A U.S. Navy amphibious ship, a French frigate and a pair of Philippine vessels have kicked off the at-sea portion of a joint-force exercise taking place throughout the Philippines this month.

A soldier in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force became one of the first Japanese troops to earn the U.S. Army’s Expert Soldier Badge after a five-day test of physical and mental endurance.

Scores of nonconsensual pornographic videos depicting U.S. service members on Guam were briefly available on one of the world’s most-visited websites, according to recently unsealed records in Guam federal court.

Army officer Maj. Gibson Kim was among 100 contestants on the second season of Netflix’s “Physical: 100” reality show battling in theatrical feats of strength and pushed beyond his limits to finish in the top 20.

The Navy has determined that hundreds of tap water tests taken at Pearl Harbor in recent months produced false positives for low-level petroleum contamination due to the test’s chemical reaction with chlorine in the samples, the service announced Thursday.

The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and both men warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., embarking on a months-long journey to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, where it will begin a new chapter.

The Whales of August is a bar where customers can order drinks named after their favorite films, from “The Shining” to “Love Actually.” The massive menu, which offers more than 100 movie-themed cocktails, is available in English.

The Elmar Uraga Terrace Cafe is a comfortable coffee shop in which to while away the time before boarding a ferry.

The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., has signed a deal to seek U.S. government shipbuilding and maintenance contacts in alliance with Philly Shipyard Inc., which employs around 1,000 at the former Philadelphia Navy Yard site in South Philadelphia.