A U.S. Navy salvage ship has removed an abandoned vessel from waters off Guam, ending a two-year ordeal that followed a powerful typhoon and raised persistent environmental and safety concerns.

A U.S. service member’s helmet fell from a military helicopter during a Monday training flight southwest of Tokyo, prompting a safety warning from Japan, though no injuries or damage were reported.

A South Korean defense technology firm will supply advanced cockpit displays for the U.S. Air Force’s new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet and South Korea’s F-15K Slam Eagle under a new deal with Boeing.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A retired Huey helicopter that once flew combat, disaster-response and medical missions is now a permanent landmark at this airlift hub in Tokyo, symbolizing decades of U.S. military service in Japan.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Airmen at this airlift hub in western Tokyo put their battlefield first-aid skills to the test during a recent Tactical Combat Casualty Care relay designed to simulate stress and urgency in real-world emergencies.

A new type of Air Force expeditionary unit designed to deploy in a crisis is wrapping up its first Indo-Pacific mission, testing how the service might fight and survive across vast distances under threat from advanced missiles.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — More than 200 U.S. and Japanese personnel took part Thursday in a joint emergency drill to practice responding to a hypothetical radiation exposure involving a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, steamed through the Taiwan Strait this week for the first time since being commissioned, a move closely monitored by Taiwan amid ongoing tensions with Beijing.

Military families, veterans and Defense Department civilians in Japan and South Korea will soon have a new option for mental health care with the opening of nonprofit clinics on U.S. bases, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.

Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a southern Japanese island, the first ordnance found in a series of inspections launched after an explosion last year.

A New Zealand airman who rushed into the jungle on a remote Micronesian island to save two critically injured American service members has been formally honored for his actions nearly three years after a multinational exercise.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — When fifth-grader Nii Borketey noticed classmates dumping much of their cafeteria lunches into the trash, he spent his summer investigating why — an effort that ultimately prompted a conversation with the people who oversee those meals.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An American high school on this base southwest of Hiroshima has formalized years of informal exchanges with a Japanese public school, signing a sister-school pact aimed at deepening academic, cultural and athletic ties.

A midsized South Korean shipbuilder has secured its first contract to repair and maintain a U.S. Navy vessel, marking another step in expanding maritime cooperation between Washington and Seoul.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Comic Con Okinawa drew more than 10,000 fans of pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy and cosplay to this Marine Corps base over the weekend, marking its largest turnout yet, according to event organizers.

IE SHIMA, Okinawa — The Marine Corps has reopened a small island airfield off Okinawa’s coast after two years of repairs, restoring a key training site and easing pressure on Kadena Air Base, where parachute jumps had drawn local opposition.

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for a former U.S. forces employee convicted of smuggling illegal drugs into the country using the military mail system.

U.S. and South Korean forces have recovered an Air Force drone that crashed last month off the country’s western coast, according to the 8th Fighter Wing.

Two U.S. Navy warships pulled into Da Nang, Vietnam, on Monday for the first Navy visit to the city in two years, according to the service.

NAHA, Okinawa — Japanese prosecutors will not pursue charges against a U.S. Navy sailor accused of inappropriately touching a Japanese girl on Okinawa over the summer, a spokesman said Monday.

The U.S. Army has identified the soldier who died Friday after a motorcycle crash on Okinawa as a Patriot missile system launching operator and maintainer.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — More than 100 American and Japanese athletes sprinted, dribbled and raced for medals under clear skies Saturday at the 21st Kadena Special Olympics, the event’s largest turnout since its post-pandemic return two years ago.

For the first time in 84 years, no survivors of Japan’s surprise attack on Oahu were present at the annual remembrance ceremony Sunday, marking a poignant shift for the living memory of Dec. 7, 1941.

The U.S. military is warning service members to leave electronic cigarettes at home when traveling to Singapore, where possession of vapes is illegal and can lead to heavy fines, deportation and bans on reentry.

