The 11th Seabees will be attached to Task Force 75, headquartered at Naval Base Guam. Camp Shields, northeast of Kadena Air ...

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NAHA—Various questions have emerged following a simulation exercise on Jan. 30 examining the evacuation of about 120,000 Okinawa residents in the event of a military conflict in nearby Taiwan. The ...

Relocating Marines from Okinawa would remove vital U.S. forces from the region at a time when China is doubling down on its claim on Taiwan, scholars said.

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--The Defense Ministry deployed its first ground-to-ship missile system in Okinawa’s main island to target “enemy” vessels. The batteries were set up March 21 at the Ground ...

Okinawa offers a slower, more soulful side of Japan that blends tropical escape with cultural depth. View Entire Post › ...

ITOMAN, Okinawa – One memorial to the cost of World War II memorial was recently updated, and another created, both in Okinawa prefecture, ahead of the 79 th anniversary of the culminating battle of ...

NAHA, Japan (AP) — A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar headed toward Japan’s southern archipelago of Okinawa on Thursday, leading businesses and the airport to close and fishermen to batten down their ...