Christmas comes early for the inhabitants of a remote atoll in Micronesia, courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Christmas came early this week for the inhabitants of a remote atoll in Micronesia, courtesy of Santa 41 and its helpers. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Camp Blaz, the Marine Corps' multibillion construction project on Guam, remains a work in progress as the first troops begin arriving on the island from Okinawa. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)

Two #sailors assigned to the #USSGeorgeWashington were found dead in separate incidents less than two weeks after the #aircraftcarrier arrived at #YokosukaNavalBase in #Japan

A U.S. Navy surveillance plane flew over the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the first such transit there since mid-September, according to the U.S. 7th Fleet.

The U.S. has witnessed in recent months a historic amount of large military exercises conducted by China, Adm. Samuel Paparo, the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday as he sounded the alarm about a potential invasion of Taiwan. www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

Carrier Air Wing 5, the aviation arm of the USS George Washington, arrived home Sunday at this air base with a new addition, a squadron of advanced F-35C Lightning II multirole fighters. www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

Hundreds of sailors stood in dress blues as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington pulled into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning for the first time in nearly a decade. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...

Missing airman’s body found near Guam beach after daylong search www.stripes.com/branches/air...