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Indian frigate in Sasebo

Capt. Rajat Kumar of the Indian Navy frigate Sahyadri speaks during a welcome ceremony at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025, as the vessel makes a port call as part of bilateral defense cooperation.

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Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years

STORY: Tadej Pogacar takes Giro d'Italia race by largest margin in 59 years SHOOTING TIME: May 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 107th Giro d'Italia bicycle classic 2. various of award ceremony STORYLINE: Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on Sunday won the 107th Giro d'Italia (Tour of Italy) bicycle classic with the largest margin of victory the race had seen in nearly six decades. Pogacar, riding for the UAE Emirates team, also won six of 21 stages in the race, the most for a single ride in more than 50 years. The race, which finished in Rome, began on May 4 near Turin, in northern Italy. Pogacar's overall time was 79 hours 14 minutes and 3 seconds over 3,400 kilometers (around 2,100 miles) in 21 separate stages. Colombian cyclist Daniel Martinez was a distant second in the race, finishing 9 minutes and 56 seconds behind Pogacar. Welsh rider Geraint Thomas was third, a further 28 seconds behind Martinez. A Slovenian rider had never capt

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U.S. carrier Ronald Reagan leaves Yokosuka

Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, holds a press conference on the vessel berthed at the Yokosuka naval base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on May 16, 2024, as it leaves the base for an overhaul after a more than eight-year deployment. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington will be deployed to the base later in the year.

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Press conference on the Blue Spear mobile anti-ship missile system

09.02.2024, Tallinn. Long-range anti-ship missile system arrives in Estonia. Estonia purchased the Blue Spear, a fifth-generation missile developed by the Israel-Singapore joint company, in 2022, becoming the first country to buy the system. Press conference with Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Gen. Martin Herem, Navy Capt. Johan-Elias Seljamaa, deputy commander of the Estonian Navy, Ramil Lipp- armaments category manager at the RKIK, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate Hearings - Washington

Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President, Air Line Pilots Association at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for the Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation to examine addressing close calls to improve aviation safety in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Photo by Annabelle Gordon/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated September 13, 2023 shows Cmdr. Christopher Keen, off-going commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, and Capt. Rick Burgess, commanding officer of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), fly over the flight deck in an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of VFA-213 during an airborne change of command ceremony in the Adriatic Sea. The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 30, 2019 of Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs a dedication pass during the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, FL, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated March 2, 2016 shows an F-35A Lightning II from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to MacDill AFB, Fla., about 100 miles off the Gulf Coast after 58th Fighter Squadron's first successful munition employment at a nearby range . The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Hope R. Cronin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout file photo dated September 1, 2018 of Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a high-speed pass during the Canadian International Air Show in Toronto, ON, Canada. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexander Cook via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK

Handout photo dated May 24, 2019 shows Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot, performs over Miami Beach, Fla, USA. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham via ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 3 killed, 8 injured in U.S. Texas shooting

STORY: At least 3 killed, 8 injured in U.S. Texas shooting DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic 2. various of people mourning and taking interviews 3. various of the police station STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting just before midnight on Monday in downtown Fort Worth, south central U.S. state Texas, authorities said on Tuesday. The victims were 10 adults and a juvenile, the Fort Worth Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to reports of a shooting during the annual community gathering known as "ComoFest," and when they arrived, they found multiple shooting victims in a parking lot, police said. "Fireworks were being shot off, lots of people just trying to flee the area from the multiple gunshots, so it was difficult for them to navigate quickly into the area," said Capt. Shawn Murray, a spokesman for the Fort Worth Police Department, at a news

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U.S. chopper crash

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Capt. Tim Faller (R), the U.S. Navy's second-in-command in Japan, holds talks with Hideo Yoshida (front), mayor of Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, and other city officials at the municipal government offices on Dec. 17, 2013, over a U.S. Navy helicopter crash in Miura the previous day.

