US, Indo-Pacific Partners Agree to Strengthen Maritime, Critical Minerals Cooperation The United States. Australia, India and Japan have agreed to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo...
Marine Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Strangling, Attempted Sexual Assault of Woman in Okinawa The court convicted 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Jamel Clayton of "nonconsensual sexual intercourse causing injury," according to a...
Okinawa Marks 80 Years Since End of One of Harshest WWII Battles with Pledge to Share Tragic History The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American...
South Korea’s New President Lee Vows to Pursue Talks with North and Bolster Ties with US and Japan South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Japan Grounds Military Training Aircraft After Crash Leaves 2 Crew Members Missing Japan grounded most of its aging military training aircraft on Wednesday after one of the planes crashed minutes after take...
Japan and Philippines to Start Talks on 2 Defense Pacts in the Face of China's Growing Aggression Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that his country and the Philippines would start talks on two proposed defense...
2 Marines on Okinawa Accused of Sexual Assault, Again Ratcheting Up Diplomatic Tensions The new accusations follow four known accusations of sexual misconduct against U.S. troops in Okinawa over the last year...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
