Seth Robson
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US, Philippine troops hone jungle warfare skills together on Luzon
Thousands of soldiers from the United States and the Philippines began a three-week exercise on the island of Luzon to hone warfighting skills, including jungle operations. → Read More
More US military trainers are headed to Taiwan, according to newspaper report
The United States plans to send between 100 and 200 troops to Taiwan, up from about 30 there a year ago, amid rising tensions with China. → Read More
‘War is the problem’: Children of former POWs share parents’ stories of Japanese captivity
This year, no former US prisoners from World War II made an annual trip to the Japanese capital at the invitation of their former captors. → Read More
Japan IDs balloons spotted in its airspace four years ago as Chinese spy craft
The Japanese government has asked for confirmation from China and demanded no further such incidents. → Read More
Philippines leader says he’s open to territorial access for Japanese troops
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he’d consider a reciprocal military access agreement with Japan to guard his country’s fishermen and sea territory amid tension with China. → Read More
US, allies converge on Guam for annual Cope North exercise
Thousands of airmen and about 100 aircraft from the United States, Australia, Japan and France have kicked off a 15-day exercise on Guam, the Air Force’s 36th Wing said. → Read More
Amphibious warship constitutes a key piece of Taiwan’s defense against invasion
The Yushan, the largest ship in the Taiwanese navy, is the first of a planned fleet of four such vessels. → Read More
Taiwanese army shows off skills to repel an airborne invasion from China
A Taiwanese armored brigade annihilated red-helmeted soldiers portraying Chinese airborne troops during a recent force-on-force drill designed to showcase the island’s ability to repel invaders. → Read More
Taiwan defense experts expect few US boots on the ground if war breaks out with China
International support could be key to deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to Taipei-based defense experts who say U.S. forces aren’t likely to fight on the island. → Read More
Hawaii-based destroyer conducts Navy’s first Taiwan Strait transit of 2023
The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon steamed through the Taiwan Strait, the first this year of what’s become a routine passage along the waterway separating China from Taiwan. → Read More
Chinese surveillance drones, naval task force operate around Okinawa
Japanese fighters have scrambled for the first time to intercept Chinese WZ-7 Soaring Eagle surveillance drones operating earlier this week near Okinawa, according to Japan’s military. → Read More
US asks Australia to hand over former Marine accused of aiding Chinese military
The Australian government has formally received a request by Washington to extradite a former U.S. Marine pilot accused of providing military training to China, Australian officials said. → Read More
More snow for northern Japan after fatal pre-holiday blizzard
The one-week forecast calls for more snow at Sapporo and Asahikawa on Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, and in Aomori prefecture from Wednesday until Jan. 3, with a break on Saturday. → Read More
Missile plan gives Japan, US clout over Chinese navy, expert says
New Japanese and U.S. missiles have the potential to overwhelm China’s powerful and rapidly growing navy in a conflict, according to a U.S. security expert. → Read More
COLA restored for US troops in Japan ahead of holidays
The military had stopped paying the tax-free allowance to help offset the cost of living in expensive areas overseas to most of the 55,000 service members in Japan and Okinawa following changes announced by the State Department on Oct. 1. → Read More
US, Japan wrap up weeklong training to control far-flung armies
The annual Yama Sakura exercise, which began Dec. 4, involved 1,200 American and 4,500 Japanese troops at locations all over Japan and at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. → Read More
Airman strikes, injures schoolgirl with car in southern Japan
The Air Force has expressed sympathy for a Japanese high school girl struck by a U.S. airman’s car days before his newly formed drone squadron began operating from her city on Kyushu island. → Read More
Quad nations conclude four-day naval drills off Japan
Warships from the United States, Japan, India and Australia trained together in waters near Japan this week as part of drills designed to deter adversaries. → Read More
Life during wartime: Veteran’s photos offer glimpse at Korea’s front-line troops
Joseph Mellon, 93, of Hazelton, Pa., collected the photos taken by comrades while serving with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea from October 1951 to January 1952. Seventy years later, a shoebox in his home holds a photo collection that brings back memories of the “forgotten war.” → Read More
Basing B-52s in Australia would keep potential adversaries guessing, expert says
A plan to rotate U.S. B-52 bombers to Australia’s Northern Territory shows the Pentagon has found a useful alternative to basing aircraft on Guam, experts say. → Read More