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Indonesia, U.S. forces hold joint combat drill

Military officers from the United States and Indonesia as well as a dozen other countries including Japan and Canada pose for photos during the opening ceremony of the annual joint military exercise Super Garuda Shield in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2025.

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Blast in Okinawa hurts 4 Japan SDF members

A Japan Self-Defense Forces vehicle with a sign reading "Unexploded bomb disposal" is seen in an ammunition depot area in the village of Yomitan in Okinawa Prefecture, on June 9, 2025. An explosion occurred earlier in the day in the area near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at the depot.

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[Breaking News]Okinawa peace march

KADENA, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - People march near the U.S. Kadena Air Base (in the background) in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kadena, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki addresses a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Chatan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near the U.S. Kadena Air Base (in the background) in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kadena, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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80th anniv. of U.S. forces landing on Okinawan island

A photo exhibition is held on Zamami Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 26, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the landing of the U.S. forces on the Kerama Islands during the closing days of World War II.

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80th anniv. of U.S. forces landing on Okinawan island

A photo exhibition is held on Zamami Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 26, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the landing of the U.S. forces on the Kerama Islands during the closing days of World War II.

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Memorial ceremony in Okinawa

A memorial ceremony is held on March 26, 2025, on Zamami Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa to mark the 80th anniversary of the landing of the U.S. forces on the Kerama Islands during the closing days of World War II.

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Commander of U.S. Space Force unit in Japan

Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir, the commander of United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific, meets the press on Dec. 3, 2024 at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, where the new component field command will be set up, ahead of its launch on Dec. 4.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-35B stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-35B stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Nyutabaru Air Base of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2024. The fighter is taking part in the Keen Sword joint exercise between the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military.

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U.S. F-22 stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-22 stealth fighter is seen at Nyutabaru Air Base in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, as the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military carry out a joint exercise.

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U.S. F-22 stealth fighter at Japan base

A U.S. F-22 stealth fighter is seen at Nyutabaru Air Base in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2024, as the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military carry out a joint exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, hold a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, shake hands after a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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Japan-U.S. joint drill in Sasebo

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida (R), chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Staff, and Adm. Steven Koehler, the U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, shake hands after a joint press conference aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, a U.S. Navy base in the southwestern city of Sasebo on Oct. 22, 2024, a day before the start of the joint Japan-U.S. "Keen Sword" exercise.

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New commander of U.S. forces in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, new commander of U.S. forces in Japan, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2024.

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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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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki addresses a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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[Breaking News]U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

GINOWAN, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island. (Kyodo)

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to reporters at the prefectural government headquarters in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 14, 2024, after the U.S. military resumed flights for some Osprey aircraft in Japan amid lingering concern over their safety following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to reporters at the prefectural government headquarters in Naha in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 14, 2024, after the U.S. military resumed flights for some Osprey aircraft in Japan amid lingering concern over their safety following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island. ==Kyodo

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft (front) moves to a runway to take off at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. Flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft resumed the same day after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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U.S. forces resume Osprey flights in Japan

A U.S. military MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies after taking off from U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on March 14, 2024. The resumption of flights in Japan for the tilt-rotor aircraft came after Washington lifted a worldwide flight ban on U.S. Ospreys following a crash last November off a southwestern Japan island.

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated January 9, 2018 shows a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flies over the East China Sea, B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pet

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces take out boxes of relief supplies from a U.S. military helicopter at Noto airport in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Jan. 17, 2024, after the Noto Peninsula was hit hard by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces take out boxes of relief supplies from a U.S. military helicopter at Noto airport in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Jan. 17, 2024, after the Noto Peninsula was hit hard by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.