The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive.

U.S. Forces Japan has begun reorganizing into a “warfighting headquarters,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday during his first trip to the Indo-Pacific since taking office.

Kadena Air Base briefly ordered all its residents to shelter-in-place early Sunday morning due to unspecified space debris, according to the 18th Wing.

A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country’s death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War II battle.

Navy fighter jets recently intercepted a Russian spy plane flying near an aircraft carrier ordered to the Middle East to support U.S. military strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi militants, officials said.

Five U.S. Army helicopters slung with firefighting gear pitched in this week to help curb the worst wildfires in South Korea’s history, according to U.S. Forces Korea. Most of the fires were extinguished Saturday after burning nearly 120,000 acres, primarily in the country’s southeast.

Staff Sgt. Alonzo Alcantara of Cookeville, Tenn., was also charged last week with murder with the intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, manslaughter, aggravated assault and obstructing justice in the Sept. 1 death of his spouse.

President Lai Ching-te, who has taken an increasingly tougher approach toward Beijing since entering office last May, called this month for bringing back martial-law-era military courts to more swiftly and severely deal with spying in Taiwan’s military.

The Chinese frigate attempted to get closer to the waters, where the warships and aircraft from the three allied countries were undertaking maneuvers Friday off the Scarborough Shoal, but it was warned by a Philippine frigate by radio and kept away.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Trump administration will work with allies to ramp up deterrence against threats across the world, including China’s aggression in the South China Sea.

An area grocer sets up shop every Tuesday inside the exchange at Kunsan Air Base where many airmen don’t have driving privileges and there are no local retailers within walking distance from the rural base’s gate.

Eligible golfers in the Japanese capital will soon be able to putt on the same type of greens that professionals play on at The Masters.

Starbucks Japan is teaming up with Snoopy and friends for a limited-time promotion that celebrates the 75-year legacy of Peanuts, and kindness.

The Jinpo Maritime Theme Park, about 70 miles south of Camp Humphreys, is a must-visit destination for history enthusiasts, military buffs and families alike. The park offers a blend of historical exhibits, military vehicles and scenic waterfront views.

Seven WWII veterans will be joined by the US and Japanese defense secretaries as they return to the site of one of the war’s bloodiest battles in the Pacific.

An American soldier killed during the Korean War has become the 100th service member identified from remains turned over by North Korea seven years ago, the Defense Department said.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has begun a two-day visit to China during which he is to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart on the Ukraine and a longstanding trade dispute between China and Europe. 

North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, South Korea’s military said Thursday in its latest assessment.