U.S. and Japan Seek to Cut Off North Korea’s Oil Supply

In response to the missile launch of North Korea over the Japanese islands on Tuesday, the United States and Japan will call for an international embargo on oil exports to Kin Jong Un’s government. The allied effort seeks to strike at the heart of Pyongyang’s weapons programs. Japan has requested an emergency meeting of the […]

North Korea’s ‘Reckless’ Missile Test Over Japan Escalates War of Words

The rogue government of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un launched a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea on Tuesday morning, prompting warnings to residents to take cover and drawing sharp reactions from Japanese, South Korean and US officials. The test was done in response to the United States and South Korean […]

Top U.S. officials emphasize military ties with Japan in the face of North Korean threat

In a meeting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis co-hosted with their Japanese counterparts, America’s top diplomat and senior military leader reaffirmed America’s “ironclad commitment” to the mutual defense of its allies in the Pacific. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera joined the two American officials […]

B-1 Lancer Bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base ‘Ready to Fight’

President Trump publicly stated that US forces were ‘locked and loaded’ when it comes to possible action against North Korea. The B-1 Lancer bombers and crews of the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron are just that…”Ready to Fight”. After taking off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, the B-1s assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, flew […]

General Dunford heads to China, South Korea, Japan to address leaders on North Korea

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with PACOM commander, Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., in Hawaii on Sunday while en route to Asia to meet with allies about heightening tensions with North Korea. General Dunford’s trip is intended to “improve military-to-military ties during a complicated time in […]

Japanese WWII battle flags and the healing process

Processing the aftermath of war on a person’s psyche and soul is a complicated subject. Probably one of the biggest societal shifts the Global War on Terror has brought is our understanding and recognition of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other combat-related conditions. Everyone can recall those old veterans, be they from WWII, Korea, and increasingly […]