Audio by Seaman Matthew Miller | AFN Sasebo | 11.20.2025
251119-N-FJ198-1001 COMMANDER, FLEET ACTIVITIES SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 19, 2025) – Sailors conducted a clean-up event in the Juliet pier basin onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, Nov. 14, 2025, and a detail of U.S. Navy Sailors from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo participated alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel in the......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Colin Lightner | AFN Sasebo | 09.09.2025
250910-N-OR754-1001, SASEBO, Japan The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) departed Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29th after a five-day port visit; and in the Philippine Sea, U.S. and Japanese naval forces conducted joint operations September 4th and 5th. American Forces Network produces and delivers unique, immediate and uninterrupted media services to inform......
Audio by Seaman Matthew Miller | AFN Sasebo | 01.30.2025
250130-N-FJ198-1001 SASEBO, Japan CFAS, JMSDF, JGSDF, and other organizations participated in the Friendship Bowl in Sasebo, Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The American Forces Network produces and delivers unique, immediate and uninterrupted media services to inform and entertain overseas DoD personnel and families. (U.S. Navy audio by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Miller)...
Audio by Seaman Colin Lightner | AFN Sasebo | 09.19.2024
A newscast about the Transport Ministry fining JR Kyushu Jet Ferry for concealing a water leak on a high-speed passenger ship and the Defense Ministry's plan to equip Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis Destroyer Chōkai with the ability to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles. The American Forces Network produces and delivers unique, immediate and uninterrupted media services to inform......
Audio by Seaman Matthew Miller | AFN Sasebo | 07.25.2024
240725-N-FJ198-0001 SASEBO, Japan (July 25, 2024) A Newscast for AFN Sasebo's radio about the Military Sealift Command conducting a ships qualification course with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The American Forces Network produces and delivers unique, immediate and uninterrupted media services to inform and entertain overseas DoD personnel and families. (U.S. Navy audio by Mass......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Riley McDowell | AFN Sasebo | 05.30.2024
240530-N-OH637-1001 SASEBO, Japan (May 30, 2024) A TFNewscast for AFN Sasebo's radio about the United States Navy, Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Sasebo City Water District, and Sasebo City Government who collaborated on a memorial held at Soto Dam on May 23, 2024. The American Forces Network produces and delivers unique, immediate and uninterrupted media services to inform and......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Riley McDowell | AFN Sasebo | 08.29.2023
230905-N-OH637-1005 SASEBO, Japan (Sept. 5, 2023) A TFNewscast for AFN Sasebo, the Eagle, reporting on a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise on August 29, 2023. This trilateral exercise followed the historic summit at Camp David, which brought together the leaders from the United States, Japan, and the The Republic of Korea. The American Forces Network produces and delivers unique,......
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Williams-Church | DMA Pacific - Hawaii Media Bureau | 02.24.2023
Recent news stories from around the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.