Aaron Kidd

The U.S. Army is working to correct problems at barracks in South Korea after an anonymous soldier posted photos allegedly showing mold-infested rooms and accused commanders of ignoring complaints about unhealthy living conditions.

The USS Colorado, named this week as the first submarine assigned to a new rotational force in Australia, has arrived Down Under for a monthlong maintenance period ahead of the force’s launch next year.

WAIKIKI BEACH, Hawaii — U.S. Army Pacific has prepared the Indo-Pacific theater under the assumption that China will have the capacity — and possibly the intent — to seize Taiwan by military force next year, its commander said Tuesday.

The Air Force has barred vehicles manufactured by Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams from entering Kadena Air Base on Okinawa due to “unacceptable and unmitigable” risks to operations, according to the 18th Wing.

Toys R Us, the once-dominant toy retailer that closed hundreds of U.S. stores after declaring bankruptcy, recently set up shop inside five Navy exchanges, including three on U.S. military installations in Japan.

The annual influenza vaccine is back on the list of mandatory immunizations for broad categories of airmen.

U.S. Marines recently launched explosive one-way attack drones against targets near Mount Fuji, marking the weapon’s first use at a military training facility near Japan’s tallest peak.

North Korea has reportedly moved several self-propelled howitzers near its southern border after threatening last week to deploy offensive military assets there.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy has renamed its hotel at the home of the 7th Fleet as part of a worldwide lodging overhaul that will bring upgraded amenities without changing room rates or guest eligibility.

The Hawaii-based USS Colorado will be the first vessel assigned to Submarine Rotational Force-West in Australia later next year, the Pentagon announced Monday.

Missiles fired from Navy aircraft and Marine Corps ground launchers struck a floating target during a weekend firepower demonstration coordinated with Japanese forces, military spokesmen said Monday.

Japanese soldiers deployed the country’s newest antiship missile system outside its home base for the first time over the weekend, demonstrating how quickly the long-range weapon can be positioned for use.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — At 96, Arthur Picotte still drives himself to the home of U.S. Forces Japan, where he recently recalled a military career that he says took him from postwar Japan to wartime Pyongyang and eventually back to the Tokyo area for good.

A U.S. Marine has been formally charged with killing and robbing a Japanese woman at a hotel in Okinawa’s capital, three weeks after his arrest prompted calls for changes to the status of forces agreement governing American military personnel in Japan.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Navy officials are reviewing when to shut off air conditioning in base housing after an unexpected stretch of warm October weather left some families sweltering in apartments without cooling.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Junior enlisted service members at the home of the 18th Wing are prohibited from drinking alcohol and must return to base two hours earlier under new restrictions imposed after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes traded the pitcher’s mound for a Navy base Thursday, meeting sailors and their families during a USO tour of Japan and reflecting on the two years he spent at the Air Force Academy.

The U.S. Army plans to station a second watercraft company in Yokohama, Japan, expanding its ability to move troops, equipment and supplies across the Pacific while exploring the use of autonomous vessels.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A veteran of five combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan assumed a senior leadership position with Eighth Army this week as North Korea stepped up weapons testing and threatened further military action along its southern border.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The strongest storm on the planet so far this year is forcing U.S. and Japanese military commanders to scale back or cancel portions of Keen Sword, a major exercise involving tens of thousands of troops across Japan.

The Navy has raised the maximum value of a contract for robotic ship inspections from $71 million to $300 million, expanding the use of artificial intelligence to detect structural damage before vessels enter maintenance.

The Pentagon office tasked with coordinating the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence to better cope with the technology’s swift advances is significantly understaffed, according to a government watchdog.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, Okinawa — U.S. and Japanese forces flexed their collective aviation muscles Tuesday during their first joint “elephant walk” on this airfield.

TOKYO — Despite its alliance with the United States, Japan must lead its response to Chinese probing and harassment along its coastal territories, a former admiral in the Japanese navy said Tuesday.

