Capt. Daryle Cardone, left, commander of the USS Ronald Reagan, greets Capt. Tim Waits, skipper of the USS George Washington, at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 24, 2024.

US carriers Reagan, Washington set to exchange sailors ahead of homeport shift

The USS Ronald Reagan and USS George Washington are primed to exchange hundreds of sailors and dozens of aircraft as the two aircraft carriers prepare to relocate later this year.

A dog that traveled on a Patriot Express flight sits in its kennel inside the passenger terminal at Yokota Air Base, Japan, in 2018.

CDC loosens rabies-prevention rules for bringing dogs into the US

Due to public outcry, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased restrictions on dogs coming into the United States from countries with low or no risk of rabies. The new rules will still take effect Aug. 1, the tail end of the military’s busy season for permanent changes of duty stations.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division carry a tank roadwheel to simulate the necessities of emergency maintenance during a Spur Ride lane led by Delta “Dakota” Troop, 4th Squadron, 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team at Drawsko Combat Training Center, Poland, July 2, 2024.

3rd ABCT, 4th ID is among other units assigned to 1st Cavalry Division, proudly serving alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward-deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kimberly Blair)

3 Army brigades tapped for fall rotations in Europe, South Korea and CENTCOM

Troops from Fort Bliss, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Fort Drum will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the fall as part of regular troop rotations.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he stands with U.S. President Donald Trump south of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone on June 30, 2019. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

North Korea does ‘not care’ about Trump’s words for Kim Jong Un

North Korea’s state media rebuffed comments that former President Donald Trump made about good ties with leader Kim Jong Un, saying “we do not care” and warned its nuclear arsenal stands ready for any U.S. leader.

A sailor uses a Community Bank ATM at U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples in Italy on July 24, 2024. Starting Monday, service members and other customers of Community Bank no longer will have a U.S. currency option in the online bill payment system.

DOD’s overseas Community Bank dropping electronic bill payment in US dollars

Starting Monday, the Defense Department’s Community Bank no longer will offer customers online bill pay in U.S. currency.

Con Thien Marine base, 1968

Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division walks along the dirt road of Con Thien Marine base, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.

The U.S. Army's Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea, is pictured on April 2, 2024.

Balloons carrying trash from North Korea fall inside US Army base in Seoul

Balloons carrying trash from North Korea fell Wednesday on the South Korean presidential compound and Yongsan Garrison in Seoul.

Members of All Okinawa, a political party that opposes the island's U.S. military presence, protest outside a government office in Naha, Jan. 30, 2023.

Anti-base groups plan to protest Osprey flights, alleged sexual assaults on Okinawa

Three groups opposed to the U.S. military presence on Okinawa plan a gathering next month to protest Osprey flights over the island and recent sexual assault charges against U.S. service members.

People walk through the rain in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 24, 2024, as Typhoon Gaemi approaches.

Taiwan prepares for strong typhoon that worsened monsoon rains in Philippines, killing 13

Taiwan shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that already worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines, killed at least 13 people and displaced 600,000.