Massive RIMPAC exercise tallies thousands of flight sorties and maritime drills

The biennial Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise in Hawaii wrapped up, with personnel from the 30 participating nations completing more than 500 drills, flying 2,400 sorties and sinking two…

Japanese destroyer fires Tomahawk missile in ‘historic test launch’

The guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai successfully fired the missile with support from the U.S. Navy, Japan’s Defense Ministry said in a news release

South Korean troops prepare to shoot down US military drone during border scare

South Korea nearly shot down a U.S. Marine drone near the inter-Korean border after misidentifying it as a threat, triggering civilian shelter alerts.

US Air Force presence in Bulgaria draws warnings from Iran

Iran has made repeated threats over Bulgaria’s decision to allow the U.S. to position refueling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base, one of several Bulgarian military facilities used by U.S. forces.

Air Force brings laser weapons to Europe to fight drones

U.S. Air Force deploys new counterdrone and laser defense systems across Europe to protect bases from growing unmanned aircraft threats. 

Syrian accused of being ISIS policeman arrested in German city near US base

A Syrian man accused of working for the Islamic State group was arrested by German police this week in in Weiden in der Oberpfalz, a Bavarian city where many U.S.…

Arrival of first US military schoolchildren gives Army site in Poland new growth indicator

Last year, the Pentagon approved 30 billets designated for soldiers with school-age dependents. The move marked the first formal pathway for select soldiers to complete accompanied tours in Poland.

5 things to know in veterans news: An ex-POW is honored, a GLP-1 study advances and a Grand Prix race in DC

IndyCar will race in D.C., the VA is looking for veterans to test a drug for alcohol addiction and a former Vietnam War POW and subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning…

Trump says Hamas will disarm though questions linger about deal

U.S. and Board of Peace officials said details of the deal would have to be refined over the next couple of weeks, with progress expected in the coming month or…

Naval aviators cross paths once again in USS Mount Whitney command turnover

Capt. Colin Price turned over command of the U.S. 6th Fleet flagship to Capt. Harry Evans during a shipboard ceremony in this Mediterranean Sea port city where the command-and-control ship…