Rear Adm. Joshua Lasky relieved Rear Adm. Greg Huffman during a change-of-command ceremony in the fitness center at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz.

The Air Force on Guam has never been more ready for a fight — a quality that will prevent one from happening in the first place, according to outgoing 36th Wing commander Brig. Gen. Thomas Palenske, who added that a conflict in the Western Pacific is highly unlikely thanks to Air Force deterrence in the region.

The search for two missing mariners near the Northern Mariana Islands entered its second day Wednesday, with efforts focused west of Saipan, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded no contest Wednesday in a Japanese court to causing the death of a motorcyclist in a collision near Yokosuka Naval Base last year.

Gen. Ronald Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, said decades of military cooperation have built relationships strong enough to endure political and economic fluctuations.

A U.S. Navy vessel recently completed a five-month overhaul at a Japanese shipyard, a milestone for the service as it seeks to expand joint repair capabilities with allied countries.

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan visited South Korea as part of his first international tour since taking office, meeting with senior officials and touring two of the country’s largest shipyards.

A U.S. bomber’s emergency landing that shut down a shared runway and canceled commercial flights in northeastern Japan has drawn sharp rebuke from local officials, who demanded stronger safety measures from the Air Force and Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

Two commercial flights were canceled Tuesday evening after a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber jet blocked a shared runway at Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan, according to local media reports.

In his first trip abroad as Navy Secretary, John Phelan visited Japan and spoke with Stars and Stripes about advancing shipbuilding and improving the quality of life for U.S. sailors as priorities for the service.