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Trilateral Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting at Camp H.M. Smith

CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii (Feb. 10, 2016) Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, center, hosted a trilateral meeting with Chief of Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, left, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Adm. Harry B. Harris and Chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Sun-Jin Lee, via video teleconference at PACOM headquarters. During the meeting the senior leaders discussed trilateral information sharing and collaboration to enhance peace and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay M. Chu/Released)

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USS Patriot Conducting Port Visit in Otaru, Japan

OTARU, Japan (Feb. 4, 2016) - Snow falls as the minesweeper USS Patriot (MCM 7) pulls into Otaru for a port visit. Patriot is forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region as part of U.S. 7th Fleet's Amphibious Ready Group.

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US and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces Training Together on the Korean Peninsula

YONGSAN GARRISON, Republic of Korea (Jan. 3, 2016) - U.S. and Republic of Korea Special Operations Forces conduct night airborne operations of the ramp of a MC-130J Commando II. Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group stationed out of Kadena Air Base, Japan routinely fly aircraft and crews to support Special Operations Command Korea's annual combined readiness exercises.

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35 FW inspects, deploys to Cope North

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (Feb. 1, 2017) - U.S. Air Force Airmen strap down a lift truck. Airmen built the pallet two days prior in preparation for exercise Cope North 2016. The annual exercise serves as a keystone event to promote 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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US and Japanese Forces Conduct Sniper Training During Exercise Iron Fist in California

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDELTON, Calif (Feb. 1, 2016) - Soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army Infantry Regiment Scout Sniper program get on line with each other to provide cover-fire during a walk-through of a break contact drill during an abbreviated scout sniper course instructed by Marine Corps scout sniper instructors during Exercise Iron Fist. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral amphibious training exercise focused on the strengthening of amphibious operations between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF. Small scout sniper teams can be used prior to an amphibious assault to gather reconnaissance and eliminate key targets.

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U.S. Marines and JGSDF conduct helo raid

Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook while providing security during Forest Light 16-2 in Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. The exercise strengthens military partnership, solidifies regional security agreements and improves individual and unit-level skills. The JGSDF soldiers are with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade, Northern Army. The Marines are with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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Ambassador Kennedy Visit MCAS Iwakuni

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Jan. 28, 2016) - Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, U.S. ambassador to Japan, speaks to Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152). This is Ambassador Kennedy's first official visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. While at the squadron's hangar, Kennedy viewed a KC-130J Super Hercules, gaining an understanding on the multiple capabilities of the aircraft in the Pacific theater. This visit also helped the ambassador better understand MCAS Iwakuni's community and witness the ongoing transformation of the air station through the multitude of construction projects.

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Yokota loadmasters keep drops on target

Senior Airman Andrew Fox, 36th Airlift Squadron instructor C-130 Hercules loadmaster, supervises a personnel drop over Yokota Air Base, Japan Jan. 25, 2016. Loadmasters are responsible for ensuring that aircraft cargo and passengers are transported safely and in a timely manner, which involves preparing rigging inside the aircraft and performing checks before and during the flight to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment.

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Sea Dragons sharpen Bilateral Air and Missile Defense skills during Keen Edge 16

The joint forward team members for Keen Edge 16, several of which are with the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, pose for a team picture, Jan. 28, 2016, inside a hangar at Yokota Airbase, Japan. Pictured in the back row from left to right are, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Jones, Lt. Kyle Wagner, Maj. Carlos Rockshead, Sgt. Andra Watson, Lt. Patrick Lauer and Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Mott. Pictured in the front row from left to right are Capt. Emily Schaefer, Staff Sgt. Ian Duffy, Maj. Matt Chambless, Staff Sgt. Randolph Scott, Master Sgt. Victor Perches, Sgt. 1st Class Missael Garcia, Col. Douglas Waddingham, Capt. Sandra Wilson, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Staffa, Maj. Shannon Aseron and Maj. Juene Rader.

