Japan restarts fill-material deliveries for controversial Marine airfield on Okinawa

Quarried material for a new U.S. military airfield is once again being shipped to a northern port after a nearly two-month pause spurred by a fatal truck accident.

Guided-missile destroyer makes Navy’s first trip through Taiwan Strait in over 3 months

A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer steamed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the Navy’s first transit of the waterway in months and the fourth this year. 

Navy research unit seeks volunteers for COVID-19 study at Tokyo-area bases

Four years after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States, a Navy research lab is recruiting active-duty volunteers at two bases in Japan for a follow-up study on vaccines.

‘No one wants to touch this’: VA treatment delayed for Iraq vets sick from chemical weapons exposure

The Department of Veterans Affairs is coming under criticism from some lawmakers and impacted veterans about lengthy delays in fully implementing a clinical program meant to monitor the health status of 400 identified veterans who experienced “possible or probable” exposures to chemical weapons during the Iraq War.

Army veteran learns someone hit lottery jackpot — then realizes it was him: ‘Unbelievable’

A retired Army sergeant learned someone hit the jackpot — then he realized it was him.

Oregon Army National Guard welcomes first Jewish chaplain

The Oregon Army National Guard made history last week with the commissioning of its first Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Menachem M. Orenstein. The Aug. 18 ceremony took place at the 41st Armed Forces Reserve Center Auditorium in Clackamas, marking a significant milestone for the Guard and the Jewish community, according to the Tigard Chabad Jewish Center.

Army boots Fort Liberty soldier facing charges for illegal weapons, lying about white supremacist ties

Former Pvt. Kai Liam Nix, 20, who has ties to a white supremacist group, has been removed from the Army after his indictment on federal false statement and weapons charges.

5 days and 2,000 flights: South Korea and US fighters in around-the-clock rehearsal

Squadrons from the U.S. and South Korean air forces are conducting weeklong, around-the-clock flight drills for the first time as part of a large-scale exercise throughout South Korea.

Air Force sends B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Australia for task force mission

American B-2 Spirits recently deployed to eastern Australia for the first bomber task force mission there in over two years.

Navy’s oldest operational warship wraps up its longest patrol in 5 years

Sailors in their dress whites manned the rails of the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge as it steamed into Tokyo Bay on Tuesday, concluding its longest deployment in five years.