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U.S. Navy Masses 20+ Warships for Iran Blockade as George Washington Heads to Sea Trials

The posture concentrates U.S. firepower in the Middle East to pressure Iran.

Japan Weighs Long-Range Attack Drones to Expand Counterstrike Reach

U.S. Tomahawk Use Forces Delays to Japan's Missile Order

U.S. Air Force Stations First F-35As in Japan at Misawa

Japan Poised to Join U.S. 'Golden Dome' Missile Shield at March 19 Summit

Iwakuni Carrier Landing Drills Face Fresh Rebuke as Yamaguchi Governor Joins On-Site Review

Japan Schedules U.S. Carrier Landing Practice at Iwakuni for Sept. 17–26

USS New Orleans Fire Off Okinawa Extinguished After 12-Hour Battle

U.S. Navy Says Okinawa Ship Fire Extinguished as Japan Coast Guard Cautions It Is Not Fully Out

Japan to Deploy F-35B Stealth Fighters to Nyutabaru Air Base on August 7

U.S. Military Osprey Makes Emergency Landing at Iwate Hanamaki Airport

US V-22 Osprey Executes Precautionary Emergency Landing in Akita

Japan Deploys Third Osprey to Saga Garrison as Southwest Shift Advances

Four SDF Members Injured in Kadena Air Base Explosion

U.S. Marines Begin Relocation from Okinawa to Guam After Years of Negotiations

U.S. Space Force Establishes First Unit in Japan at Yokota Air Base

Gearbox Failure and Crew Decisions Led to Fatal Osprey Crash in Japan