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U.S. Marine unit in Okinawa gets new littoral combat duties
The 12th Marine Regiment stationed at Camp Hansen in ... resentment in Okinawa Prefecture over its hosting of around 70 percent of all U.S. military installations in Japan. In 2012, Tokyo and ...
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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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US, Japanese troops to practice reconnaissance during Iron Fist amphibious exercise
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — At least three U.S. Navy ships and four Marine Corps Ospreys will join an annual amphibious exercise by Marines, sailors and Japanese troops next month, according to Japan’s ...
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Okinawa cluster reveals ‘loophole’ in Japan’s strict border controls
A recent cluster infection in Okinawa Prefecture among members and ... over an eight-day period at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Camp Hansen in Kin. As of Dec. 22, at least five Omicron cases had ...
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‘Nasty’ Fights of the Future Require More Realistic Training, Says Panel
The Marine Corps and Navy need to keep investing in realistic training simulators, multi-domain integrated exercises, more lethality and advanced technologies that keep up with new threats to better ...