The U.S. levied economic sanctions on an accused Iranian money launderer along with two Afghans and two Russians for helping Houthi militants in Yemen obtain millions of dollars of goods and weapons from Russia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who made his debut at NATO headquarters for high-level talks, dismissed angst about a potential American withdrawal from the alliance as “hysteria and hyperbole.”

The U.S. Embassy in Seoul warned American citizens to expect “large-scale demonstrations and protests” following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment ruling expected Friday from one of the country’s highest courts.

U.S. Forces Japan is establishing a satellite office in central Tokyo as part of its reorganization to a joint force command and to ease communications with Japan’s Ministry of Defense, according to the ministry.

An American contractor has pleaded guilty to destroying evidence related to a federal investigation of bid rigging on contract work at U.S. military bases in South Korea.

The Department of Defense has scheduled “listening sessions” at three U.S. military bases in Japan next week to collect feedback on a pilot program designed to connect DOD civilians with Japanese health care providers. 

Some 27,000 Vietnam veterans’ recordings, videos, photographs, drawings, letters and other documents are stored by the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project in a collection that’s still growing.

The SAVES Act would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time to award grants to nonprofits to provide service dogs at no cost to veterans with disabilities. Qualifying nonprofits would have to meet standards established by an accreditation organization.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a maintenance stint that will keep it from deployment for 17 months. For the overhaul, the Reagan is moved to dry dock at Bremerton, allowing workers access to the hull, propellers and other machinery. 

Pvt. Xavier A. Rodriguez held the woman at an unnamed location where she was unlikely to be found. He threatened to kill her if she tried to leave and wielded a knife, firearm and his own hands, according to the court document.