The Marine Corps will continue outgoing weekend sobriety checks at all its Japan installations indefinitely as the military continues to respond to discontent on Okinawa over recent alleged sexual crimes.
The Marine Corps will continue outgoing weekend sobriety checks at all its Japan installations indefinitely as the military continues to respond to discontent on Okinawa over recent alleged sexual crimes.
Two thousand Marines are in the Northern Territory for an annual six-month training rotation. This month, they’ve been joined by 4,400 airmen from the United States and 21 other nations participating in the biennial Pitch Black airpower drills.
Top diplomats from Southeast Asia met Friday morning in Vientiane with China’s Foreign Minister for talks that come as friction continues to escalate over Beijing’s growing effort to press its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.