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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan -- The Japan Air Self-Defense Force 2nd Air Defense Missile Group conducted Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) deployment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 29, 2017.

NORFOLK (NNS) -- Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed for Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 30, where it will assume duties as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious force of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2017 — U.S. and South Korean defense leaders are today discussing ways to make the alliance stronger in face of continued outrageous acts by North Korea.

CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan – The remains of Capt. Benjamin R. Cross, Cpl. Nathaniel F. Ordway and Lance Cpl. Ruben P. Velasco, who died in an MV-22B Osprey mishap off the coast of Australia, August 5, have been recovered.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Forward area refueling point team members from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron load 100-foot fuel hoses into a cart Aug. 17, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

Okinawa consumes the least amount of ice cream among all the prefectures in Japan. As of 2015, Chiba prefecture led the country with an average of 27.1 cups per a person a year, whereas Okinawans had only 7.6. People in Chiba spent 6,616 yen on ice cream on average, which is three times more than Okinawans, who spent 2,151 yen.