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New commander of U.S. naval air base speaks to press

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Capt. John Bushey, new commander of the U.S. Navy's air base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, says he will strive to deepen relations with people in Japan during an interview with reporters at the base on July 24, 2014

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Japan quake memorial ceremony on U.S. aircraft carrier

SAN DIEGO, United States - Rear Adm. Patrick Hall (L), the commander of Carrier Strike Group Nine, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, on the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan at the Coronado naval base in California on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary. The aircraft carrier was used in the Operation Tomodachi relief mission shortly after the disaster. At right is Capt. Christopher Bolt, the commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan.

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3 years after Japan quake-tsunami

SASEBO, Japan - Capt. Charles Rock, commander of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Activities Sasebo, offers flowers during an event in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on March 11, 2014, to mark the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Relief efforts in Philippines

TABOGON, Philippines - Capt. Yuko Arashina, a nurse with Japan's Self-Defense Forces, asks about a child's symptoms in Tabogon on northern Cebu Island in the Philippines on Nov. 17, 2013, during a relief operation in the area hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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New Navy commander in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. David Glenister (L) shakes hands with Capt. David Owen (R) as he replaced Owen and assumed the command of the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base near Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2013.

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U.S. helicopter crash in Okinawa

GINOZA, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Eames (C) briefs reporters outside Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2013, on the crash of a HH-60 helicopter in the prefecture the previous day.

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U.S. flattop returns to Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Gregory Fenton, commanding officer of the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington, speaks at a press conference after the nuclear-powered vessel returned to Yokosuka near Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012, after a three-month voyage including joint exercises in waters near Guam and near the Straits of Malacca.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

MANILA, Philippines - Capt. Gregory Fenton, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's George Washington, speaks during a press conference aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier off Manila Bay in the Philippines on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Change of command at Atsugi base

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Capt. Eric W. Gardner (L) is replaced by Capt. Steven J. Wieman (R) as commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2011.

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GSDF members to be dispatched to South Sudan

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Shinji Nakamura (C front) and Takuhiko Hosokawa (R front) take part in a ceremony at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, before their dispatch to South Sudan to join a U.N. peacekeeping operation. On the left is Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Katsuyuki Ishida.

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USS George Washington leaves Yokosuka for patrol mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. David Lausman, the commander of the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington, answers questions from reporters at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, ahead of the carrier's departure on June 12, 2011. The George Washington left its home port of Yokosuka to take part in a joint multinational patrol of the western Pacific.

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Capt. Burke of U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Capt. Thom Burke, commanding officer of the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka on April 20, 2011, reflecting on the quake-relief mission dubbed Operation Tomodachi -- meaning friendship in Japanese. The crew members of the vessel provided relief supplies to 55 locations through April 4.

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U.S. flattop wraps up disaster support in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan's skipper, Capt. Thom Burke, speaks in a press conference aboard the vessel at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan called at the port the same day after concluding its participation in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi to provide relief in northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. support over Japan disaster

ABOARD THE ESSEX, Japan - Capt. David Fluker, captain of the U.S. amphibious assault ship Essex, speaks during an interview at the bridge of the vessel in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on March 28, 2011. Fluker vowed to continue relief efforts in response to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Exchange center opens at Yokosuka U.S. base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Daniel Weed (L), head of the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, and Mayor Yuto Yoshida cut the tape to mark the opening of a cultural exchange center at the base Nov. 18, 2009. The center, which will host events organized both by Japanese and Americans, is the first facility in a U.S. military base in Japan to allow free access by the general public.

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Japan destroyers on antipiracy mission make 1st port call in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Capt. Hiroshi Goto (L), the escort division commander leading Japan's antipiracy mission off Somalia, meets Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh (R) in Djibouti on April 6 after the first port call by the two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers dispatched on the mission.

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Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Hiroshi Goto, who leads the force's antipiracy mission off Somalia, speaks to reporters at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, before two MSDF destroyers set sail on the mission March 14.

