US Commander Says China Has Failed to Coerce Rival States in South China Sea Adm. Stephen Koehler, who oversees the largest naval fleet command in the world, gave assurances Friday in a Manila forum of...
Marines Arrive in Philippines Again as New Southeast Asia Rotation Gains Momentum Marines and sailors arrived in the Philippines as part of a fairly new, but annual rotation to Southeast Asia as the U.S...
Indonesia's Army Stops 'Virginity Tests' on Female Recruits Human Rights Watch has also documented the use of such tests by security forces in Egypt, India and Afghanistan.
‘The East’ Confronts an Unwinnable War in Southeast Asia The Netherlands had its own Vietnam experience in Indonesia in the years immediately after World War II.
Indonesian Leader Says Country Doesn't Want Famous US Coast Guard Cutter: Report The 110-foot patrol boat, originally based out of Highlands, New Jersey, is scheduled to be decommissioned this summer.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![The East Martijn Lakemeier](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-08/theeast2100.jpg?itok=DLDqZKAb "Martijn Lakemeier and Jonas Smulders in "The East." (Photo: Milan Van Dril, courtesy of Magnet Releasing)")
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")