Latest ""
US, Japan agree to two defense pacts amid China worries
The U.S. and Japan are close to signing a new five-year pact for Japan to support U.S. military forces in the country and a new agreement to research and develop new defense technologies.
By Joe Gould
Stryker troops prepped the first Filipino BCT before going to fight Abu Sayyaf militants
U.S. soldiers helped prepare Filipino troops before they deployed to the turbulent southern province of Sulu where ISIS-aligned militants are active.
By Kyle Rempfer
Looking for friends: Green Berets are busy in China’s backyard
From kickstarting a new Mongolian trainer force to training with Philippine troops to retake islands in the South China Sea, 1st Group has been busy.
By Kyle Rempfer
Here’s what Army divers are going to haul from the deep water in Washington state
This month, the state is asking soldiers to go to depths to get a job done.
By Kathleen Curthoys
China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China Sea waters.
World War II airman to be buried June 5 in California
Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. will be buried at Riverside National Cemetery in California June 5
By Kent Miller
Remains of WWII airman who inspired museum’s exhibit ID’d
The remains of a New York airman whose trove of 200-plus wartime letters inspired a California museum’s popular World War II exhibit have been identified 75 years after he died in a crash off a Pacific island.
Philippines frets about war at sea for US
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said a 1951 treaty with the US needed to be re-examined to clear ambiguities that could cause chaos and confusion during a crisis
Sunken aircraft carrier Hornet — best known for Doolittle Raid — located miles below the waves
The members of the research vessel Petrel crew are no strangers to historic underwater archaeological discoveries.
By Jon Simkins