Chief Master Sgt. Paul Rodgers, 374th Security Forces Squadron SF manager, mentors 374th Maintenance Group Airmen during an Airman Enhancement day event, Oct. 10, 2019, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
The U.S. 7th Fleet hosted staff talks with their counterparts in the Indonesian Navy aboard the flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), in Yokosuka, Japan, on Oct 11.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force canceled an international fleet review planned for Monday to focus instead on disaster relief in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis.
Typhoon Hagibis, downgraded from super typhoon but still described by Japanese forecasters as large and “extremely strong,” is charging toward eastern Japan, where U.S. military bases around Tokyo prepared for strong wind and heavy rains.
6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Japan time: Fleet Activities Yokosuka has directed Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 1-E (emergency) for Yokosuka Naval Base and its satellite properties.
Japan’s new emperor will be enthroned Oct. 22, a day declared a national holiday. Most public offices will be closed and some public transportation will be on a weekend/holiday schedule.
Volunteer groups can raise money and get in the holiday spirit by partnering with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service to provide gift wrapping services for military shoppers this season.
Sailors and Marines stand watch together in every fleet and operate as an integrated naval force. We operate jointly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and continually demonstrate America's ability to put forces wherever and whenever we choose.
U.S. 7th Fleet Band, Far East Edition singer Musician 3rd Class Kathryn Whitbeck, from San Marcos, Texas, sings during a Hispanic Heritage Month observance aboard 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19).
The Chinese navy guided-missile destroyer Taiyuan anchored at Yokosuka Port on Thursday, less than a mile from Yokosuka Naval Base, home of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force deployed Patriot missile launchers to various spots, including a park in central Tokyo, during an exercise Wednesday, according to government officials.
