary mission is to suppress or destroy surface-to-air missile radar and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. Once airborne, it can operate in three modes: preemptive, missile-as-sensor and self-protect.

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COPE NORTH 2017 sets to strengthen multilateral partnerships in Pacific

Three F-16 Fighting Falcons taxi on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Feb. 7, 2017. Airmen from the 14th Fighter Squadron departed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of exercise COPE NORTH 2017. The annual exercise, which originated here in 1978, serves as a keystone event promoting stability and security throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by enabling regional forces to hone vital readiness skills critical to maintaining regional stability.

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Raptors in the night: USAF F-22s travel to Australia for training

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 90th Fighter Squadron lands at Kadena Air Base, Japan, while F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron taxi on the flightline Feb. 7, 2017. The F-22 Raptors stopped at Kadena AB before traveling on to Royal Australian Air Force Base, Tindal. As allies, the U.S. and Australia have agreed to more frequent movements of aircraft across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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SD attends Japan MoD honor guard ceremony

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada before a Defense Ministerial meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 4, 2017.

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Readout of Secretary Mattis' Meetings with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis shakes hands with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo, Feb. 3, 2017

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SD meets with Japan PM and MoD

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) and Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada (Right) at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 3, 2017.

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USS McCampbell visits Otaru, Japan, on patrol

Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) man the rails as the ship pulls into the city of Otaru, Feb. 3, 2017. McCampbell is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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AAVs from 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, embark USS Green Bay

An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepares to embark the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). The ship is on a routine patrol operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency.

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68th Sapporo Snow Festival

Sailors from Misawa Airbase start sculpting an ice block at the 68th Sapporo Snow Festival, Jan. 30, 2017. This is the 34th consecutive year that the Navy has sent a team from Misawa, Japan to participate in the festival.

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Lending a lift: MXS recovers downed aircraft

Airmen with the 35th Maintenance Squadron crashed, damaged, disabled aircraft recovery unit center a lifting bag on a pallet build up at Misawa Air Base, Jan. 28, 2017. These Airmen respond to aircraft incidents when an aircraft needs to be lifted to retract landing gear or moved off an active runway, enabling normal mission operations to resume.

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Completes Exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 secure quadcon shipping containers to the bed of a seven-ton medium tactical vehicle replacement during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Jan. 27, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward operating base and providing airfield operation services. MWSS-171 trains throughout the year completing exercises like Kamoshika Wrath to enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

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2/5 tackles JWTC

Cpl. Hector R. Marquez, a food service specialist, with Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participates in the Jungle Warfare Training Center endurance course at, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 27, 2017. JWTC exposes Marines to training situations and environments unique to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region which sustain operational readiness and enhance forward deployed capabilities. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed unit, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s air-ground-logistics team provides a flexible force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations, from limited combat to humanitarian assistance operations, throughout the Indo-Asia- Pacific region.

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USS Green Bay begins patrol

SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 25, 2017) Landing craft utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during an ammunition onload. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

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USS Green Bay begins patrol

SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 25, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

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USS Green Bay begins patrol

SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 25, 2017) Landing craft utility (LCU) 1666, assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, approaches the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during an ammunition onload. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb R. Staples/Released)

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Kamoshika Wrath 17-1

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, level out chunks of frozen dirt on the landing zone site during exercise Kamoshika Wrath 17-1 at Haramura Maneuver Area, Hiroshima, Jan. 25, 2017. The Marines worked through inclement weather conditions and a short timeline to build a 96-foot by 96-foot vertical takeoff and landing pad. The exercise is a biannual, unit-level training exercise that is primarily focused on establishing a forward operating base and providing airfield operation services. MWSS-171 trains throughout the year completing exercises like Kamoshika Wrath to enhance their technical skills, field experience and military occupational specialty capability.

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303rd EOD experts enhance relations, share capabilities with Japan

Platoon Leader, 1st Lt. Caitlin Martin, 65th Ordnance Disposal Company (EOD), 303rd Ordnance Disposal Battalion (EOD), 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, explains how to operate the computer system which controls a robot to a soldier of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during a subject matter expert exchange held Jan. 25-26, 2017, here.

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USS Green Bay, 31st MEU Arrives in Sattahip Ahead of Cobra Gold

In this file photo, the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) departs Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Jan. 25, 2017. Green Bay is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready response force for any type of contingency.

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