Trump Taps New Marine Commander for Key US Force in Japan Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson has been tasked to lead the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed force in Japan, placing...
Japanese American Soldiers Once Branded 'Enemy Aliens' Promoted Posthumously Seven Japanese American soldiers were promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony, eight decades after they died fighting...
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles into Sea Between Korean Peninsula and Japan North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, according to its neighbors, as the North...
Japan and the Philippines Sign New Defense Pact as They Face Growing China Aggression Japan and the Philippines signed a defense pact that would allow the tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food and other...
Xi Is Testing Japan’s Ties With Trump by Escalating Trade Battle China is testing Donald Trump’s support for America’s top ally in Asia by imposing export controls on Japan months after the...
US Says China’s Taiwan Drills ‘Unnecessarily’ Raised Tensions The PLA simulated a blockade of the global chip hub for two days this week with live-fire exercises encircling the island.
Taiwan’s President Pledges to Defend Island’s Sovereignty After Chinese Military Drills China recently wrapped up live-fire drills around Taiwan featuring rocket launches, aircraft and warships.
Pacifist Japan Has Slowly Transformed From Exclusively Self-Defense to a Military Buildup Japan is accelerating a military buildup program designed to double annual arms spending.
China Stages Military Drills Around Taiwan to Warn 'External Forces' After US, Japan Tensions The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and rocket troops to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn...
Japan's Cabinet OKs Record Defense Budget That Aims to Deter China Japan's Cabinet approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-01/world-news-uschina-military-drills-filepic-get.jpg?itok=M5NzlIEf "A Taiwanese air force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu on Dec. 29, 2025. China launched "major" military exercises around Taiwan on December 29, in what it called a "stern warning" involving live-fire drills in waters and airspace near the island. Taiwan said Monday it had detected four Chinese coastguard ships near the island's waters. (Cheng Yu-Chen/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)")