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates learn from Marines

Cpl. Malynn Ochsner shows Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidate Ayako Yukawa how to operate a MK19 machine gun, MOD 3 on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty JGSDF officer candidates visited Combat Logistics Regiment 35 to complete joint and combined operation requirements. The cadets watched Marine Corps Martial Art Program demonstrations, learned the capabilities of various machine guns the Marine Corps uses, and observed a static display of motor transportation vehicles. Ochsner, from Pflugerville, Texas, is a distribution management specialist with 3rd Supply Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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RUTEX: Maritime Raid Force performs urban training

Staff Sgt. Travis Caron sets up satellite communications during a raid Jan. 13, 2015, as part of Realistic Urban Training Exercise on Guam. RUTEX is a high-intensity close-quarter battle training exercise conducted in an actual urban environment to provide a high degree of realism to the training. The exercise is part of the Maritime Raid Force’s pre-deployment training before their upcoming deployment with the 31st MEU. Caron, from Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, is the Force Reconnaissance Platoon communications chief with MRF, 31st MEU.

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Low Altitude Air Defense Marines tour Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Komakado

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrates the use of a targeting optical aide during a tour of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force facilities Jan. 13 aboard Camp Komakado, Shizuoka, Japan. The visit strengthened the relationship between Marines and their JGSDF counterpart, 1st Anti-Aircraft Battalion, by allowing them to observe training procedures, weapon systems, tactical vehicles and equipment. The Marines are from 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Aircraft Control Group 28; currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program.

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Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen Deployed to Japan

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Dec. 18, 2015) - U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Richards, 138th Fighter Wing maintenance superintendent, and Tech. Sgt. Randy Mortan, 138th Fighter Wing NCO in charge of conventional maintenance, display a mobile assembly kit used to build bombs. The 138th Fighter Wing's Air National Guardsmen practiced alongside their active duty counterparts from the 18th Munitions Squadron building air-to-ground munitions.

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US Marines Sing to the Elderly at a Nursing Home in Japan

Marines with 7th Communication Battalion sing Christmas carols to the residents at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home during a Christmas Party thrown by the nursing home for the Marines at Hikariga Oka Nursing Home in Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 18, 2015.The nursing home hosts the Christmas party annually to pay thanks for the battalion’s continual community relations projects. Since 1994 Marines with the battalion regularly volunteers regularly to help maintain the home’s grounds of the home and conduct organize routine cleanups and maintenance. The Marines are with 7th Comm. Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF.

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US Submarine Participates in Submarine Competition

FLEET ACTIVITIES YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Navy file photo of a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine

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Mission critical training during ATR

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Anderson, 67th Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares for a flight mission at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015. Pilots demonstrated interoperability during this Aviation Training Relocation by conducting fighter aircraft combat training with their Japanese Air Self-Defense Force counterparts.

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31st MEU trains for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief mission

Capt. Albert Bellamy, far left, the commanding officer of Golf Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, points to where he wants a security checkpoint setup at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 15, 2015. The battery was training to distribute food and water as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation when the crowd, played by other Marines, became unruly. A quick reaction force was called to help restore order and continue to distribute supplies. The HADR training was conducted as part of the 31st MEU’s Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise. Capt. Bellamy is from Wadsworth, Ohio.

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USAG Japan commander tours local hospital for future use

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Dec 10, 2015) - Col. William B. Johnson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, asks questions about the facilities during the tour of Zama General Hospital, currently under construction.

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Night training gets K-9 out of 10

Lance Cpl. Kevin Kelly, right, military working dog handler with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, gives praise to his K-9 after successfully attacking Cpl. Justin Stockton, military working dog handler with H&HS, who played a simulated noncompliant suspect during night training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 9, 2015. To ensure the safety of personnel on the air station, this training is conducted to keep military working dogs familiarized with the installation as its landscape continues to develop with the Defense Policy Review Initiative. The K-9’s are trained in the five phases of aggression, basic obedience and building searches which aid in a variety of potentially dangerous situations.

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Okinawa City, Kadena firefighters conduct bilateral training

Yasuaki Nakama, Okinawa City Fire Department captain, briefs a training plan to Okinawa City Fire Department and Kadena Fire Department crew members during a bilateral hazardous materials training exercise, Dec. 8, 2015, at the Okinawa City Civic Center, Japan. The Kadena Fire Department and Okinawa City Fire Department trained together to build proficiency and understanding with each other.

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