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U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk open to last public viewing

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Capt. Todd Zecchin (L), the captain of the 82,000-ton U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, chats with a citizen on the deck during the ship's public viewing at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of tokyo, on Dec. 8.

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Commander apologizes for fire at U.S. Navy's ammunition depot

SASEBO, Japan - Capt. Tilghman Payne (R), commander at the Fleet Activities Sasebo naval base, meets with Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake at the city hall on Oct. 22 to convey his apologies for worrying city residents about the fire that occurred at a woodworking shop at the Maehata ammunition depot the previous day.

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U.S. Marine vessel allegedly threatened Japanese fishing boat

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Capt. Stewart Upton (R), a spokesperson at the U.S. Marine Corps Iwakuni Air Station, visits the office of a fisheries cooperative in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Jan. 14 after a U.S. Marine Corps patrol boat allegedly threatened a Japanese fishing boat on Jan. 5 in the Inland Sea off Etajima, leveling a gun at a fisherman onboard. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda quoted the U.S. military as having said the patrol boat did not point a gun at the fishing boat.

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U.S. Navy's Blue Ridge makes port call in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Capt. Stephen Maynard (R, front) of the U.S. Navy's Blue Ridge receives flowers at Nagoya port, Aichi Prefecture, on March 12 as the ship made a port call to allow crewmembers to go sightseeing and participate in goodwill activities.

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(5)MSDF ship leaves Hiroshima to supply Japanese troops in Iraq

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Capt. Yasuhiro Mukuo (L) and Capt. Hiroji Sakaue meet the press on the 8,900-ton Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Kure port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 14 before the ship leaves the port to move supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Iraq. Mukuo will oversee the transport operation and Sakaue will command the ship.

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Woman company commander takes over in GSDF 10th Division

NAGOYA, Japan - Capt. Yoko Sato, 30, taking command of the 2nd Company of the 10th Signal Battalion of the Ground Self-Defense Force's 10th Division, speaks at her inaugural ceremony at the Moriyama base in Nagoya.

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Japanese victims, U.S. Navy sign collision settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawyer Morio Hatakeyama (L, front) and U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Evans shake hands at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 14 after signing documents to settle the collision off Hawaii last year between the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville and the Ehime Maru from Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. Hatakeyama heads a group of lawyers representing 26 survivors and the bereaved families of seven victims. (Pool photo)

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Enola Gay co-pilot's log fetches $350,000 at Christie's

NEW YORK, United States - The flight log of Capt. Robert Lewis, the co-pilot of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, sold for $350,000 at Christie's auction in New York on March 27.

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Modified salvage plan may delay lift of Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. Navy's Capt. Bert Marsh briefs reporters in Hawaii on Sept. 7 on operations to salvage Japanese high school fisheries training ship Ehime Maru sunk by U.S. submarine Greeneville off Hawaii on Feb. 9.

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U.S. Navy modifies operation to lift Ehime Maru

HONOLULU, United States - U.S. Navy Capt. Bert Marsh briefs reporters in Oahu, Hawaii, on Aug. 22 about an altered plan to lift the Ehime Maru, the Japanese high school fisheries training vessel sunk in a collision with a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine off Honolulu in February.

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U.S., Ehime Maru kin lawyers hold 1st compensation talks

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Ehime Vice Gov. Nobuyoshi Yano (R) is greeted May 9 by Capt. Carol Cooper from the legal affairs division of the U.S. Navy in Japan in Yokosuka, as he arrives to attend the first round of compensation talks between lawyers for relatives of 25 of 35 Japanese aboard a high school fisheries ship hit and sunk by a U.S. Navy submarine on Feb. 9 and U.S. representatives.

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Russian defense attache flies home

TOKYO, Japan - Capt. Victor Bogatenkov leaves Japan for home from Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 9, one day after a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer was arrested on suspicion of leaking defense secrets to the Russian naval officer. Bogatenkov ignored a Japanese police request for questioning.