Airmen with families eligible for more housing cash while away for schools, training

Airmen and guardians attending military training away from their families for no more than a year will now qualify for an additional housing allowance to ease the costs of paying for two residences.

Army pares down online training requirements

Enlisted soldiers are no longer required to take Distributed Learning Courses one through six, which account for 253 hours of mouse clicks and keyboard entries.

Mayor seeks ‘discipline and education’ in wake of Marine’s alleged holdups on Okinawa

A mayor on Okinawa complained to the Marine Corps this week about the “burden and fear” created in his city by a Marine accused of robbing and attempting to rob convenience stores last month.

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.