Seth Robson

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Stars and Stripes reporter - Japan, Korea, Philippines, Australia, Iraq, Afghanistan. RTs not endorsement only sharing. All opinions mine.

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US must harden Indo-Pacific bases against drone attacks, think tank says

1 day ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

U.S. and Japanese service members work together to repair airfield damage during a Keen Sword drill at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on Oct. 24, 2024. (Jessi Stegall/U.S. Marine Corps) The U.S. Air Force needs to do more to protect its Indo-Pacific bases, including from evolving threats such as drones, according to a California-based think tank. The Rand Corp.
Summer drills will sharpen US military mobility across the Indo-Pacific, general says

1 day ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

The head of U.S. Transportation Command, Gen. Randall Reed, center left, visits Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 3, 2025. (Jordan Garner/U.S. Air Force) Multiple logistics exercises this summer will test and enhance U.S. forces’ airlift and sealift capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said Friday.
Missile-hurling Marines train with NMESIS anti-ship system south of Taiwan

3 days ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

A Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, also known as NMESIS, is fired at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., June 28, 2023.
Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says

1 week ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson |Hana Kusumoto

On this map of Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, a circle marks the location of a reservoir holding PFAS-contaminated water, and a cross shows the location of the firefighter training facility.
Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2025-05-30/treated-pfas-water-yokota-japan-17956342.html Source - Stars and Stripes - PFAS Central

1 week ago | pfascentral.org | Seth Robson |Hana Kusumoto

By Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto | Stars and Stripes | May 30, 2025 Read the full article by Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto (Stars and Stripes) "The Japanese government on Friday gave the U.S. military the green light to release about 400,000 gallons of treated water from this airlift hub in western Tokyo. Japanese officials collected treated water samples during a May 14 visit to Yokota.
Philippine museum on Palawan honors the ‘Fighting 1,000’ of WWII

1 week ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

The Palawan Special Battalion World War II Memorial Museum in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, features a large collection of Jeeps. (Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes) A museum in Puerto Princesa, the largest city on the Philippines’ westernmost island province, boasts an impressive collection of weapons, photographs, uniforms, vehicles and other relics of World War II.
Marine subdues passenger who tried to open exit door on Tokyo-Houston flight

1 week ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson |Hana Kusumoto

Sgt. Maj. Jody Armentrout speaks to Marines at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 22, 2023. (Darien Wright/U.S. Marine Corps) TOKYO — A Japanese airline has thanked a U.S. Marine for subduing a disruptive passenger who allegedly attempted to open an exit door during a flight from Tokyo to Houston on Saturday. Sgt. Maj.
Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

1 week ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson |Hana Kusumoto

U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Carl Smith was the pilot of the Filthy Fay II, a B-29 Superfortress shot down in western Tokyo on April 2, 1945.
‘It needs to be a thousand’: US has 500 military trainers on Taiwan, retired admiral says

1 week ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

Members of Taiwan’s 564th Armored Brigade hold their flag after demonstrating their ability to repel an airborne attack near Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Jan. 11, 2023. (Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes) About 500 U.S. defense trainers are operating on Taiwan, more than 10 times the number previously disclosed, according to recent congressional testimony by a retired U.S. Navy admiral.
‘SEEEYUH’ Huey: Air Force prepares to phase out UH-1N helicopters at Tokyo hub

2 weeks ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Taylor, a 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, waves as a UH-1N Huey takes off for a formation flight at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on May 9, 2025. (Alexzandra Gracey/U.S. Air Force) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The distinctive “whomp, whomp” of UH-1N Huey helicopters is set to fade from the skies over western Tokyo as the Air Force prepares to retire the aircraft after more than six decades of service.

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Articles

US must harden Indo-Pacific bases against drone attacks, think tank says

Summer drills will sharpen US military mobility across the Indo-Pacific, general says

Missile-hurling Marines train with NMESIS anti-ship system south of Taiwan

Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says

Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2025-05-30/treated-pfas-water-yokota-japan-17956342.html Source - Stars and Stripes - PFAS Central

Philippine museum on Palawan honors the ‘Fighting 1,000’ of WWII

Marine subdues passenger who tried to open exit door on Tokyo-Houston flight

Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

‘It needs to be a thousand’: US has 500 military trainers on Taiwan, retired admiral says

‘SEEEYUH’ Huey: Air Force prepares to phase out UH-1N helicopters at Tokyo hub

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