US Gray Eagle drone crashes in Somalia

An investigation has been launched to determine a U.S. Army-operated MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone went down.

Fresh from the Philippines, US Marines are now training in Indonesia

A Marine Corps rotational force is getting to know a part of Indonesia it hasn’t seen before, training for the first time on Batam Island, east of Singapore and close to a potential flashpoint with China.

US Army veteran enters burning home to save elderly woman in South Korea

U.S. Army veteran Arthur Chavarria was headed to bed on Nov. 1 when a neighbor’s home caught fire near Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Chavarria put on a pair of flip-flops, ran toward the smoke and helped his elderly neighbor escape the burning house.

Army recruiter killed in Seattle-area motorcycle crash

Staff Sgt. Bryan Rocky Tomaszewski, an Army recruiter who deployed to Afghanistan and served as a sniper in Europe, died last month in a motorcycle crash in suburban Seattle while on his way home to have lunch with his wife and young daughter, according to Army and police reports.

Navy ousts commander of San Diego information warfare training group

The Navy ousted the commanding officer of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group in San Diego, the service announced Thursday.

Marine Corps recruiter arrested, accused of sexually assaulting teen girl

The two initially met the previous week during a recruiting event at the girl’s school, police said.

Hawaii-based soldier charged with murder in death of his still-missing pregnant wife

Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II was charged with murder Wednesday for the death of his wife and unborn baby, the Army said Thursday.

Texas Guardsman who fled England after major crash sentenced to prison in UK

Spc. Isac Alejandro Calderon’s appearance in Worcester Crown Court brought an end to a case that included his extradition from the United States.

US Navy’s largest base in Italy amends leases, ditches cash payment of housing security deposits

Thousands of US military personnel living in off-base housing in Naples will be required to sign amended leases and other documents as the Navy stops handling security deposits for their residences.

Cherry blossom trees are being cut down for safety reasons at airlift hub in western Tokyo

Several of the iconic cherry blossom trees that make this airlift hub in western Tokyo a popular spot to visit during each spring have gone missing. 

Navy fires commander of San Diego leadership school

The Navy fired the commanding officer of its San Diego division of the Navy Leadership and Ethics Center, the service announced Wednesday.

Fort Bliss soldier drank ‘a lot’ before crash that killed engaged couple, Texas cops say

Juan Francisco Del Valle Ferrer, 23, was driving drunk when the accident occurred.

Protesters graffiti Army base gate in Italy on night of US election

The protest, which wrapped up around 11 p.m., marked the second time in two months that pro-Palestinian crowds have marched outside a U.S. base in the Vicenza area.

US soldier in Germany who was AWOL for months granted discharge without trial

A US soldier who disappeared from his Bavarian base last year and turned up at a military hospital under a false name is being allowed to exit the Army without charge after a judge dismissed the case against him.

Navy is rebranding one of its hotel chains to accommodate specific clientele

Navy Exchange Service Command is splitting its Navy Gateway Inns & Suites into two distinct brands.

Former Army general and Hawaii native tapped to lead DOD think tank

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum has been chosen to lead the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, a Honolulu-based Defense Department think tank focused on advancing security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal

The Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who bribed dozens of high-ranking U.S. Navy officers in the Navy’s worst-ever corruption scandal, was sentenced Tuesday in San Diego federal court to 15 years in prison.

Hundreds of National Guard troops, largely cyber forces, activated for tense Election Day

National Guard troops in 18 states and Washington, D.C., had been activated or placed on standby orders by their governors for duty amid fears of a tense Election Day on Tuesday, defense officials said.

US soldier dies in wake of injuries from Gaza aid delivery

A U.S. soldier critically injured earlier this year while assigned to the Pentagon’s humanitarian aid operation off the coast of Gaza has died.