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Airman dies after self-immolating outside Israeli embassy in DC
Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, 25, worked as a cyber defense operations specialist with the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron in San Antonio, Texas.
Australian air force takes lead on tri-national Cope North 2020 humanitarian exercise
Cope North 2020 united the U.S. Air Force, Royal Australian Air Forces and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in a 17-day-long simulation.
By Olivia Vermane
31st MEU put Corps’ littoral tactics, ‘21st century foraging’ to the test
The Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 were tasked with maintaining logistics support to the MEU despite operating separated.
By Philip Athey
Japan OKs controversial plan to send naval forces to Mideast
But they won't be joining a US-led coalition patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.
Turkey says ongoing invasion into Syria is self-defense
Turkey has justified its ongoing invasion of northeast Syria to the United Nations by saying it’s exercising its right to self-defense under the U.N. Charter, according to a letter circulated Monday.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
American troops begin annual military exercise with Philippine, Japan forces
More than 2,000 U.S. and Philippine military personnel, along with a small contingent of Japanese forces, began annual combat exercises on Wednesday aimed at responding rapidly to crises and natural disasters and underscoring their commitment to keep the region "free and open."
Japan sees rising threats from China, North Korea, Russia
Japan is buying expensive American F-35 stealth fighters capable of short takeoff and vertical landing and converting a pair of helicopter carriers for them.
Veterans with addiction: Get your life back — for you and your family
In just the eight years between 2001 and 2009, the number of painkiller prescriptions written by military doctors quadrupled.
By Dr. Paul Little
Aircrews are carrying more emergency firepower
The GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon is now being included in some aircrews' survival kits.
By Brian Mackley
Did the feds expand a war crimes case to another SEAL?
Military prosecutors inform a senior SEAL that he's being investigated in connection to an alleged 2017 war crime in Iraq.
By Carl Prine