Kishida Vows to Push Rules-Based Order as Japan's Defense Chief Visits Yasukuni 79 Years After WWII “We will never again repeat the tragedy of war” and will stick to the country’s postwar pacifist resolve, Japanese Prime...
Nagasaki Marks 79th A-Bomb Anniversary Without US and Other Ambassadors After Excluding Israel Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the...
US Ambassador to Japan to Skip A-Bomb Memorial Service in Nagasaki Because Israel Was Not Invited U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will instead honor the victims of the Nagasaki atomic bombing at a ceremony at a...
Hiroshima Governor Says Nuclear Disarmament Must Be Tackled as a Pressing Issue, Not an Ideal Hiroshima officials are urging world leaders to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action...
Attorney Says Air Force's Osprey Accident Report 'Adds to the Deep Pain' of Gold Star Families by Blaming Crew An attorney representing two families who lost loved ones last November in an Air Force CV-22 Osprey crash due to a...
Gearbox, Crew Blamed for Deadly Japan Osprey Crash in Results of Air Force Investigation A copy of the investigation obtained by Military.com says investigators found that components inside the gearbox began...
US-Japan Security Talks Focus on Bolstering Military Cooperation, Underscores Threat from China The command upgrade “will be the most significant change to the U.S. Forces Japan since its creation and one of the strongest...
Still No Uniform Liberty Restrictions in Japan After Alleged Assaults Despite Announcement by Top US Officials The recent pair of alleged crimes committed by service members on Okinawa has once again reopened long-standing wounds...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Call on the Pentagon to Ground the Osprey Again Until Crash Causes Are Fixed Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the...
Japan Punishes Hundreds of Defense Officials for Mishandling Classified Data and Other Misconduct Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members...
Ranger School Is Getting a New Fitness Assessment The Army's elite Ranger School, long regarded as one of the most grueling leadership courses in the military, is rolling out...
How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over...
Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World With the VA facing job cuts, it's important to remind not only veterans, but also lawmakers, health officials and the...
Hegseth, Top Officials Violated 'Basic Operational Security' with Signal Chat on Yemen War Plans Experts who spoke with Military.com said it's highly unlikely that operational details at the level Goldberg described would...
Veterans Fear Trump Administration Plans to Privatize VA Health Care Veterans are increasingly getting care from private medical providers, who are then paid by the VA. It's an effort to create...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/va%20debakey%20legend%201200.jpg?itok=FugzVuVV ""The father of modern cardiovascular surgery," Dr. Michael E. DeBakey was a World War II veteran and helped create the modern VA medical system. (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)")
