Mattis in Seoul: Use of nukes by NK ‘will be met by a massive military response’

After attending the 49th annual Security Consultative Meeting with South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo in Seoul on Friday, American Secretary of Defense James Mattis spoke to the press about the most pressing threat in the region, North Korea. In his statements, Mattis drew a clear line in the sand in terms of […]

Watch: US Navy rescues women, dogs who’d been lost at sea for 5 months

Two American women who had been lost at sea for five months were rescued by the U.S. Navy’s Sasebo-based amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) some 900 miles southeast of Japan on Wednesday. The mariners, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba, as well as their two dogs, had been en route to Tahiti from […]

News Roundup: Navy SEALS under investigation in Special Forces murder, George Washington plaques too triggering for church, nude airsofter arrested with drugs/porn

What happened here???: WASHINGTON — Navy criminal authorities are investigating whether two members of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 strangled to death an Army Green Beret on assignment in Mali in June, military officials say. Staff Sgt. Logan J. Melgar, a 34-year-old veteran of two deployments to Afghanistan, was found dead on June 4 […]

USS Nimitz arrival makes three US aircraft carriers in western Pacific

Many think President Trump is mobilizing for an attack on North Korea. In recent days there have been stories of nuclear capable B-52’s possibly being put on 24 hour alert for the first time since 1991, a dozen F-35’s deploying to Japan and now word of three aircraft carriers in the waters near North Korea. USS […]

US to deploy F-35’s to Japan in November as show of force

As the North Korean threat seems to increase on a daily basis the US is sending 12 F-35’s to Japan. The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. The […]

US to Deploy F-35’s to Japan in November as Show of Force

As the North Korean threat seems to increase on a daily basis the US is sending 12 F-35’s to Japan. The U.S. Air Force has announced that it will send its version of the advanced F-35 stealth fighter jet to Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base next month in the first such deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. […]

Japan takes the lead on aggressive rhetoric in joint talks on North Korea

In talks held between senior defense officials from Japan, South Korea and the United States on Monday, it wasn’t American Defense Secretary James Mattis urging an escalation of defensive posture in the face of the North Korean threat, but rather his Japanese Counterpart. Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told officials from the two allied nations […]

American and Japanese giant robots finally meet in battle… and the results are boring

In September, we reported on Eagle Prime, America’s massive 12-ton battle robot designed and built specifically to do battle with Japan’s own battle-mech, Kuratas. America’s robot, which was touted as bigger and more powerful than its Japanese opponent, even got its own hype reel, with dramatic footage of it targeting old cars with its weapon […]

CH-53 Helicopter crashes in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Local media in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture have reported the crash of a helicopter today, just before noon local time.  According to the Okinawa Times, the CH-53 went down near Takae.  Local emergency personnel were called.  So far, there have been no reports of any fatalities, though the Okinawa Times article did mention U.S. personnel on their […]

Picture of the Day: AH-1Z Viper Fires Training Missiles Over Ranges in Okinawa, Japan

OKINAWA,Japan – An AH-1Z Viper fires two training missiles over ranges in Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable, forward deployed force in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The aircraft is assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group […]