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Study finds high PFAS levels near Okinawa air base, raising contamination concerns
Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...
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Joint training prepares US, Japan for aircraft mishaps on Okinawa
During the Bilateral Aircraft Mishap Functional Training Exercise, U.S. Navy sailors and Japanese emergency responders ...
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The U.S. Marine Corps Is Backing Out of the Pacific
The redeployment of U.S. forces to Guam and other locations has already been met with sharp criticism from Marine Corps officials, notably Commandant General Eric Smith.
Top Marine general says moving Marines from Okinawa to Guam ‘puts us going the wrong way’
The United States and Japan agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 Marines from Okinawa to other locations in the Pacific.
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'Going the Wrong Way:' Booting Marines from Okinawa Could Embolden China, Commandant Says
The commandant of the Marine Corps expressed concern ... Under the agreement, 5,000 will move to Guam from Okinawa, with thousands more to relocate to bases in Hawaii, Australia and the contiguous ...
Storied Marine infantry battalion to be transformed into Littoral Combat Team
Battalion, 4th Marines was captured in World War II and reforged from the Marine Corps' first Raider units. Now it will ...
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U.S. Marine unit in Okinawa gets new littoral combat duties
The U.S. would retain approximately 10,000 Marine Corps personnel in Okinawa, relocate 4,000 to Guam and move 5,000 to Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. To alleviate the burden from military bases in ...