Alex Wilson

Christmas comes early for Pacific islanders courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers Inhabitants of Eauripik atoll rushed onto a beach Wednesday as a U.S. Air Force aircraft from Yokota Air Base dropped crates with supplies and Christmas cheer.

Christmas comes early for the inhabitants of a remote atoll in Micronesia, courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Christmas comes early for Pacific islanders courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers Inhabitants of Eauripik atoll rushed onto a beach Wednesday as a U.S. Air Force aircraft from Yokota Air Base dropped crates with supplies and Christmas cheer.

Christmas came early this week for the inhabitants of a remote atoll in Micronesia, courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Marine base on Guam remains a work in progress as first troops arrive from Okinawa The first contingent of Marines moving from Okinawa to Guam will not live on the Corps’ Camp Blaz as the multibillion construction project is still in the works.

Camp Blaz, the Marine Corps' multibillion construction project on Guam, remains a work in progress as the first troops begin arriving on the island from Okinawa. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Two USS George Washington sailors die after carrier’s arrival in Japan Two sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died after the aircraft carrier’s arrival at Yokosuka Naval Base, a ship spokesman said.

Two #sailors assigned to the #USSGeorgeWashington were found dead in separate incidents less than two weeks after the #aircraftcarrier arrived at #YokosukaNavalBase in #Japan

Navy surveillance plane makes rare flight over Taiwan Strait A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the first such transit over the 110-mile-wide channel that separates mainland China from Taiwan in two months.

A U.S. Navy surveillance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the first such transit there since mid-September, according to the U.S. 7th Fleet.

‘We must be ready’: INDOPACOM chief sounds alarm on China’s interest in invading Taiwan A fleet of 152 vessels, as well as 200 combat amphibious vehicles, were spotted on a single day, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command chief Adm. Samuel Paparo said, which was evidence of an upward trajectory and...

The U.S. has witnessed in recent months a historic amount of large military exercises conducted by China, Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday as he sounded the alarm about a potential invasion of Taiwan.
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Carrier air wing arrives in Japan as USS George Washington steams toward new homeport Carrier Air Wing 5, the aviation arm of the USS George Washington, arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni with a squadron of advanced F-35C Lightning II multirole fighters.

Carrier Air Wing 5, the aviation arm of the USS George Washington, arrived home Sunday at this air base with a new addition, a squadron of advanced F-35C Lightning II multirole fighters.
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After a decade away, USS George Washington returns to Japan in homeport shift The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, after nearly a decade away for a midlife nuclear refueling and maintenance period at Newport News, Va.

Hundreds of sailors stood in dress blues as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington pulled into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning for the first time in nearly a decade. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

Missing airman’s body found near Guam beach after daylong search A U.S. airman was found dead Sunday near a Guam beach, according to the Air Force.

Missing airman’s body found near Guam beach after daylong search
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