A decade of documenting more than 63,000 migrant deaths shows that fleeing is more lethal than ever

Since tracking began in 2014, more than 63,000 have died or are missing and presumed dead, according to the Missing Migrants Project, with 2023 the deadliest year yet.

New Zealand joins US and UK in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyberespionage

Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a state-sponsored operation that targeted New Zealand’s Parliament in 2021, the country’s security minister said Tuesday.

Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals are falling into the wrong hands

The sheer availability of Starlink on the black market suggests that its misuse is a systemic global problem, raising questions about the company’s control of a system with clear national security dimensions.

South Korea plans second spy satellite launch from US next month

Seoul is close to launching its second military reconnaissance satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, according to South Korea’s military Tuesday.

Biden nominates next commander of US Forces Japan

President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Stephen F. Jost to take command of U.S. Forces Japan, according to a Pentagon news release Monday.

Bridge building below the Korean DMZ

U.S. and South Korean troops practiced bridge-building recently a short distance from the Demilitarized Zone, the border separating North and South Korea.

Practice ordnance discovery closes gates temporarily at air base in Japan

Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan closed its gates momentarily Monday while an explosive ordnance disposal team responded to the discovery of an inert piece of training ordnance left behind from a recent exercise.

Mother’s pride: Daegu sergeant brings home the metal from culinary contest

A culinary artist from the Army’s Daegu garrison left the 48th Joint Culinary Training exercise in Virginia recently draped in silver and gold.

Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles

Japan’s Cabinet approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles.

B-52s deploy to Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean on deterrence mission

Two Louisiana-based B-52 bombers deployed Friday to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean as part of a mission to enhance readiness and sustain deterrence.