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.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent renovations and new equipment are beefing up workout and exercise routines at Air Force base fitness centers in South Korea and Japan.

Visitors to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, will get an extra eyeful in coming months as crews work to restore a pair of historic quays where the doomed battleship was moored on the morning of the 1941 Japanese surprise attack.

The national network of more than 150 state veterans homes would benefit from greater oversight from the Department of Veterans Affairs and annual VA inspections, a government watchdog agency said Tuesday.

American forces have hit more than 1,000 Houthi targets in Yemen as part of a campaign that began in March to stop attacks by the militants on the shipping lanes of the Red Sea, the Pentagon said.

The panel voted 35-21 in favor of the bill. It requires the Pentagon to spend the additional funds by October 2034, including nearly $9 billion on renovations to barracks and unaccompanied housing, allowance increases and other quality-of-life improvements for service members.

Col. Trevor J. Felter assumed command Tuesday morning. He replaces Col. Mark Bortnem, who was dismissed April 15, 2025, for “loss of trust and confidence” in his ability to command. Bortnem is remaining in the area. He was reassigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Port Royal.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved to cancel a program that promoted the participation of women in national security, claiming the initiative is “woke,” “divisive” and distracts troops.

Funding suicide prevention efforts at local agencies that are close to where veterans live was prioritized by senators as they considered reauthorizing — and possibly expanding — a $174 million grant initiative that pays for community-based outreach services, mental health screenings and emergency clinical services.

Millions of U.S. troops fought in Vietnam. For some Americans, the war that effectively ended with the fall of Saigon 50 years ago Wednesday on April 30, 1975, continues to shape their lives.