By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 19, 2021 Two Navy MQ-4C Triton surveillance drones have deployed to Misawa Air Base in northeast Japan, where they will operate in support of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The Guam-based aircraft, assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., landed at the home of the 35th Fighter Wing on Saturday, said U.S. Naval Forces Japan spokeswoman Cmdr. Katie Cerezo. Approximately 80-100 personnel have traveled to Misawa to operate the aircraft, which are on their maiden deployment to Japan, she said in an email Wednesday. “The Triton is an unmanned, unarmed aerial reconnaissance system with a mission of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance,” Cerezo said. “Triton s primary mission is maritime surveillance. It provides high-resolution, all-weather imagery across large geographic areas, which offers an important capability in support of the Japan-U.S. alliance.”
Mask mandates begin to drop, with some caveats, at bases in Japan and Guam
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Coronavirus mask mandates begin to drop for more US bases in Japan, Guam
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By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 13, 2021 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan Navy MQ-4C Tritons will join Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones on a temporary deployment to Japan for the first time this summer, according to Japan’s Defense Ministry. The Guam-based drones will arrive in Japan after mid-May in “the midst of an increasingly severe security environment surrounding the country,” the ministry said in an undated message on its website. The deployment is “critical to enhance [intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance] activities by both countries,” the message said. U.S. forces have temporarily deployed Guam-based Global Hawks to Japan since 2014. The Tritons, which arrived on Guam in January, 2020, are similar to Global Hawks but specialized for maritime surveillance.