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USS Michael Monsoor arrives in Japan for port visit
The stealth destroyer is slated to be upgraded with a hypersonic missile system that the Navy plans to field by the mid-2020s, the service said.
By Riley Ceder
Navy, partner nations launch SEACAT exercise in Singapore
SEACAT aims to foster enhanced cooperation between Southeast Asian countries when faced with crises, contingencies or illegal activities in the maritime domain.
By Diana Stancy
Pentagon adding new China and tech chiefs
Ely Ratner is one of the latest of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Pentagon to receive Senate approval.
By Joe Gould
U.S. Pacific Fleet admiral’s barge went to the scrapyard following 2019 fire
The vessel had been used to ferry high-level visitors for decades.
Best pics of the week: July 11, 2021
Fireworks over a Hercules, soldiers fire mortars, Marine recruits in San Diego, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
US military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
At its peak around 2012, Bagram Airfield saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its sprawling compound barely an hour’s drive north of Kabul.
Sailor from Kentucky who died at Pearl Harbor identified
Navy Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Alphard S. Owsley will now be buried Aug. 5, 2021, in his hometown.
By Howard Altman
Top US general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating
Gen. Austin S. Miller said the rapid loss of districts around the country to the Taliban — several with significant strategic value — is worrisome.
Moderate Democrats rebuke defense budget cuts
Leaders of the House’s Blue Dog Coalition say they oppose calls to fund any less than the requested $753 billion national defense budget.
By Joe Gould
An Army brigade posted to Taiwan, and other ways to counter China being floated
The force could act as a "tripwire" for China, but it may abandon the longstanding U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity.
By Todd South