Self-Defense Force pilots scrambled 442 times to meet incoming aircraft between April and September.
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Bingeing bear euthanized after third trip to Alaska base hospital
The third visit within eight hours by a curious black bear to a military hospital at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ended in the animal being euthanized “for public safety,” according to base spokesman.
US carrier strike group en route to multinational exercise around Japan
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt ended a brief stay at the home of 7th Fleet and steamed out of Tokyo Bay to join exercise Keen Sword in and around Japan.
Deadly mushrooms prompt warnings for US military personnel in Japan
A U.S. Air Force official has warned residents against picking and eating wild mushrooms at Yokota Air Base, where fungi are growing near recreational areas.
Marines’ Mount Fuji rescues bring relief, heartbreak, military honors
Four Okinawa-based Marines helped two struggling hikers down Mount Fuji on consecutive days last month, saving one woman.
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