MILITARY ~ Honor, Duty, Country

[Mariner*]

At Kadena Air Base, the elephant in the room is North Korean

"The fact that airmen are talking and learning about North Korean capabilities doesn’t portend that war is imminent, or even likely. The stated vision of Pacific Air Forces is to provide “combat-ready American airmen,” which involves preparing military options, including for worst-case scenarios.
Those options could include anything from increasing engagements with partner nations — like the Cobra Gold exercises in Thailand this February — to Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy’s threat of “rapid, lethal and overwhelming force” made this summer in response to a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch".

https://www.defensenews.com/smr/kadena-air-base/2018/03/02/at-kadena-air-base-the-elephant-in-the-room-is-north-korean/