US Navy trying experimental tech to help secure Guam

The U.S. Navy has turned to experimental technology to protect remote but critical networks against Chinese hackers, signing a contract with a small mobile carrier to provide cybersecurity for telecommunication companies based on the island of Guam.

US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel

The U.S. and U.K. have imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.

Dual German-Russian citizens arrested for plotting attacks on US forces in Bavaria

German police have arrested two men with ties to Russian intelligence, accusing them of spying on U.S. military bases in Bavaria and plotting attacks in retaliation for U.S. support of Ukraine in its war against the Kremlin.

Senators propose pilot program to partner military child care with civilian providers

A persistent deficit of affordable and available early child care for military families could be improved under a new bill that seeks to establish partnerships between the military and civilian child care providers.

Biden is off on details of his uncle’s WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military

President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man’s wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.

US drops from top spot in poll about confidence in military among G7 countries

Americans’ confidence in their military has hit a nearly 20-year low, a new poll found.

First shipboard USO center in 7th Fleet opens ahead of carrier’s expected departure

Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan gathered deep inside the aircraft carrier on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s first shipboard USO center.

Unexploded shell from WWII found at tourist destination on Okinawa

Japanese authorities on Thursday night planned to remove an unexploded, 110-pound shell recently discovered at a construction site in Onna Village.

Demand supports creation, expansion of food pantries on Marine bases in Japan

Marine bases in Japan recently opened one new food pantry and expanded another to ease persistent food insecurity that affects one-fourth of all U.S. military members.

European air forces to train across Indo-Pacific this summer

Pacific Skies, a series of exercises between mid-June and mid-August, will involve 1,800 airmen and aircraft from Germany, France, Spain and the United Kingdom, Germany’s air force said in a news release Tuesday.

US envoy to the UN vows support for families of Japanese who were abducted and taken to North Korea

America stands with Japan until all the Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago return home to end their painful separation, United States ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in Tokyo.

25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

In the quarter-century since two gunmen at Columbine shot and killed 12 fellow students and a teacher in suburban Denver — an attack that played out on live television and ushered in the modern era of school shootings — the traumas of that day have continued to shadow the ones who were there.

Army’s rapid development office tasked with fast-tracking Guam missile defense

The Army branch responsible for bringing new technology quickly into the U.S. arsenal is now tasked with creating an integrated missile defense system on Guam, a need the Indo-Pacific commander classified as paramount.

Defying Niger exit order leaves US troops vulnerable, whistleblower says

A senior U.S. Air Force leader deployed in Niger is raising an alarm over the Biden administration’s reluctance to heed an eviction notice from the military junta that last year overthrew the West African nation’s democratically elected government.

VA ordered to end experiments on dogs, cats and primates by 2026

Experiments and testing on cats, dogs and primates by the Department of Veterans Affairs must end by 2026 under newly enacted legislation that lawmakers highlighted during a House subcommittee hearing.

Air National Guard changes in Alaska could affect national security, civilian rescues, staffers say

In Alaska vitally important missions could be in jeopardy as the Air National Guard rebalances its staffing levels nationwide. If nothing changes, by the fall the Alaska Air Guard will see 80 of its military-grade positions converted to civilian jobs. Many of the people who hold those jobs say they’ll leave.

VA halts taking away gun rights from veterans who require help managing their benefits — but only for 6 months

A new ban that has stopped the Department of Veterans Affairs from taking away the gun rights of veterans who are found to be incapable of managing their own financial affairs will expire in six months, VA officials said.

Kansas’ higher ed board adopts an anti-DEI policy after pressure from GOP legislators

A revised Kansas Board of Regents policy that currently emphasizes “multiculturism and diversity” on campus now bars universities from requiring statements “pledging allegiance to, support for or opposition to” diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in applications for admission, hiring or promotion.

Abu Ghraib military contractor warned bosses of abuses 2 weeks after arriving, testimony reveals

A civilian contractor sent to work as an interrogator at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison resigned within two weeks of his arrival and told his corporate bosses that mistreatment of detainees was likely to continue.