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US Prepare To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

Handout file photo dated June, 26, 2024shows n AH-1Z Viper, left, assigned to the “Blue Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), and an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, flies patrol as the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. In response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon has strategically repositioned US military assets in the Mediterranean on Friday, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, along with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined other US naval forces in the region, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens and other missions. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Prepare To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

Handout file photo dated June 26, 2024 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. In response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon has strategically repositioned US military assets in the Mediterranean on Friday, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, along with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined other US naval forces in the region, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens and other missions. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Prepare To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

Handout file photo dated June 19, 2024 shows Marines with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC) transit the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) during the exercise Baltic Operations 24 (BALTOPS 24) in the baltic Sea. In response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon has strategically repositioned US military assets in the Mediterranean on Friday, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, along with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined other US naval forces in the region, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens and other missions. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jesse Turner via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Prepare To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

Handout file photo dated April 28, 2024shows the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), top, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) in the Atlantic Ocean. In response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon has strategically repositioned US military assets in the Mediterranean on Friday, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, along with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined other US naval forces in the region, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens and other missions. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric A. Moser via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Prepare To Evacuate Americans From Lebanon

Handout file photo dated May 14, 2024 shows the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) conducts a fueling at sea evolution with the amphibious dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) in the Atlantic Ocean. In response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Pentagon has strategically repositioned US military assets in the Mediterranean on Friday, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, along with Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has joined other US naval forces in the region, preparing for potential evacuations of American citizens and other missions. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 2

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

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Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 3

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

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Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

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Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 4

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

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New U.S. Naval Forces Japan commander

The new commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, Rear Adm. Ian Johnson, speaks at a change of command ceremony on June 26, 2024, at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Jordan stages multinational military drill

STORY: Jordan stages multinational military drill SHOOTING TIME: May 12, 2024 DATELINE: May 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOSTAFA AL-HIYARI, Director of Military Media at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HERBERT LEE BREARD, Chief of the Exercises Division at the U.S. Central Command STORYLINE: The Jordanian Armed Forces' annual Eager Lion military drills began Sunday with participation of ground, naval, and air forces from 33 countries including the United States and 10 other Arab countries. The exercise runs until May 23. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOSTAFA AL-HIYARI, Director of Military Media at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army "The Eager Lion exercise is one of the most significant military drills conducted in the Middle East region, involving participation from ground, air, and naval forces at the level of the armed forces of the participating countries. Additionally, numerous go

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Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on British oil tanker, U.S. drone

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for attacks on British oil tanker, U.S. drone SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea reading a statement in the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV channel in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group said early Saturday that they had launched a missile attack and hit a British oil tanker in the Red Sea and shot down a U.S. drone in northern Yemen. "Our naval forces (on Friday) targeted a British oil ship, Andromeda Star, in the Red Sea with a number of appropriate naval missiles and hit it directly," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea read a statement in the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV channel. "On Thursday, our air defense forces succeeded in shooting down an American MQ9 aircraft in the airspace of Saada Governorate (northern Yemen), while it was carrying out hostile missions and it was targeted by a suitable missile," he said.

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Yemen's Houthis claim targeting U.S., Israeli ships

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim targeting U.S., Israeli ships SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea speaking during a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for launching three attacks, targeting two U.S. ships in the Gulf of Aden and an Israeli ship in the Indian Ocean. "In support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and in response to the American-British aggression against our country (Yemen), our naval forces carried out a military operation targeting the American ship (MAERSK YORKTOWN) in the Gulf of Aden, with a number of suitable naval missiles, and the hit was accurate," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement aired by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. "We also carried out other two military operations using bomb-laden drones, one of which targeted an American warship in the Gulf of Aden, with a number of

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Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on commercial ship, U.S. warships

STORY: Yemen's Houthis claim strikes on commercial ship, U.S. warships SHOOTING DATE: March 4, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea delivering a statement in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: The Houthi group in Yemen announced on Monday that it had carried out strikes targeting an "Israeli-operated commercial ship" in the Arabian Sea as well as American warships in the Red Sea. In a statement aired by the group's Al-Masirah TV channel, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said the group's naval forces "carried out a targeting operation against an Israeli ship 'MSC SKY' in the Arabian Sea, striking it accurately with a number of naval missiles." Sarea stated that just hours earlier, the Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at "a number of American warships in the Red Sea" in what he termed a "qualitative operation." He described the strikes as retaliation for the "American-British ag

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U.S., Britain carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen -- Houthi TV

STORY: U.S., Britain carry out new round of strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen -- Houthi TV SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17 & Jan. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman, shot on Jan. 17, 2024 2. phone footage of airstrikes in Dhamar, northern Yemen, shot on Jan. 18, 2024 STORYLINE: The United States and Britain bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV said. The strikes hit Houthi targets in five provinces, including Hodeidah, the main port on the Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthis, the channel reported, without providing more details. The attack followed the Houthis claim of a missile strike on a U.S. ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday night. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a targeting operation against the American ship (Ginko Picardie) in the Gu

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Yemen's Houthis ramp up attacks on commercial shipping in Red Sea

