Japan's Prime Minister Tours Philippine Patrol Ship and Boosts Alliances Amid Maritime Tensions Manila’s coast guard uses the ships for sovereignty patrols and rotating navy and marine personnel to nine Philippines...
South Korea, US and Japan Condemn North Korea's Alleged Supply of Munitions to Russia South Korea, the U.S. and Japan strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s supply of munitions and military equipment to...
Why Okinawa Is the Most Haunted Place in the Military The profession of arms deals in death, a fact that makes us wonder how military installations, vehicles, and battlefields...
Okinawa-Based Marine Regiment Set to Rebrand as Littoral Unit Next Month After Deal with Japan The 12th Marine Regiment, an artillery unit, will convert into what the Marine Corps has deemed a "stand-in force" that can...
3 Ospreys Made Forced Landings in Japan. The Marine Corps Said There Were No Indications of Clutch Issues. The Marine Corps says that three Okinawa V-22 Ospreys that diverted from scheduled flight paths due to "caution indications"...
2 Marine Corps Ospreys Diverted After 'Cockpit Caution' Warnings Force Landing in Japan Within two hours of each other, two Marine V-22 Ospreys diverted Thursday due to "cockpit caution indications" in the...
Japan's Spy Buildup Faces Obstacles Japan’s efforts to re-arm in response to escalating threats from China and North Korea are well-known.
Staffing Shortages Hit Naval Hospital Okinawa, Causing Chaos for Expecting Moms The Defense Health Agency said last week that service will continue for labor and delivery, but Air Force leaders say...
Navy Fires Destroyer's Leadership as Ship Moves Homeport to Japan Cmdr. Angela Gonzales, the commanding officer, and Cmdr. Jonathan Zang, the executive officer, were fired from the John Finn...
The Tragic, Conflicting and Now Politicized Tale of a US Sailor Sitting in a Japanese Prison Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is far from the only American military employee to face a Japanese legal system that places a high...
Marine Sergeant Major Fired from Recruit Depot Was Arrested and Faces NCIS Investigation Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino's firing follows seven known reliefs or reassignments of leaders responsible for Marine training in...
Fired West Point Garrison Commander Found Not Guilty on Drunk Driving Charges The former commander of the U.S. Army Garrison West Point, Col. Anthony Bianchi, was found not guilty on charges related to...
Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus -- ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank -- for time away from...
Air Force Hits Recruiting Goals with Help from Tweaks to Body Fat Standards, Tattoo Policy Recruiters had a goal of hitting 27,100 non-prior military enlisted active-duty airmen. The service said it officially...
Neo-Nazi Group Led by 2 Ex-Marines Pushed and Cheered Haitian Pet-Eating Claims Gripping Ohio City Armed and hidden behind masks, aside from its leaders, Blood Tribe marched under swastika flags in Springfield weeks prior to...