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  • Yokota flies media aboard C-130 sortie

    Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan flew a special group of news media representatives aboard a C-130 Hercules Dec. 6.The trip was part of a media day the reporters had, which started with an interview with Col. Paul "Otto" Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander. Following

  • Army's Patriot battalion contributes to Keen Sword

    Soldiers from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, are participating in exercise Keen Sword as part of the air defense picture of the exercise.Units from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps are conducting training with their Japan Self-Defense Force

  • U.S. Security Forces Airmen practice base defense during Keen Sword 11

    As part of a guard and protect exercise, U.S. Security Forces Airmen, and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the Japan Air Self Defense Force, practiced defending Misawa Air Base, Japan, against potential threats concurrently during exercise Keen Sword 11 on Dec. 4 here. Keen Sword

  • Base chapel celebrates the holiday season

    The 8th Fighter Wing base chapel hosted events Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 to kick off the holiday season at Kunsan Air Base.  The events included a Christmas-tree -lighting ceremony, which included a holiday greeting card contest, a band and a visit by Santa Claus.  The chapel also held a holiday party for

  • Essex ESG Begins Keen Sword 2011

    The forward-deployed Sailors of the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) joined Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to begin the biennial exercise Keen Sword Dec. 3.The joint, bilateral exercise is conducted in accordance with agreements between the United States and Japan and is

  • More exclusive photos from Keen Sword 2011 currently underway in Japan

    View more exclusive photos of the U.S. and Japanese military as they participate in exercise Keen Sword 11 currently underway in the Pacific Ocean and throughout Japan.  Keen Sword 2011 is a large and complex exercise that involves all components of U.S. Joint Forces and Japanese Self-Defense Forces

  • REMEMBERING LINEBACKER II: It's about the heroes, not the missions

    A ceremony to honor the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operation Linebacker II took place at Arc Light Memorial Park here Dec. 17.Often referred to as "the 11-day war," Operation Linebacker II was conducted from Dec. 18 to Dec. 29, 1972, after peace talks between the U.S. and

  • Combat Comm Airmen connect U.S., Japan during Keen Sword 11

    More than 25 members of the 644th Combat Communication Squadron from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, are hard at work providing communication capabilities to U.S. Air Force Airmen at Komatsu Japanese Air Self Defense Force Base. The Andersen Airmen are teaming up with Airmen from Osan Air Base,

  • U.S. Navy teams with JSDF aboard USS George Washington

    View photos of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's Rear Adm. Umio Ohtsuka and other Japanese military leaders recent visit to the USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Keen Sword 11 on Dec. 4, 2010.In addition, view photos of the U.S. military as they work along side the Japanese Self-Defense Force

  • George Washington Strike Group Prepares to Begin Keen Sword 2011

    Following a highly successful exercise with the Republic of Korea Navy in the waters west of the Korean Peninsula, USS George Washington (CVN 73) traveled more than three hundred miles back to the Pacific Ocean in preparation for the Japanese-led exercise Keen Sword 2010 that begins Dec. 3. Along