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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  Use of U.S. Forces Abroad
United States naval forces suppressing piracy landed on the northwest coast of Cuba and burned a pirate station.
Four United States vessels demonstrated and landed various parties (one of 200 marines and sailors) to discourage piracy and the slave trade along the Ivory coast, and to punish attacks by the natives on American seamen and shipping.
U.S. forces protected passengers and treasure in transit at Aspinwall during the absence of local police or troops on the occasion of the death of the President of Colombia.
www.fas.org /man/crs/crs_931007.htm   (8242 words)

  
 Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798 - 2004
The second Barbary War was declared against the United States by the Dey of Algiers of the Barbary states, an act not reciprocated by the United States.
On February 17, 1994, President Clinton reported that the United States had expanded its participation in United Nations and NATO efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict in former Yugoslavia and that 60 US aircraft were available for participation in the authorized NATO missions.
Beginning in late December 1998, and continuing during 1999, the United States, together with forces of the coalition enforcing the "no-fly" zones over Iraq, conducted military operations against the Iraqi air defense system on numerous occasions in response to actual or potential threats against aircraft enforcing the "no-fly" zones in northern and southern Iraq.
www.history.navy.mil /library/online/forces.htm   (12654 words)

  
 World War Two in the Pacific Comes to a Fiercely Fought Close in 1945
Japan was able to win many of the early battles of the war in Asia.
The military leaders in Tokyo believed that the United States could not resist because it was busy fighting the war in Europe.
The United States dropped one of the bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and another on Nagasaki.
www.voanews.com /specialenglish/2006-11-29-voa3.cfm   (1240 words)

  
 USARJ and 9th TSC Camp Zama,JAPAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
United States Army Japan (USARJ) is stationed at Camp Zama, 25 miles southwest of Tokyo.
The United States Army Japan is the Army Component Command of United States Forces Japan.
It is a major subordinate command of the United States Army, Pacific, and is stationed at Camp Zama.
www.usarj.army.mil   (272 words)

  
 United States-Japan Roadmap for Realignment Implementation
The United States and Japan will locate the FRF in a configuration that combines the Henoko-saki and adjacent water areas of Oura and Henoko Bays, including two runways aligned in a "V"-shape, each runway having a length of 1,600 meters plus two 100-meter overruns.
Approximately 8,000 III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) personnel and their approximately 9,000 dependents will relocate from Okinawa to Guam by 2014, in a manner that maintains unit integrity.
The United States will fund the remainder of the facilities and infrastructure development costs for the relocation to Guam—estimated in U.S. Fiscal Year 2008 dollars at $3.18 billion in fiscal spending plus approximately $1 billion for a road.
www.state.gov /r/pa/prs/ps/2006/65517.htm   (2007 words)

  
 Big changes planned for Pacific military forces - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
In Asia, the officers said, the plan appears to seek elimination of crisscrossing chains of command that are legacies of World War II, the occupation of Japan, the Korean War, the war in Vietnam, and the Cold War that ended in 1989 with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The United States and South Korea have already announced that the U.S. headquarters will move from a congested area in Seoul to a new site about 75 miles south.
The UNC was established in 1950 to provide a flag under which forces of nearly 20 nations fought to repel the North Korean invasion; a small headquarters may be retained for political appearances.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Feb/01/ln/ln01a.html   (972 words)

  
 MOFA: FY 2006 Orientation Program for United States Forces Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) is planning to host this year's Orientation Program for USFJ from the 16th to the 19th of January, 2007.
The aim of this Orientation Program is to improve the understanding of the Japanese perspective by USFJ officers who have recently arrived in Japan.
Approximately twenty officers from the components of the USFJ are expected to participate.
www.mofa.go.jp /announce/event/2007/1/0105.html   (277 words)