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The family of a Japanese motorcyclist killed in an April collision with a car driven by a U.S. sailor has filed a civil lawsuit as police continue to investigate the case.

South Korea will raise defense spending by 7.5% next year to $44.8 billion, with $13.6 billion dedicated to strengthening its forces, the Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday.

Japan’s Defense Ministry has denied a report that it is considering selling surface-to-air missiles to the Philippines, even as it acknowledged that Tokyo may soon loosen long-standing restrictions on arms exports.

An American soldier is in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in central Okinawa, according to the U.S. Army.

The Defense Department is widening child care options for military families and civilian employees on Guam as the island braces for a major increase in U.S. troop levels over the next decade.

The Navy is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernize vast training areas used in waters off Hawaii and California, including the addition of mine warfare ranges, the service announced Tuesday.

YOKOHAMA, Japan — With warfare and medical technology evolving at breakneck speed, defense health professionals from more than 20 nations gathered here Tuesday to push for deeper cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region.

South Korea has recovered 25 sets of remains and nearly 2,000 artifacts from a former Korean War battlefield inside the Demilitarized Zone, the country’s defense ministry said Monday, calling the excavation a step toward easing tension with the North.

An American civilian whose violent arrest by U.S. military police on Okinawa was captured on viral video says the unprovoked takedown left him injured, traumatized and demanding answers.

The Pentagon has not given Congress a clear picture of how it prioritizes and funds deterrence efforts in the Indo-Pacific, leaving lawmakers without a full understanding of U.S. strategy as China expands its military reach, a government watchdog warned.

Some service members who wear beards for religious reasons worry the Pentagon may soon target their shaving waivers, a concern driven by recent policy shifts that have already tightened rules for troops with medical exemptions.

North Korea may grow more hostile next year unless diplomacy resumes, the South’s unification minister has warned while urging renewed efforts to restart talks with Pyongyang.

Japan is considering whether to sell surface-to-air missiles to the Philippines as Tokyo moves to loosen export restrictions and respond to rising security threats in the region, according to a local media report.

A plan to station surface-to-air missiles on an island within sight of Taiwan is “steadily progressing,” Japan’s defense minister said Sunday amid heightened tensions with China.

TOKYO — Craft beer, barbecue and a message of community filled Hibiya Park over the weekend as the U.S. ambassador to Japan kicked off a three-day celebration of American food and drink in the heart of the capital.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Parachute training is resuming at this western Tokyo airlift hub after a U.S. Army paratrooper drifted off course and landed in a nearby city, prompting a protest from the mayor and a temporary halt to jumps.

A survey last month of service members living in military housing drew nearly 3,400 respondents who cited at least one significant or dangerous issue in their homes.

George Takei, best known for his role as starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the science fiction TV and movie series “Star Trek,” gave a Vulcan salute Thursday before speaking at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.

South Korea reported two injuries this week in separate military-related incidents — one involving an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone and the other a misfired mortar round that struck a civilian during training.

Ivan W. Atkins Jr., who survived the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor while serving with two of his brothers aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, died Oct. 27 at age 102, according to an obituary published by McAdams Mortuary.

A U.S. Army paratrooper was forced to land in a Tokyo suburb Tuesday evening after drifting off course during parachute training, prompting a complaint from a local official.

A Navy-backed 3D-printing lab under construction on Guam aims to slash the monthlong wait for ship and infrastructure parts on the island by producing them locally.

Soldiers, airmen team up to hurl 160 tons of gear from aircraft during Hawaii combat drills (by @wyattwolson.bsky.social)

A U.S. Marine in a Japanese court Tuesday denied sexually assaulting a Japanese woman on a Marine Corps base but admitted injuring another woman during the March incident.

The Pentagon’s missions and personnel are increasingly vulnerable to “malicious actors” who can disrupt operations by aggregating digital information from data brokers, websites and other sources, a government watchdog concluded in a report issued Monday.

The day South Korea obtains nuclear-powered submarines will change the security picture on the Korean Peninsula, but that day is years away, the chief of naval operations said Monday.