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March 2 by the leaders of the 18th Wing to show their appreciation for the Key Spouse program and what it does for the base and its personnel. Attendees listen to an announcement during a Key Spouse appreciation luncheon at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 2, 2018.
Tensions in Asia Pacific have reached ominous new levels. Flashpoints in the South and East China Seas, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait have led to a renewed arms race, as regional players look to secure dominance in the face of new and shifting challenges.
A US military jet crashed off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Thursday but the pilot was safely rescued, authorities said. The wreckage of the plane was found 150 kilometres off Okinawa's main island in the mid-afternoon, according to the Japan Coast Guard.