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.
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...
![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)")
![One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-army-training-osut-fort-benning-1800.jpg?itok=SV_PURDB "Trainees experience day of One Station Unit Training, known as the "First 100 Yards," June 27, 2025 at Sandhill, on Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright)")
