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STRIPES (Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - US, Japan offer few details on report linking Okinawa bases to PFAS contamination | Stars and Stripes

The U.S. military did not confirm or deny a report that American officials identified two U.S. airfields on Okinawa as likely sources of PFAS contamination.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - Asia’s ‘NATO’? Why Japan Is Flying Jet Fighters to India for the First Time

CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined a Taiwan Talks panel to discuss multinational exercises including...

CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham joined a Taiwan Talks panel to discuss multinational exercises including Orient Shield by US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. “In Exercise Veer Guardian, Japanese F-2 fighter jets are deploying to India for the first time as part of four overlapping multinational exercises including Orient Shield by US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. Tokyo will also be training with Australia, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand in a series of increasingly complex drills designed to strengthen interoperability and regional deterrence. With an increasing number of these layered mini-alliances forming and rehearsing, is this a deliberate strategy by the US and Japan to create a new allied model of defense?…Open

STRIPES (Seth Robson) - Army’s 4th Infantry Division marks Pacific pivot with training in Indonesia | Stars and Stripes

The Army’s 4th Infantry Division is taking part in the Super Garuda Shield exercise as it shifts focus from Europe to the Indo-Pacific region.

STRIPES (Janiqua Robinson) - Marine Corps F-35Bs replace Hornets in Japan under unit deployment program | Stars and Stripes

F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni for training with U.S. and allied forces throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

STRIPES (Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - US bases take back seat to pocketbook concerns in Okinawa governor’s race | Stars and Stripes

Rising prices and jobs eclipse the U.S. military presence as the top concern for voters heading into a closely contested gubernatorial election on Sept. 13.

STRIPES (Ryan Breeden, Keishi Koja) - Defense Department school librarian pulls teenager from rough seas off Okinawa | Stars and Stripes

Kadena middle school librarian and Army veteran Michael Cottrell rescued a 19-year-old from rough Okinawa surf.

STRIPES (Alex Wilson, Hana Kusumoto) - Japan’s first Tomahawk-capable destroyer returns home after US upgrades | Stars and Stripes

Japan’s first destroyer capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles returned home after nearly a year in the United States.

STRIPES (Ryan Breeden, Keishi Koja) - Air Force moves to ease Okinawa housing shortage as families wait weeks for homes | Stars and Stripes

Military families arriving on Okinawa are spending an average of three to five weeks searching for homes amid a tight housing market, officials said.

AF (Senior Airman Amanda Alvarez) - Tyndall AFB sharpens air-to-ground capabilities during Combat Hammer

The 325th FW deployed to Hill AFB to test and evaluate the F-35A Lightning II's air-to-ground precision-guided munitions capability using live ordnance.

STRIPES (Ryan Breeden, Keishi Koja) - US military moves ships, aircraft as another strong storm approaches Okinawa | Stars and Stripes

U.S. military installations on Okinawa moved ships and aircraft, secured facilities and prepared as Typhoon Saudel approached the island.