24 December 2024 U.S. Marines Distribute Toys to Children | Merry Marine Toy Drive 2024 Key leaders and staff from Marine Corps Installations Pacific and cadets from the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Kubasaki High School, donated toys to local families in need across Okinawa, Japan, from Dec. 12 to16...
16 December 2024 Largest Yama Sakura exercise concludes; solidifies lasting commitment to regional security Yama Sakura 87 comes to an end with service members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Australian Defence Force, and America’s First Corps gathering to take part in the event’s closing ceremony held at Camp Asaka, Japan, Dec. 14...
13 December 2024 Joint Statement on the Japan – U.S. CBRN Defense Policy Dialogue Mr. Ueda Koji, Deputy Director General, Defense Policy Bureau, Japan Ministry of Defense, and Mr. Richard Johnson, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy, held a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Policy...
12 December 2024 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Concludes Thirteenth Visit to the Indo-Pacific Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following statement: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his thirteenth official visit to the Indo-Pacific this week. ...
11 December 2024 Austin observes trilateral Yama Sakura exercise; signifies commitment to peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific region U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with military leaders from the U.S., Japan, and Australia and recognized service members from each of the Allied and partner nations for their service and sacrifice to a free and open Indo-Pacific region at Camp Asaka, Japan, as part of his three-day...