STORY: Yemen's Houthis ramp up attacks on commercial shipping in Red Sea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi Military Spokesman STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi armed group on Monday claimed responsibility for attacking a U.S. ship in the Gulf of Aden, a serious escalation of attacks in the crucial maritime region. The strike, which involved the firing of "several missiles," was "accurate and direct," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. The Houthi group now "considers all American and British ships and warships participating in the aggression against our country as hostile targets" Sarea said. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi Military Spokesman "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (the Houthi forces), with the help of God Almighty, carried out a military operation targeting an American ship in the Gulf of Aden, with a num

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Yemen's Houthi group says targeting U.S. ship in Red Sea

STORY: Yemen's Houthi group says targeting U.S. ship in Red Sea SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Military spokesman for Houthi Group STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group announced on Wednesday that it has launched "a large batch" of drones and missiles toward a U.S. navy vessel in the Red Sea, which was "assisting" Israel. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Military spokesman for Houthi Group "With the help of God Almighty, the naval forces, the missile force, and the unmanned air force of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a joint military operation with a large number of ballistic and naval missiles and drones, targeting an American ship that was providing support to the Zionist entity. The operation came as a preliminary response to the treacherous attack our naval forces were subjected to by the American enemy forces on Sunday the 18th of Jumada al-Akhirah 1445 AH." Earlier in the day

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Yemen's Houthi group says 10 fighters killed by U.S. Navy forces in Red Sea

STORY: Yemen's Houthi group says 10 fighters killed by U.S. Navy forces in Red Sea SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman 2. various of U.S. marines firing at Houthi boats STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group said Sunday that 10 of its fighters were killed by U.S. naval forces in the Red Sea while they were trying to hijack a commercial ship in international waters. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement broadcast live by the group's al-Masirah TV that the U.S. forces attacked three boats belonging to the Houthi rebels. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): YAHYA SAREA, Houthi military spokesman "The U.S. attacked three boats belonging to the Yemeni naval forces, which led to the martyrdom and loss of ten members of the naval forces." He said the rebels were "performing their humanitarian and moral duty" to prevent Israel-related ships from passing through the Red

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Lloyd Austin Visits Kuwait And Bahrain

Handout photo shows Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in Bahrain, Dec 17, 2023 on a trip to the U.S. Central Command AOR. While in the region Austin will visit Kuwait, Israel and Qatar. DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exercise Malabar joint naval drills

Vice Adm. Akira Saito (far L), commander-in-chief of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Self-Defense Fleet, talks with commanders from U.S., Indian and Australian naval forces before the annual "Exercise Malabar" joint drills begin on Aug. 10, 2023, in Sydney.

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated June 1, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, answers questions at a local media press conference during the exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 pre-sail conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Justin Stumberg via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated October 25, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, reviews the recruit ceremonial honor guard during a pass in review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) in Great Lakes, Illinois. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Spencer Fling via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated August 15, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet and commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, observes Romanian Navy Day celebrations in Constanta, Romania. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nelson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated June 9, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, center, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), and Rear Adm. Guy Robinson, right, OBE, Royal Navy, deputy commander of STRIKFORNATO, visit the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Carson City (T-EPF 7) at Bornholm Island in Denmark during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist America A. Henry

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated July 7, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, was honored with sideboys as she enters a reception provided by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) as part of Ukrainian Navy Day, which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Fred Gray IV via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated July 7, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, front, and Adm. Ihor Voronchenko, commander of the Ukrainian navy, back right, salute as a Ukrainian patrol boat gets underway from Odesa Port during Ukrainian Navy Day, which coincides with exercise Sea Breeze 2019, in Odesa, Ukraine. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kyle Steckler via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated October 25, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks inside Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall during a pass in review graduation ceremony at Recruit Training Command (RTC) i Great Lakes, Illinois US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Spencer Fling via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated May 11, 2018 shows Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, delivers remarks during the closing ceremony of exercise Phoenix Express 2018 in Souda Bay, Greece. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan U. Kledzik via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Biden Picks 1st Female Admiral To Lead Navy

Handout file photo dated May 27, 2019 shows Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander of U.S. 6th Fleet, greets Tunisian naval officers at the Tunisian Ministry of Defense in Tunis, Tunisia. US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy, the first time a woman has been nominated to head a Pentagon military service branch. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft carrier strike commander. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the US Senate. If confirmed as Chief of Naval Operations she will be the first woman to become a member of the elite group of senior military officers who make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Amelia Umayam via ABACAPRESS.COM

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New U.S. Navy commander vows to continue close ties with Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - New U.S. Naval Forces Japan commander Rear Adm. Richard Wren (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Rear Adm. James Kelly prior to a replacement ceremony at the U.S. navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 9. Wren pledged to ''continue'' close and amicable bilateral ties with Japan.

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Coalition officers say Japanese withdrawal would affect unity

MANAMA, Bahrain - Rear Adm. Scott Swift, deputy commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, speaks to Japanese reporters at a U.S. naval facility in Manama on Sept. 11 about Japan's refueling support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in the Indian Ocean.

