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Iron Fist 2025: USMC and JSDF Troops Train for Amphibious Warfare
This marks the third straight year that Iron Fist has taken place on Japanese soil. On April 1, 1945, a mere five days after ...
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JSDF Orders 17 CH-47 Block IIs as Part of Helicopter Fleet Modernization
On Feb. 13, 2025, Boeing announced that the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces) ordered 17 units of CH-47 Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) to modernize their fleet, replacing and complementing some ...
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Japan Appoints First Chief of New Joint Operations Command
The new command, which has the authority to unify all three JSDF branches, is set to be launched on March 24. Then-Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger (left ...