The JS Akishio, a decommissioned Japanese submarine, is the centerpiece of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum in Kure, Japan. (Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes) ...

Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...

Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will be deployed first with units on the main island of Kyushu, ...

The Korean Central News Agency said the U.S. is a "hostile and confrontational entity" and that the possibility of nuclear ...

The Unit Deployment Program allows continental U.S.-based squadrons to deploy in the Indo-Pacific and gain valuable ...

A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of ...

U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is operating in the Sea of Japan after wrapping a five-day port visit to South ...

The temporary deployment provides continental U.S.-based units with experience of operating in the Indo-Pacific region.

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine ...

Two benefits that continue to help those in the military community stretch their dollars are commissaries and exchanges.

Japanese police are holding Marine in custody in Iwakuni city on allegations he stole a car, drove drunk and crashed it before intruding into a man’s home last month.

Rain with a high of 45 °F (7.2 °C) and a 75% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy with a 61% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 7 ...