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U.S. aircraft carrier Reagan to arrive in Yokosuka by October

YOKOHAMA, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, talks to the press at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 19, 2015. He said the U.S aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is expected to arrive at the base between September and October 2015. The Ronald Reagan will replace the George Washington which left Japan in May.

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U.S. Navy aircraft takeoff-landing drill

IWOTO ISLAND, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan conduct field carrier landing practice at the runway on Iwoto Island in the Pacific on May 14, 2014.

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U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, bows to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012. On the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, Cloyd voiced his "deepest, most sincere and most heartfelt apology for the enormous and intolerable suffering and trauma the victim had" and apologized for the "anger and mistrust" the incident has caused among the people of Okinawa.

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U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, hands a letter of apology to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012.

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57th anniversary of Korean War armistice signing

SEOUL, South Korea - Gen. Walter Sharp, top commander of U.S. forces in South Korea, raises his glass after addressing a ceremony at the Panmunjeom truce village July 27, 2010, to mark the 57th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War armistice. Sharp blasted North Korea for violating the armistice in its suspected involvement in the deadly sinking of a South Korean naval ship. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Chiefs of Japan, U.S. forces meet

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Ryoichi Oriki (L), chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, chats with Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a garden at the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington on June 24, 2010. The top military officers of the two countries discussed situations surrounding Japan, including the alleged sinking of a South Korean naval ship by North Korea.

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U.S. Navy commander reassures Japan 'safe' from N. Korean rocket

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Outgoing U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly speaks at a press conference at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 30. Kelly reassured the Japanese that their country is safe from potential threats that might be posed by the rocket North Korea plans to launch early next month.

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Top U.S. Navy official meets press over tax driver's murder

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly speaks at a press conference at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka on April 5. Earlier in the day, Kelly met with the bereaved family of Masaaki Takahashi, a 61-year-old taxi driver who was allegedly killed by 22-year-old U.S. Navy seaman Olatunboson Ugbogu in Yokosuka on March 19, and apologized to them.

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U.S. navy commander offers apology over murder of taxi driver

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan Commander Rear Adm. James Kelly (R) hands a letter of apology to Yokosuka Mayor Roichi Kabaya at Yokosuka city hall on April 3 over the suspected murder of a Japanese taxi driver by a U.S. sailor. Kelly visited the city hall together with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer

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Unionized workers at U.S. military bases in Japan go on strike

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Striking Japanese workers hold a rally outside the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. The workers went on strike, the first nationwide work stoppage action in 16 years by the 16,000-member All Japan Garrison Forces Labor Union, to protest proposed cuts in benefits as a result of Japan's plan to curtail host-nation support for U.S. bases.

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U.S. naval officer nabbed in stabbing of Japanese woman in Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, visited Sasebo Mayor Akira Mitsutake (back to camera) on Oct. 14 to apologize after a U.S. naval officer was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of stabbing a Japanese woman in Sasebo.

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Kelly apologizes over death of Japanese woman in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. James Kelly (L), commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Japan, apologizes to Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya at the Yokosuka city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 6 over the death of a Japanese woman in the city. A 21-year-old U.S. sailor is being held in confinement at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka in connection with the incident.

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Top U.S. naval officer in Japan stresses safety of nuke carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Japan, Rear Adm. James Kelly, holds an interview with reporters Nov. 4. He stressed the safety of the type of U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the United States plans to deploy in Japan.

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U.S. officials at Ehime Maru memorial service

UWAJIMA, Japan - U.S. government and military officials attend a memorial service held in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Jan. 10 for the nine victims of a collision off Hawaii in February 2001 between the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and a U.S. Navy submarine. Among them were U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker, Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin, commander of U.S. naval forces in Japan, and Rear Adm. William Klemm, who was in charge of raising the sunken ship in the U.S. Navy.

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(1)U.S. Navy turns over recovered belongings of Ehime Maru crew

UWAJIMA, Japan - In a ceremony at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Dec. 20, Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin (R), commander of U.S. naval forces in Japan, hands over to Mika Makisawa (C) one of the recovered belongings of the students and crew aboard the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru who went down with the ship following its collision with a U.S. submarine off Hawaii in February.

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U.S. Navy commander in Japan welcomes SDF's dispatch

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan, speaks at a news conference Sept. 20 at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. He welcomed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's pledge to enable Japan's Self-Defense Forces to provide logistical support to the U.S. military.

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(8)Terrorist attacks

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is seen berthed at the naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Sept. 18. The U.S. Forces told Japan they will conduct takeoff and landing drills for Kitty Hawk-based jet fighters at Iojima Island in the Pacific on Sept. 20-26.

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Commander of U.S. Navy in Japan meets with reporters

UWAJIMA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin (L), the commander of U.S. naval forces in Japan, speaks at a press conference June 16 in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture. Chaplin said the U.S. Navy is confident that the salvage of a Japanese high school fisheries training ship, which sank Feb. 9 in a collision with a U.S. Navy submarine, will be successful.

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U.S. to launch Ehime Maru salvage operation in early Aug.

UWAJIMA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin (C), commander of U.S. naval forces in Japan, meets with relatives of the victims of the sunken Ehime Maru in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on June 16 to brief them on U.S. plans to salvage the ill-fated fishery training ship in August.