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U.S. Marines, Japan Self-Defense Force Troops Begin New Ground Exercise Series Northern Viper

August 14, 2017 7:15 PM

More than 2,000 U.S. Marines and 1,500 Japan Self-Defense Force troops are practicing Indo-Asia-Pacific regional security during the recently started…

Japanese Officials: Washington and Tokyo Need More Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation

May 1, 2017 3:46 PM

To counter immediate and growing North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile threats, three former Japanese ministers of defense said Tokyo…

Report: Japan’s Largest Warship Heading to South China Sea, Will Train With U.S., Indian Navies

March 13, 2017 11:35 AM - Updated: March 16, 2017 1:02 PM

One of Japan’s largest warship is set to conduct three months of operations in the South China Sea, according to…

Iron Fist 2017: Japan Under Time Crunch to Establish New Amphibious Unit

February 28, 2017 3:43 PM - Updated: February 28, 2017 7:37 PM

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – While rough seas and queasy stomachs tested some 350 Japanese soldiers and command staffs who took…

North Korean Threat Pushing U.S., Korea and Japan Closer in Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation

November 17, 2016 3:49 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Operating under the assumption that North Korea can — or is close to — fielding a ballistic…

PACOM CO Harris: No Anticipated Changes to U.S.-Philippines Military Relationship

November 15, 2016 9:36 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific has not received any official word from Manila to…

Amphibious Operations Key Focus of U.S.-Japan Keen Sword Exercise

November 2, 2016 9:42 PM

Japanese and U.S. forces are set to stage amphibious exercises off of Guam and Tinian as part of a series…

Chinese and Japanese Fighters Clash Over East China Sea

July 5, 2016 10:47 AM - Updated: July 6, 2016 9:17 AM

Beijing claims a pair of Japanese fighters locked weapons radar on their planes over the East China Sea, while Tokyo…

Iron Fist 2016: With U.S. Marines by Their Side, Japanese Soldiers Hit the Beach

March 1, 2016 10:09 AM - Updated: March 3, 2016 8:11 PM

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A dozen amphibious assault vehicles left the USS Somerset (LPD-25) a mile offshore and raced toward…

Iron Fist 2016: U.S. Marines Train Japanese Soldiers in the Finer Points of Sniping

February 1, 2016 10:13 AM

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Just days after the official kick-off to the annual Iron Fist 2016 bilateral exercise, a small,…

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