More Details Coming on US-Japan New Moves: USAF Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, head of US Forces Japan, tells Stars and Stripes that officials plan to flesh out the new defense cooperation agreement reached by US and Japan by late March. Wright believes the new information will alleviate some community concerns over the planned movement of forces. Residents of Okinawa, in particular, have expressed great dismay over movement of Japan Self Defense Forces to Kadena AB, Okinawa.
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes in the Middle East are flying with fresh modifications as the Air Force looks to make the plane more versatile amid America’s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and a tenuous ceasefire in the U.S. air war against Iran.