Japan Has Grounded its V-22 Osprey Fleet Again After Flight Incident The V-22 was taking part in the joint U.S. military exercise Keen Sword and carrying 16 passengers, including three U.S...
Japan and EU Announce a Security and Defense Partnership as Regional Tensions Rise Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership as they seek to step up military ties, including...
Prime Minister’s Call to Revise Japan-US Status of Forces Pact Causes Stir in Okinawa Local residents have high hopes for a revision of the agreement, which defines the legal treatment of U.S. forces in Japan...
Navy Commander, Executive Officer of Japan-Based Ship Repair Facility Relieved The Navy has relieved both the commanding officer and his deputy, the executive officer, from their posts leading the U.S...
DoD Launches Program to Help Employees Who Have Had Trouble Getting Health Care in Japan After a yearlong review by the Pentagon, Tricare's overseas contractor will create a call center to assist civilian employees...
Marine Corps' Unmanned 'Narco-Boat' Is Now Plying the Waters Around Okinawa The Marine Corps' new uncrewed, semi-submersible vessel -- dubbed the "narco-boat" -- arrived in Japan earlier this month as...
A-Bomb Survivors Use Nobel Peace Prize to Share Anti-Nuke Message With the Young Efforts to document the survivors' stories and voices have grown in recent years around Japan, including in Hiroshima...
Troops in Japan Banned from Late-Night Drinking After String of Alleged Sexual Assaults on Okinawa The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the...
Japanese Warplanes Use Flares to Warn a Russian Spy Plane to Leave Airspace Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun...
Air Force Ospreys Set to Again Deploy Abroad After Deadly Crash, But Concerns Linger on Mechanical Issues The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.
Military Leaders Are Rattled by a List of 'Woke' Officers That a Group Urges Hegseth to Fire The list compiled by the American Accountability Foundation includes 20 general officers or senior admirals and a...
Marines Face Tough Choices as Reenlistment Bonuses Are Threatened by Congress' Late Budgets Reenlistment bonuses for 933 Marines are at risk of not being paid out by the Marine Corps because Congress cannot agree to...
Former Air Force Commander at Wright-Patterson Charged with Adultery, Faces Court-Martial A former commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, will face a court-martial for adultery and...
Thousands More Could Be Eligible for VA Family Caregiver Program Under Proposed Overhaul The program required a review following a lawsuit, as well as eligibility changes instituted in 2021 that would have...
The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17...
