US Flies Long-Range Bomber in Drill with South Korea, Japan in Reaction to the North's Missile Test The trilateral aerial training was the second by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan this year.
Japan Has Grounded its V-22 Osprey Fleet Again After Flight Incident The V-22 was taking part in the joint U.S. military exercise Keen Sword and carrying 16 passengers, including three U.S...
Japan and EU Announce a Security and Defense Partnership as Regional Tensions Rise Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership as they seek to step up military ties, including...
Navy Commander, Executive Officer of Japan-Based Ship Repair Facility Relieved The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S...
DoD Launches Program to Help Employees Who Have Had Trouble Getting Health Care in Japan After a yearlong review by the Pentagon, Tricare's overseas contractor will create a call center to assist civilian employees...
Marine Corps' Unmanned 'Narco-Boat' Is Now Plying the Waters Around Okinawa The Marine Corps' new uncrewed, semi-submersible vessel -- dubbed the "narco-boat" -- arrived in Japan earlier this month as...
A-Bomb Survivors Use Nobel Peace Prize to Share Anti-Nuke Message With the Young Efforts to document the survivors' stories and voices have grown in recent years around Japan, including in Hiroshima...
Troops in Japan Banned from Late-Night Drinking After String of Alleged Sexual Assaults on Okinawa The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the...
Japanese Warplanes Use Flares to Warn a Russian Spy Plane to Leave Airspace Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun...
Air Force Ospreys Set to Again Deploy Abroad After Deadly Crash, But Concerns Linger on Mechanical Issues The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.
Trump Celebrates West Point Alumni Group Canceling Award Ceremony to Honor Tom Hanks President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor...
Records Show the VA Failed to Treat a Father’s Common Infection. Now He’s Paying the Price. Anthony Walker always liked to think of himself as “the man.” He always liked to think of himself as “tough Tony.” But that...
South Koreans Feel Betrayed over Detainment of Hundreds of Workers at Plant Raid in Georgia South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. to finalize steps for the return of several hundred South Korean workers...
A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage...
