USS Ronald Reagan takes leave of Japanese port it has called home since 2015

Nearly 400 sailors in their dress whites manned the USS Ronald Reagan’s rails Thursday morning as the aircraft carrier steamed out of Tokyo Bay on its final deployment from Japan, concluding nearly a decade of Navy history in the Indo-Pacific region.

Marine who worked with F-35B stealth fighters dies after being struck by train in Japan

A Marine stationed at a U.S. base south of Hiroshima, Japan, was hit and killed by a freight train over the weekend, according to Marine Corps and police spokesmen.

Florida deputy’s killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can be done to prevent this kind of tragedy.

Ex-Army sergeant accused of attempting to spy for China judged mentally unfit to stand trial 

Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 30, was ordered transferred to an unspecified federal psychiatric hospital facility following a May 4 decision by Federal District Judge John C. Coughenour of the U.S. District Court of Western Washington.

2 people in ICE custody after attempting to breach Marine base in Virginia

Two people were placed in the custody of U.S. immigration officials after they tried to drive a delivery truck past security guards and onto Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

Naval Academy Class of 2027 scales Herndon Monument in 2 hours, 19 minutes

In all, it took 2 hours and 19 minutes for the plebes to raise Ben Leisegang, 20, of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., to scale the monument and complete the Herndon Climb.

New York National Guard’s Hancock Field closed for more than 2 hours after someone drops off a rocket

The device, dropped off by a person around 11:30 a.m., appeared to be old military equipment.

Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Whidbey Island

More than 74,000 people on Whidbey Island could face long-term health impacts from the U.S. Navy jet noise that’s blasted over residents several days a week for over a decade, new research shows.

US faces uncertainty in Africa as forces gather for special operations exercise

U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s largest annual exercise is underway, as Washington grapples with rising extremist violence in West Africa, tension with former counterterrorism partner Niger and a growing Russian presence on the continent.

Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team unveils new paint scheme for aircraft’s 50th anniversary

The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team unveiled a 50th-anniversary paint scheme at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., that honors the original aircraft.