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On the United States Space Force’s third birthday, the previous years’ events regarding space security and defense in Japan have been many.
Thousands of people, most of them Japanese, in rows six deep lined the flight line for hundreds of yards. They waited hours like concertgoers anticipating the overdue headliner.
Most travel is off the table until Jan. 24 for American service members, civilians and their families in Japan who fall under the status of forces agreement.
Austin arrives in Tokyo for talks expected to include cooperation on China, North Korea Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrives at Yokota Air Base for his first visit to Japan as Pentagon chief, Monday, March 15, 2021. THERON GODBOLD/STARS AND STRIPES By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 15, 2021 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin landed Monday at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, marking the first cabinet-level visit to the Far East under President Joe Biden’s administration. Austin met briefly with the commander of U.S. Forces Japan...