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US Army looks to high-flying balloons to help see, strike along front lines with China

Amid renewed interest in high-altitude balloons, soldiers are looking to them to extend their reach along the first island chain.
US Marine indicted over suspected murder, robbery of woman in Okinawa

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard was indicted on Sunday for the murder and robbery of Anna Yagi, a 39-year-old Naha resident.
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest, famously captured by ‘Band of Brothers,’ deliberately set ablaze

A 33-year-old German citizen was arrested over the weekend after a fire tore through one of the last architectural relics of Nazism.
US Army practices digging temporary battlefield graves

The Army is preparing for the grim possibility of burying fallen soldiers on the battlefield, testing how fast it can dig temporary graves while preserving remains for eventual identification and return to families after the end of a conflict.