Aaron Kidd
@kiddaaron
Pacific Bureau Chief @StarsandStripes. Tweeting about life in #Japan and the US military. @UofSC alum. Views = my own. RTs and likes ≠ endorsements, of course.
American and Australian troops are spearheading a large-scale logistics operation to feed, fuel and arm more than 35,000 service members across the southern continent as the allies seek to counter growing Chinese military power. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
Two 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. and South Korean militaries have agreed to allow a South Korean defense firm to service the T-55 engines on @USArmy Chinook helicopters. stripes.com/branches/army/…
The fast-attack submarine USS Indiana arrived Tuesday at its new homeport in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, becoming the third Virginia-class boat to join Submarine Squadron 7. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
EDITOR'S PICK | Popular mobile bakery on US base in Japan highlights limits on home ventures (by @juanking_17) stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
In the not-too-distant future, the @USArmy will field blended human-machine squads that mimic the stuff of science fiction, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters Tuesday in Hawaii. stripes.com/branches/army/…
Levels of chemicals in treated water discharged from two sites outside this U.S. airlift hub in western Tokyo spiked recently but remained within safe limits, according to Japanese government surveys. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…
The U.S. military is planning to deploy the MQ-9 Reaper drone to an air base in South Korea for its first long-term rotation in the country, according to news reports Monday. stripes.com/branches/air_f…
Australian troops and their @USMC guests will host an open house this week to give residents of an Outback mining and ranching town a closer look at the service members and their equipment. stripes.com/branches/marin…
Construction of a command center for a missile defense system on Guam is scheduled to begin this month, another in a series of federal government expenditures for military infrastructure on the island. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
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…
South Korean soldiers who refused to obey unlawful orders during former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law attempt last year could receive early promotions, according to the Ministry of National Defense. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
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. Marines and Australian soldiers pushed deep into the Outback in recent days to practice seizing remote airstrips, part of preparations for potential operations across the vast Indo-Pacific. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
In a move reflecting their evolving military partnership, the United States and Japan concluded a weeklong disaster-response exercise on Friday, the first to bring together U.S. Forces Japan and the country’s newly formed Joint Operations Command. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
At Talisman Sabre, a @USArmy watercraft offers Australia a look at its littoral future (by @SethRobson1) stripes.com/branches/army/…
A popular mobile bake shop run by an Air Force spouse is drawing attention to rules that govern home-based businesses on U.S. military bases. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
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…
Torrential rain on Wednesday and Thursday flooded areas in and around Camp Humphreys, south of Seoul, causing transit delays, road closures and damage to nearby farmland. stripes.com/theaters/asia_…
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo has arrived at its new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. stripes.com/branches/navy/…
