Okinawa prefecture has objected to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel’s upcoming visit to two islands east of Taiwan because he is planning to travel on U.S. military aircraft, which the prefecture discourages.

Testifying on behalf of the U.S. government, toxicologist Robyn Prueitt said Wednesday in Hawaii federal court that medical problems reported by residents of military housing near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in late 2021 were not caused by tap water contaminated by Navy jet fuel.

China’s military labeled a U.S. guided-missile destroyer’s trip through the Taiwan Strait as “provocative” and dispatched aircraft and ships in response, state media reported.

U.S. and Filipino Army divers began clearing debris this week from Basco Seapot, the start of a multiyear effort to upgrade the strategically important harbor on the northern Philippine island of Batan that lies about 120 miles from Taiwan.

Chinese military expansion is pushing Asian nations into closer strategic partnership with the United States that has parallels to NATO in Europe, the top Army commander for the region said Wednesday.

The Pentagon needs a new method for measuring whether countries in Europe and Asia are carrying their fair share of the security burden, according to a new U.S. military-sponsored study.

American, Philippine and Australian troops pounded a disused oil tanker 10 miles offshore with artillery, rockets, missiles, bombs and machinegun fire.

U.S. troops in South Korea struggling to feed their families have access to a new food pantry on this base as of this week.

The former U.S. Pacific Fleet surgeon testified Tuesday in Hawaii federal court as U.S. attorneys began their defense in a civil suit by military families alleging physical and mental illnesses from consuming tap water contaminated by Navy jet fuel.

A quick response by soldiers at the home of U.S. Army Japan saved the life of a military working dog suffering from heat stroke