Analysts increasingly see recent attacks on Guyanese troops in the disputed mineral-rich Essequibo region not as isolated gang violence, but as part of a Venezuela-sanctioned campaign. In February, a Venezuelan warship entered the region’s maritime zone, prompting a stark warning from the U.S. secretary of state.

For many, a trip to Prince Edward Island is an homage to “Anne of Green Gables,” L.M. Montgomery’s 1908 novel about a red-haired orphan who falls in love with the island’s windswept beauty. With several sites connected to Montgomery and her novel, P.E.I. encourages visitors to slow down, whether it’s watching the tide roll in over a stretch of red sand or lingering over a plate of fresh Malpeque oysters

The remains of Seaman Apprentice Aristan Johnson, of Round Rock, Texas, have been transferred to a Navy carry team at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Johnson, 21, was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle accident at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

The USS Gravely has been in the gulf since March 15 and works with Coast Guard personnel to target drug trafficking, illegal immigration and transnational crime. On May 25 it seized 19 bales of cocaine worth $13.6 million.

First Lt. Marciano Angelo Parisano, a Black Hawk pilot, died while he was off duty in Honduras earlier this month.

President Donald Trump said Canada would need to pay $61 billion to join the “Golden Dome” system he’s proposed to boost missile defense with space-based interceptors.

More U.S. troops — about 1,115 service members — have been approved for deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border.

Across the nation and around the world there are ceremonies marking Memorial Day, the most hallowed of American holidays.

The USS Charleston, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, departed Naval Base San Diego on Tuesday as part of U.S. Northern Command’s mission to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking.

The Guyana Defence Force reported that three separate incidents took place within a 24-hour span near the contested border, though it said no soldiers were injured. It comes amid an increasingly volatile dispute over the Essequibo region — a sparsely populated, resource-rich area that comprises about two-thirds of Guyana’s territory.