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.
North Korea Test-Fired Ballistic Missiles in Latest Military Display, Neighbors Say North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said...
Okinawa Governor Blasts US Military's Lack of Transparency in Sharing Alleged Crimes by Troops Denny Tamaki told a gathering of reporters in Washington, D.C., that the incidents -- three in total revealed this summer --...
Japan and Australia Agree to Increase Joint Military Training Japan and Australia agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over...
Japan's Defense Ministry Seeks Record Budget as it Faces Growing Threat From China Defense officials focused on unmanned weapons and artificial intelligence to make up for the declining number of service...
Okinawa Air Force Clinic Says It Gave 'Potentially Ineffective' Childhood Vaccines as First Day of School Looms The vaccines -- part of the recommended schedule of vaccinations for children -- were administered by the Kadena Immunization...
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance As President Donald Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops...
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation...
'Deeply Negative Message': Relatives of Fort Gregg-Adams' Namesakes React to Trump Renaming Relatives of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams-Earley anticipated it, but when President Donald Trump...
Marines Authorized to Temporarily Detain Protesters in LA, Raising Legal Concerns A legal expert said that even granting temporary detention authority to troops can be construed as a law enforcement act...
US Military Authorizes Voluntary Departure of Troops' Dependents Across Mideast, Officials Say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also "has authorized the voluntary departure of military dependents from locations" across the...
