Navy seeks to expand Guam housing to support troop buildup
The service expects military personnel on Guam to grow from 17,000 active-duty members in fiscal 2024 to almost 24,000 personnel in fiscal 2033.
By Riley Ceder
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USS George Washington returns to Japanese homeport
The aircraft carrier, which has been on an Indo-Pacific patrol over the last three months, lost a sailor overboard in July.
By Riley Ceder
Mattis: If North Korea shoots at US, ‘it’s game on’
Mattis said any North Korea launch could be quickly assessed to determine threat to mainland
By Tara Copp, AP
North Korea still mastering how to deliver a nuke to US
U.S. intelligence officials are pretty sure North Korea can put a nuclear warhead on an intercontinental missile that could reach the United States. But experts aren’t convinced the bomb could make it all that way intact.
In new threat, Trump demands North Korea 'get their act together'
President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Thursday, demanding that Kim Jong Un’s government “get their act together” or face extraordinary trouble. He said his previous “fire and fury” warning to Pyongyang might have been too mild.
By Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Guam's residents concerned but have faith in US military
The tiny U.S. territory of Guam feels a strong sense of patriotism and confidence in the American military, which has an enormous presence on the Pacific island. But residents are increasingly worried over Washington’s escalating war of words with North Korea.
North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam
North Korea on Thursday announced a detailed plan to launch a volley of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers, and dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury” if it doesn’t back down.
Q&A: What does the US military do on the island of Guam?
The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea’s army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an “enveloping fire” around the island. The exclamation came after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Here’s a look at the U.S. military’s role on the island, which became a U.S. territory in 1898.
North Korea dismisses Trump's threat, warns of 'absolute force'
North Korea on Wednesday officially dismissed President Donald Trump’s threats of “fire and fury,” declaring the American leader “bereft of reason” and warning ominously, “Only absolute force can work on him.”
350 airmen from Ellsworth serving on Guam
Three-hundred-fifty airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota are among military personnel on Guam, the tiny Pacific island that’s been the focus of recent global attention with escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
Guam's worries grow as tensions rise between US, North Korea
Residents of the tiny Pacific island of Guam say they’re afraid of being caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang announced it was examining plans for attacking the strategically important U.S. territory.
By Grace Garces Bordallo