SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Sea

SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Sea

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members board the 8,900-ton landing ship Kunisaki at Singapore's Changi naval base on Jan. 22 to head for tsunami-hit Aceh Province on Indonesia's Sumatra Island.

SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Se

SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Se

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. (Kyodo)

MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members board the 8,900-ton landing ship Kunisaki at Singapore's Changi naval base on Jan. 22 to head for tsunami-hit Aceh Province on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. (Kyodo)

10 missing in U.S. destroyer's collision with oil tanker

10 missing in U.S. destroyer's collision with oil tanker

The U.S. Navy destroyer John S. McCain sails to Changi Naval Base in Singapore on Aug. 21, 2017, after colliding with an oil tanker east of Singapore and the Strait of Malacca, leaving 10 crew members missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo