After three years in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 1st Lt. Ryota Hasebe finally got his chance to work with the U.S. Marines.Hasebe, 28, joined the JGSDF in 2011 as an artillery officer, for two reasons.“I joined because my father is a former (Japan Ground Self-Defense) officer and I really,...

Civil engineer Airmen and combat engineer Marines participated in a jointairfield damage and repair contingency exercise held at Kadena Air Base on Feb.26, 2015.Joint forces from the 172nd and 171st Engineering Companies and18th Civil Engineering Squadron worked together to repair a damaged runway...

Sailors and civilian mariners assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) attended a community service event at the Sakuraga Oka Challenge Home (SOCH), March 3.The SOCH is a resident home dedicated to the support and well-being of challenged Japanese citizens and works closely with the...

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers practiced English with Sailors at Naval Air Facility Misawa Feb. 26.The soldiers participated in physical training and other activities while being verbally directed in English in an effort to strengthen their verbal communication skills.Naval Air Facility...

Senior officials from the United States, Australia and Indonesia paid their respects to the crews of USS Houston (CA 30) and HMAS Perth (D 29) during a wreath laying ceremony March 1, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the Word War II Battle of Sunda Strait.In the early morning of March 1, 1942,...