Pacific Newsbreak for January 28, 2016
The U.S. Japan alliance strengthens on both sides of the Pacific and Yokota Airmen see the impact of their work in a local community.
Keen Edge is a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-scheduled and USFJ-sponsored command post exercise (CPX). KE16 is a joint/bilateral CPX involving U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) personnel designed to increase combat readiness and interoperability between the JSDF and U.S. forces. KE will focus on bilateral coordination, force protection, host nation support, ballistic missile defense (BMD) and non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO).
