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.

An investigation into Osprey aircraft data reveals safety issues

After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — a complicated aircraft that flies fast like a plane but converts to land like a helicopter — is back in the air. But there are still questions as to whether it should be.

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.

Numerous children injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China

Numerous children were injured by a vehicle at the gate of an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday morning, reports said.

US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology

The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the U.S. would provide to Manila.

Trump’s defense pick reignites debate over whether women should fight on front lines

Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, has made it clear that he believes men and women should not serve together in combat units. If confirmed by the Senate, he could try to end the Pentagon’s nearly decade-old practice of making all combat jobs open to women.

What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?

It was not clear if there would be limits on Ukraine’s use of the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, as there have been on other U.S. missile systems. Their deployment could — at least initially — be limited to Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops seized territory this year.

US military incinerates last of toxic firefighting foam at bases in Japan

The U.S. military has destroyed its last supplies of toxic firefighting foam at installations in Japan, according to the Tokyo-based command.