Space Force announces promotions to chief master sergeant and senior master sergeant

The Space Force on Thursday announced promotions for chief master sergeant and senior master sergeant.

Home invasion thefts in Vicenza spark calls for US military personnel to take precautions

Recent break-ins at the off-post homes of U.S. military personnel stationed at area Army bases are shining a spotlight on property crime just ahead of the winter holidays.

Finland serves as field showcase for US Army’s upgraded rocket system

The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment is no stranger to the High North, but this time its soldiers brought an attention-getting newcomer with them.

Pacific Air Forces commander helps deliver modern training aircraft to Vietnam

Vietnam this week received the first of 12 military training aircraft scheduled for delivery through a U.S. program to strengthen partner nation militaries facing China.

Marine killed in Okinawa motorcycle crash was a motor vehicle operator from Texas

Lance Cpl. Avery Wayne Leverette, 21, of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Support Battalion at Camp Hansen, died in the five-vehicle crash, III MEF spokesman Capt. Pawel Puczko announced in a news release Thursday. 

‘Fat Leonard’ to appeal sentence, while retired Navy captain will seek reduced charge

Leonard Glenn Francis, the Malaysian contractor known as “Fat Leonard” at the center of the U.S. Navy’s worst-ever bribery and corruption scandal, will appeal the 15-year prison sentence imposed earlier this month. In a related case, a retired Navy captain who pleaded guilty to taking bribes from Francis and recently spent two years in prison filed a motion indicating he will seek to have his felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor.

Fort Liberty soldier charged in 2022 killing that police say he committed before enlisting in Army

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier was arrested and charged at Fort Liberty, N.C., for a killing that he is accused of committing in Indiana two years ago before he joined the Army, military and state law enforcement officials said.

Fort Cavazos soldier gets 6 months in prison, discharge for arson in the barracks, owning child sex materials

A Fort Cavazos soldier was sentenced Wednesday to six months confinement and a discharge after pleading guilty to possession of child sex materials and setting fire to a trash can in the barracks during a night of heavy drinking.

Air Force base reports lasers aimed at aircraft above Okinawa

Japanese police are investigating reports from the 18th Wing that laser pointers were aimed at two of its aircraft in the air on Tuesday.

Marine motorcyclist killed, another injured in 5-vehicle collision on Okinawa

One Marine motorcyclist died and another was injured Tuesday in a multivehicle crash in northern Okinawa, according to Japanese police and the Marine Corps.

JBLM soldier drowned in heavy surf during Hawaii vacation

Sgt. Joelle Pamplona, a 29-year-old physical therapist, was on a private trip to Hawaii. Pamplona and two unidentified friends went snorkeling in an area with signs that warned visitors not to go into the ocean.

Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson deploys for Pacific tour

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has departed from San Diego without fanfare for a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.

Aviano airman’s portable F-16 ladder idea rides momentum of Spark Tank triumph

An F-16 Viper pilot’s flash of inspiration amid frustration turned into a win in the annual Air Force innovation competition known as Spark Tank, where he beat out 137 other submissions.

Finland hosts American and allied artillery drills amid renewed Baltic Sea tensions

U.S. soldiers are firing away north of the Arctic Circle as Finland hosts the largest NATO artillery exercise in Europe for the first time since joining the alliance last year.

South Korean police suspect US soldier of punching teen near Camp Humphreys

South Korean police arrested a U.S. soldier over the weekend on suspicion of punching a teenager in Pyeongtaek, the city adjacent to the Army’s Camp Humphreys, and fracturing his jaw.

Marine sergeant’s romantic evening goes up in flames, Okinawa police say

Police on Okinawa arrested a Marine last week on suspicion of setting a hotel room on fire in an attempt gone wrong to create a romantic evening.

Former Navy spouse convicted of infant’s poisoning death at Hawaii home day care

A Honolulu jury on Friday found Dixie Denise Villa, 46, guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 death of an infant at the unlicensed day care she operated out of her home in military housing, according to court records.

Navy base in Japan issues lookout alert for wandering macaque

A “Monkey Warning” was posted Monday by Naval Air Facility Atsugi near Tokyo, advising sailors and civilians to keep their distance from a wild monkey spotted prowling nearby.

Arthur Frommer, Army veteran and travel guide innovator, has died at 95

Arthur Frommer’s first guidebooks for American soldiers overseas, distributed by Stars and Stripes, were such a hit that he launched “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” guidebooks that revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad.