Brian McElhiney

Junglia theme park opens in hopes of boosting tourism in northern Okinawa stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Japanese fighter jets intercepted a South Korean airlifter low on fuel that entered Japanese airspace without approval while diverting to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, officials from both countries said Friday. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Two U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys made precautionary landings at civilian airports in northern Japan over the past week, according to the Air Force and Japanese officials. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

The U.S. Air Force recently concluded weather preparedness training at a remote fishing port in Japan that drew complaints from regional and local authorities. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

Three U.S. Marines out for a swim Friday night spent more than an hour adrift off Okinawa’s northern coast before being rescued, according to the service and Japan’s coast guard. stripes.com/branches/marin…

The Air Force is testing a key warfighting concept this month as part of its largest contingency response exercise in the Indo-Pacific, deploying more than 400 aircraft and 12,000 personnel to more than 50 locations across the region. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

U.S. Air Force weather preparedness training on one of Japan’s westernmost islands has drawn complaints from local and regional authorities, who say they were not informed of the full extent of the exercises. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

Work has been paused on a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa for more than a month, but the construction schedule will not be affected, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, who has logged more than 4,300 flight hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, T-38 Talon and T-37 Tweet, took over the 18th Wing from Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans during a change-of-command ceremony Monday. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

Chinese fighter jets made two close passes at Japanese intelligence aircraft again recently following similar incidents last month. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Anthony Easton closed out 31 years with the Marine Corps this week by turning over his duties as sergeant major of Marine Corps Installations Pacific to his successor and saying farewell. stripes.com/branches/marin…

An explosion last month at a munitions storage facility on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, occurred when Japanese soldiers accidentally detonated a fuse on a World War II-era anti-tank shell, Japan’s military said Thursday. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

Japan’s army has begun relocating its fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft to a new base on the southern island of Kyushu, part of an effort to beef up its presence near disputed islands amid aggressive moves by China. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Days after two Marine colonels formally apologized to Okinawan officials for a lance corporal’s misconduct, two more U.S. troops were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting local residents near Kadena Air Base, police said Monday. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

Japanese soldiers defused a U.S.-made, 275-pound bomb believed to be a World War II leftover at a historic villa in Okinawa’s capital city Sunday, the latest unexploded bomb removed from the former island battleground. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

The U.S. Air Force will begin its largest joint multinational exercise in the western Pacific next week to stress-test its maneuver concept for modern warfare. stripes.com/branches/air_f…

Japan plans to build an underground bomb shelter on its westernmost island that’s capable of housing up to 200 people in the event of a military attack or natural disaster. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

A U.S. Marine convicted June 24 in Japanese court of strangling and attempting to sexually assault a woman on Okinawa has appealed the verdict. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

The 16-year-old son of a U.S. military civilian employee was arrested last week after allegedly crashing a stolen car and fleeing into an apartment building, Japanese police said. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…

A U.S. Air Force training exercise off Okinawa took an unexpected turn this week when a supply bundle carrying a rescue boat detached from its parachute and fell into the sea, according to the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base. stripes.com/branches/air_f…