North Korea’s threat to deploy offensive military assets along its southern border drew a rebuke Tuesday from South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – A U.S. Air Force official has warned residents against picking and eating wild mushrooms at this airlift hub in western Tokyo, where fungi are growing near recreational areas.

Four Okinawa-based Marines helped two struggling hikers down Mount Fuji on consecutive days last month, saving one woman but unable to prevent a Japanese man’s death.

The Marine Corps is seeking applicants for a fellowship that puts artificial intelligence to work on problems facing individual commands, from maintenance paperwork to cybersecurity testing.

The U.S. airman who died Wednesday night at an off-base residence on Okinawa was Staff Sgt. Devin Bandow of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, according to a Friday news release from the 18th Wing.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt steamed into Tokyo Bay on Friday morning ahead of a major U.S.-Japan military exercise, becoming the first visiting U.S. carrier to dock here in more than four years.

The airman died at 11:58 p.m. Wednesday, the wing said in a news release. The military is withholding the service member’s identity until at least 24 hours after the family has been notified.

Japan scrambled fighter jets Wednesday after a Chinese aircraft carrier conducted flight operations south of Okinawa, days before the start of a major U.S.-Japan military exercise, according to Japan’s Joint Staff.

North Korea test-fired two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles off its eastern coast Wednesday, adding to a series of weapons tests this month, according to state-run media.

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Housing is expected to become harder to find at this airlift hub in western Tokyo as renovations keep hundreds of rooms and homes out of service for years to come, base officials said at a recent town hall.

U.S. and Philippine troops defending against a barrage of incoming missiles might have only seconds to decide whether to shoot them down, and too few weapons to protect every target.

The family of a Japanese woman killed this month on Okinawa is demanding punishment equal to the severity of the crime, saying they are struggling through each day with grief, anger and fear.

Critics have questioned the Army’s commitment to autonomous systems after it shut down an experimental drone battalion in Europe in August, less than a year after it was stood up.

Japan’s prime minister criticized the U.S. military response to a Marine’s arrest in an Okinawa homicide investigation Tuesday, calling a monthlong overnight curfew for American troops inadequate.

The shorter M4 carbine would provide a useful upgrade for troops in the Asia-Pacific, where mud and sand can interfere with weapons, an analyst said.

The U.S. Navy and military partners from Australia and the United Kingdom are testing more than 40 technologies off South California, including autonomous systems designed to operate alongside crewed warships during combat.

U.S. and Philippine military planners tested how they would defend the Philippines against simultaneous missile and drone attacks during their first dedicated joint air and missile defense exercise this week.

A former top U.S. commander in South Korea is challenging President Lee Jae Myung’s argument that putting a South Korean general in charge of allied forces during wartime is a matter of national sovereignty.

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — U.S. service members on Okinawa will not be prohibited from drinking alcohol during a monthlong overnight curfew that begins Friday, according to the Marine Corps.

The IG team found that the gravesite of a veteran’s spouse had been unmarked for 19 years. Gravesites of two veterans had been carrying temporary markers for more than a decade.

The Presidential Unit Citation is the military’s top award for valor by a unit in battle. It is rarely given, but the Lincoln strike group is among at least five units to receive the citation this year.

A 48-hour alcohol ban and other restrictions imposed across U.S. military bases on Okinawa apply only to active-duty troops, the Marine Corps clarified Wednesday, adding that officials have not ruled out extending the alcohol prohibition during a subsequent 30-day curfew.

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Keegan Bradley traded tournament pressure for a practice green Tuesday, showing U.S. troops and family members a few tricks of his trade ahead of the PGA Tour’s Baycurrent Classic near Tokyo.

The Marine Corps will deploy two of its newest missile systems to Japan’s westernmost island — about 70 miles from Taiwan — for the first time this month during a large-scale exercise with Japanese forces.

The U.S. military will halt normal operations and ban alcohol on Okinawa for 48 hours, then impose a monthlong overnight curfew following the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman at a Naha hotel.

TORII STATION, Okinawa — The Army is expanding its logistics headquarters on Okinawa by about 120 personnel as part of a reorganization aimed at sustaining U.S. forces across the Western Pacific.