Japan and Australia will be sharing maintenance and upgrade duties for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter based or operating in the Pacific region, the program executive officer for the aircraft announced today.F-35 heavy air frame maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade capabilities will...

The Tango Wharf extension ribbon-cutting ceremony on U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG), was conducted Dec. 18 to celebrate the improvements in infrastructure and capabilities the base can provide to support the Navy's mission. "This is a commitment at the end of the day and it's a commitment by the United...

At the “2+2” U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) meeting in Tokyo on October 3, 2013, the Ministers decided upon several steps to upgrade significantly the capability of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. The Ministers commend the ongoing progress in the revision of the Guidelines for...

Withsupport from the Government of the United States of America, Project C.U.R.E.(Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment), an American NGO, sent medicalsupplies and equipment to the PNG Defense Forces. U.S. Ambassador to Papua NewGuinea, Walter North, presented these materials to the PNG Defense...

The Marine Memorial Chapel hosted a holiday concert for Matthew C. Perry Schools and Higashi Junior High School students aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 15, 2014.This event is the first time the Japanese and American children performed together. “Initially, this event was...