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...
Japan Says It Wants to Join a NATO Command for the Support of Ukraine Japan expressed interest Tuesday in participating in the NATO command for its Ukrainian mission based in Germany in what...
Hegseth Calls Japan Indispensable in the Face of Chinese Aggression U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Japan an "indispensable partner" in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the...
Hegseth Vows to Strengthen Alliance with Japan as He Joins Iwo Jima Memorial Service U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service...
Marine Corps Osprey, F-35 Made Separate 'Precautionary' Landings About an Hour Apart in Japan After both aircraft received onboard warning indicators on Tuesday, an MV-2B Osprey and an F-35B Lightning II separately...
US President Trump Brings Uncertainty to Plan to Reorganize US Forces in Japan The reorganization plan was pushed by the Biden administration, and so it is uncertain whether the new Trump administration...
Cambodia Says Expanded Port Funded by China Opening Next Month - With First Call from Japanese Navy A Cambodian naval port expansion funded by China that has raised concerns over Beijing's growing military reach in the region...
Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan The Marine Corps stood up a unit meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific on Tuesday...
Tokyo Was Filled with Charred Corpses After US Firebombing 80 Years Ago. Survivors Want Compensation Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the...
An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...