  
 MOFA: FY 2005 Orientation Program for United States Forces Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) is planning to host this year's Orientation Program for USFJ from the 17th to the 20th of January, 2006.
The aim of this Orientation Program is to improve the understanding of the Japanese perspective by USFJ officer personnel who have recently arrived in Japan.
Participants are expected to share knowledge which they gain from the program to their respective units.
www.mofa.go.jp /announce/event/2005/12/1207-2.html   (280 words)

  
 U.S. Consulate - Nagoya
Nagoya, December 9----The United States Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Joseph R. Donovan, visited Nagoya to discuss regional issues with the Aichi Seiji Daigakuin.
Nagoya, November 1---United States Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer sat down with thirty-five university students at the Nagoya American Center for an hour-long conversation on a wide array of topics concerning the United States and Japan, including North Koreafs return to the Six Party talks and democracy building in Iraq.
Horseshoe Road, a young energetic trio from Oklahoma touring Japan on the eve of Oklahoma's centenary and at the suggestion of Ambassador to the United States Ryozo Kato, had the audience clapping and cheering with enthusiasm.
usembassy.state.gov /nagoya   (1386 words)

  
 US Army | 2nd Infantry Division : News and Media
Alpha Company 6th Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment’s primary mission is to provide general aviation support to the United States Forces Korea, Eighth United States Army, United Nations Command, and United States Forces Japan.
This was the first such unit ever to be activated during hostilities in an active combat theater.
The unit supported relief operations during the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster on Sumatra in 2004 and continue to stand at the ready for any contingencies.
www-2id.korea.army.mil /news/article/?id=87   (512 words)

  
 Home page | USO
The original intent of Congress — and enduring style of USO delivery — is to represent the American people by extending a touch of home to the military.
The USO currently operates more than 130 centers worldwide, including ten mobile canteens located in the continental United States and overseas.
Overseas centers are located in Germany, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Qatar, Korea, Afghanistan, Guam, and Kuwait.
www.uso.org   (257 words)

  
 The History Place - World War Two in Europe Timeline
- United States proclaims neutrality; German troops cross the Vistula River in Poland.
- United States and Britain declare war on Japan.
- Germany declares war on the United States.
www.historyplace.com /worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm   (1796 words)

  
 [Napsnet] FOIA REPORT: United States Forces Command Japan, Command History 1984   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These histories from US service or unified commands in the Pacific were released to Nautilus under US Freedom of Information Act requests.
This command history notes coordination with USFJ on logistics and other support plans for OPLAN 5027, the US plan in case of a war on the Korean Peninsula (47, 52, 62).
The report also includes a full chronology for USFJ in 1984 on page 146-211.
www.nautilus.org /pipermail/napsnet/2006-September/000889.html   (249 words)

  
 Nautilus Institute: Global Disclosure Project
United States Forces Command Japan, Command History 1985
United States Forces Command Japan, Command History 1984
United States Forces Command Japan, Command History 1983
www.nautilus.org /foia/foiachrons.html   (504 words)

  
 Yokota Air Base Japan - United States Air Force - AB AFB USAF - Picture Tokyo
Yokota Air Base (横田空軍基地) is a United States Air Base, located near the city of
Fussa and in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan.
headquarters for United States Forces Japan, and is currently used for airlift
picturetokyo.com /travel/yokota.html   (343 words)

  
 Influenza Workshop participants
Embassy of the United States of America, Tokyo
Deputy Chief of Staff, Force Health Protection 18 th Medical Command
Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J5 United States Pacific Command
www.ifpa.org /confwrkshp/flu_0906_partic.htm   (358 words)

  
 0001-0099 Range Forms- United States Air Forces Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
0001-0099 Range Forms- United States Air Forces Japan
Report of Courts-Martial Dispositions of Offenses Punishable by the Laws of Japan
Official Procurement and Consumption Tax Exemption Certificate for US Forces, Japan
www.e-publishing.af.mil /forms/formlist.asp?puborg=USAFJ&series=0001-0099   (89 words)

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