War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines - Emboldened by US - Squares Up to Beijing at Sea U.S. Marines joined Filipino counterparts on May 5, 2024, for a mock battle at a telling location: a small, remote territory...
US Troop Levels in Pacific Take Center Stage as Defense Secretary Huddles with Allied Defense Leaders Amid a gathering of top defense leaders from across the Pacific in Hawaii, Pentagon officials said Thursday that the U.S. not...
Chinese Coast Guard Fires Water Cannons at Philippine Vessels in the Latest South China Sea Incident There were no immediate reports of injuries in the incident off Scarborough Shoal, one of two hotly disputed areas where...
North Korean Leader Kim Leads Rocket Drills that Simulate a Nuclear Counterattack Against Enemies North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that...
North Korea Fires Suspected Short-Range Missiles into the Sea in Its Latest Weapons Test North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country’s neighbors said, as...
Taiwan Wants to Expand Its Military Attache Office on Oahu Taiwan is seeking to increase the size of its military attache office at its de facto consulate in Honolulu as the self-ruled...
House Speaker Mike Johnson Pushes Towards a Vote on Aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate...
Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
Trump Agrees to Meet Kim Jong-Un for Denuclearization Talks President Donald Trump agreed to hold face-to-face peace talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
China-Made Batteries Eliminated from Navy, Marine Corps Infrastructure After Camp Lejeune Incident The Department of the Navy said it has taken a "proactive approach" to procure American or allied-supplied batteries for its...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...