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By Mass Communication Specialists 1st Class Johnie Hickmon, Nov. 15, 2011 SASEBO, Japan -Exercise Guard and Protect officially kicked off during a ceremony held onboard Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) Nov. 14. Guard and Protect, now in its eighth year, is a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Japanese governments which states that during heig ...
Popular tags: CFAS, JGSDF, Ceremony, Operation Tomodachi, JSDF
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2011 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today provided a personal recap of his recent trip to Indonesia, Japan and South Korea in a message to the men and women of the Defense Department. Here is the secretary’s message: Last week, I traveled to the Asia-Pacific region for the first time as Secretary of D ...
Popular tags: Department of Defense, Republic of Korea, Japanese Prime Minister, China, Guam, USS Blue Ridge, 7th Fleet, Operation Tomodachi, Disaster Relief, Earthquake, Tsunami, North Korea, Secretary of Defense, Japanese, Indonesia, Korea, JSDF
By Charlie Reed Stars and Stripes, October 20, 2011 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Time doesn’t heal all wounds. If it did, 88-year-old Harry Corre wouldn’t be in Japan right now. Corre and six other men held as prisoners of war by Japan during World War II arrived in Tokyo Sunday for a weeklong “reconciliation tour” sponsored by the Japanese government. Some ...
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By Tetsuo Nakahara, Torii Staff Several thousand origami cranes were presented to U.S. Army Japan on behalf of the Japan Women’s Association as a gesture of appreciation for the unit’s support during relief efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Eight members of the JWA, or Nihon Josei no Kai, visited Camp Zama on Friday to pr ...
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Story and photo by Jeffrey C. Doepp, CFAY Public Affairs The fourth annual United Services Organization (USO) Japan Service Salute Gala was held at the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo Sept. 17. The fund-raising gala is held to honor 12 U.S. service members and three Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) members for their extraordinary professional develop ...
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By Dustin Perry Torii Editor CHIBA, Japan – U.S. Army Japan’s participation in a massive hobby and animation expo provided an opportunity to communicate to a Japanese audience the mission of U.S. Forces stationed here and highlight their role in recent relief efforts, the unit’s public affairs officer said Saturday. For the second consecutive ...
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By 2nd Lt. Kristi McNair, 83rd Ordnance Battalio HIRO DEPOT, Okinawa – Soldiers assigned to the 83rd Ordnance Battalion conducted port operations in support of Japan Self-Defense Forces last month, shipping 25 containers to the U.S. to be used during training exercises in Washington and New Mexico. Immediately following the shipment, the 83rd Ordnan ...
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By Tetsuo Nakahara, Torii Staff The bond between the U.S. Army and the Japanese Self-Defense Force’s physical and occupational therapists grew stronger through the exchange of ideas and working together when JSDF therapists were given a daylong tour of BG Crawford F. Sams U.S. Army Health Clinic here Aug. 3. Four members of the rehabilitation ...
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