Marine Corps’ unmanned ‘narco-boat’ heads to Okinawa for Indo-Pacific trial

The Marine Corps will soon deploy an unmanned, semisubmersible watercraft designed to move supplies and weapons across large ocean distances in waters surrounding Okinawa.

Former cutter skipper takes command of Coast Guard’s growing Guam-based fleet

A new commander took the helm for the Coast Guard on Guam last week as it prepares to expand its already busy fleet of cutters.

Navy festival in Japan draws largest crowd in 8 years, including food influencer Keith Lee

Nearly 53,000 people, including a popular American social media influencer and food critic, traveled to Yokosuka Naval Base for its annual Friendship Day.

Veteran jobless rate in US falls to 2.7% during September

A better-than-expected 254,000 jobs were added to the economy in September, and the overall unemployment rate ticked down from 4.2% to 4.1%, said a bureau report released Friday. For veterans, the jobless rate fell from 3.5% in August to 2.7% in September, according to the report.

Dining facility in Japan broke Air Force rules by offering airmen bottled water

Misawa Air Base in Japan erred by offering bottled water at the base dining facility, as it has since the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokeswoman said this week.

Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank

A fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa, the Pacific island nation’s acting prime minister said late Sunday.

China hacked major US telecom firms in apparent counterspy operation

AT&T, Verizon and Lumen are among the companies breached by Chinese hackers in a sophisticated intrusion by the group dubbed Salt Typhoon.

USS Daniel Inouye returns to Pearl Harbor after historic first 9-month deployment

After completing its first successful nine-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th fleet areas of operation as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the guided missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Friday.

North Korea and China mark their 75th anniversary of ties as outsiders question their relationship

The leaders of North Korea and China marked the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on Sunday by exchanging messages that expressed hopes for stronger ties, as outsiders raised questions about their relationship.

South Korean leader says North Korea wants US attention by showing off nuclear might

North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of next month’s presidential election, and the North will likely stage major provocations like a nuclear test explosion and a long-range missile test, South Korea’s president says.