A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on rotational duty with the 18th Wing on Okinawa.

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey made a precautionary landing Thursday afternoon at a commercial airport on an island north of Okinawa following an onboard warning, according to the service and Japanese officials.

The official voice of North Korea’s authoritarian regime on Friday denounced the recent appearance of Air Force long-range bombers in Japan as a “vicious change” and a “threat to regional security.”

The U.S. Navy sent the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence on a solo transit of the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, the second Navy trip through the contentious waterway this year, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Marines are expected to arrive at their new quarters at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, still a work in progress on Guam, as early as June, a base spokeswoman said Friday. 

The U.S. will require enhanced identification for many air travelers starting May 7. The policy stems from a law adopted 20 years ago, but not everyone is ready. 

Dozens of veterans and their supporters gathered Thursday afternoon at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, which marked the end of the Vietnam War.

A pilot was killed Thursday while attempting to land a civilian aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., base officials said. The crash happened at about 11:39 a.m. when the aircraft landed in preparation for the Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show scheduled for the weekend.

The hypersonic missile is intended to be maneuverable, potentially making it more difficult to detect and intercept. The Army planned to have the first system in the hands of soldiers by late 2023, but testing failures delayed the deployment of the system to at least September 2025.  

A sergeant who attacked young women who were alone and new to the Fort Cavazos barracks will spend the rest of his life in prison after at least two of his five victims asked the judge for no leniency.