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President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, May 30, 2020, after stepping off Marine One as he returns from Kennedy Space Center for the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. <br>Patrick Semansky/AP

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

President Donald Trump spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks, according to a Republican close to the White House who was not authorized to publicly discuss private matters and spoke on condition of anonymity

Protesters gather at the Ohio Statehouse for a peaceful protest Sunday, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.<br>Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch via AP Protesters gather at the Ohio Statehouse for a peaceful protest Sunday, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.<br>Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch via AP
Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests
Protestors march by City Hall on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia, during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. <br>Joe Lamberti, Camden Courier-Post/AP Protestors march by City Hall on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia, during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was pinned at the neck by a Minneapolis police officer. <br>Joe Lamberti, Camden Courier-Post/AP
Protests flare again in US amid calls to end police violence
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marine corps

Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

DOD civilian on Okinawa arrested for alleged bar slap

Barry Ray Ellis, 41, was taken into custody at a bar in the Uechi neighborhood in Okinawa city at approximately 1:50 p.m. after arguing with a 20-year-old local woman and allegedly slapping her, an Okinawa Police spokesman said Monday.

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air force

An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrives at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force
An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrives at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force

Global Hawks from Guam land in Tokyo for summer stay

Unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones began a summer rotation to the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo on Saturday.

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army

A member of the Minnesota National Guard stands guard by the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Friday, May 29, 2020. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that he asked the Minnesota National Guard to be responsible for the safety of the State Capitol.<br>Glen Stubbe, The Star Tribune/AP
A member of the Minnesota National Guard stands guard by the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Friday, May 29, 2020. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that he asked the Minnesota National Guard to be responsible for the safety of the State Capitol.<br>Glen Stubbe, The Star Tribune/AP

Pentagon ready to send troops to Minneapolis if state asks

The Pentagon said Saturday it was ready to provide military help to authorities scrambling to contain unrest in Minneapolis, where George Floyd's death has sparked widespread protests, but Gov. Tim Walz has not requested federal troops.

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navy

Sailors at Sasebo Naval Base demonstrate social distancing at a beer garden that opened outside the base enlisted club on Friday, May 29, 2020.<br>Shirley Tatto/US Navy
Sailors at Sasebo Naval Base demonstrate social distancing at a beer garden that opened outside the base enlisted club on Friday, May 29, 2020.<br>Shirley Tatto/US Navy

Sasebo beer garden ends monthslong drought for military drinkers in Japan

Sailors at Sasebo Naval Base toasted each other in a makeshift, outdoor beer garden Friday and Saturday, marking a return to social drinking for troops in Japan after months of coronavirus restrictions.

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coast guard

Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard
Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard offloads $37 million of cocaine in San Diego

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active seized the drugs earlier this month from "known drug-transit zones" in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of North and Central America, according to Coast Guard officials.