We salute the badass Coastie who opened fire on a friggin’ shark that crashed his crew’s swim call
A group of lucky Coasties avoided starring in an impromptu remake of ‘Jaws’ thanks to the quick trigger finger of a fellow crewmate
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China claims the US sent a U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone to spy on military drills
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on Tuesday, further ratcheting up tensions between Beijing and Washington. China has long denounced U.S. surveillance activities, while the United States has complained of […]
How hundreds of Marines stuck in COVID-19 quarantine were served sandwiches filled with mold
It wasn't long after the Marines and sailors of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment arrived in Japan that they were served lunch with a side order of mold.
US Forces Korea raises health protection level again after spike in COVID-19 cases
A week after reducing its health protection level, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea has moved it back to HPCON Charlie “out of an abundance of caution” after a spike of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases among people arriving in South Korea. Gen. Robert “Abe” Abrams, the head of USFK, said in a press release on Sunday […]
In East Asia, scars of WWII still raw 75 years after V-J day
"Let history be a warning for the future, and show that we are prepared to fight."
Marines successfully fly first RQ-21A Blackjack in Australia
U.S. Marines with Air Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin conduct the Marine Corps’ first flight of the RQ-21A Blackjack in Australia in Bradshaw Field Training Area, Northern Territory, Aug. 7, 2020. The RQ-21 provides aerial surveillance in austere environments with leaving a small footprint, as it doesn’t require an airstrip to deploy. (U.S. […]
US Marines train with South Korean troops
US Forces Japan to troops: Please don’t break quarantine for a one-night stand
The leaders of U.S. Forces Japan are urging their troops to quit it, not hit it. USFJ Command Chief Master Sgt. Richard Winegardner Jr. told the American Forces Network in a live-streamed interview that U.S. troops are endangering the rest of the force in Japan by leaving their mandatory quarantine in search of hookups at […]
Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii
A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly executed the launch of the C-HGB, which flew at hypersonic speed to a designated impact point. Concurrently, the […]
Believe it or not, writing ‘SOS’ in the sand when you’re marooned on an island actually works
After a group of mariners found themselves stranded on a deserted island in Micronesia, they did the only thing one can do in that situation: scrawl out a gigantic “SOS” in the sand and hope for the best. As it turns it out, that’s actually a pretty good way to get spotted by rescuers: After […]
Coast Guard, partners rescue stranded mariners from island in Micronesia
Air Force KC-135 crew locates missing mariners on lone Pacific island
Guardsmen from the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard (ANG) and the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania ANG locate three missing mariners on Pikelot Island during a search and rescue mission in the Federated States of Micronesia southwest of Guam, Aug. 2, 2020
Thailand suspends training exercise with US after soldiers test positive for COVID-19
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has suspended plans for its army to undertake joint training with the U.S. military after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from Hawaii, the defence ministry said on Sunday. The Thai Army said the infected soldiers were among 151 Thai officers who had returned from Lightning Forge 2020 […]
Lightning Strikes East China Sea
Flanked by pistol-packing generals, Kim Jong Un appears ready to drop the hottest diss track of 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly handed out dozens of pistols engraved with name to several military commanders to commemorate the 67 years since the signing the Korean War armistice
Airman who died after being found unresponsive at Kunsan Air Base identified
Air Force officials have identified an airman who died at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea as Tech. Sgt. Joshua Arndt. Arndt, 35, was found unresponsive in his dorm room around 8:50 a.m. on Monday and pronounced dead by emergency responders roughly 20 minutes later, according to the 8th Fighter Wing. No further information about […]
Kunsan Air Base airman dies after being found unresponsive in dorm room
An airman assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea was declared dead on Monday after being found unresponsive in a dorm room, 8th Wing public affairs officials said in a press release. The airman was found at around 8:50 a.m. on Monday, the release said. Emergency responders arrived on […]
State Department signs off on $23 billion sale of F-35s to Japan
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it had approved the possible sale of 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to Japan at an estimated cost of $23 billion.
Japanese coast guard recovers body of Marine sergeant who drowned off Japan coast
Sgt. Tyler M. Rankin, 24, was last seen alive on July 2, when he reportedly tried to rescue two simmers off Hamada Beach in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. His death is under investigation.
Watch over 300 Army paratroopers drop into Guam just to remind folks who’s boss
There’s something magical about being awake in the early morning — the stillness, the possibility of a new day, the hundreds of Army paratroopers dropping from the sky. Just beautiful. On Tuesday morning this week, paratroopers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, parachuted into Guam as an emergency deployment exercise, […]
Watch Army paratroopers drop into Guam as part of a training exercise
Here’s what a war between nuclear-armed China and India might look like
China and India have the two largest active-duty armies, with 2.1 million active servicemen and 1.4 million, respectively.
Marine veteran and paralympic legend Angela Madsen dies while rowing across the Pacific
Marine veteran Angela Madsen, who won the bronze medal in shot put at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, has died while trying to row solo across the Pacific, her wife Debra announced on Facebook
Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know
Senators want to know whether mysterious aircraft reported by Navy pilots are evidence that US adversaries have achieved 'breakthrough aerospace capabilities'
The Air Force is investigating whether airman in Guam broke quarantine and triggered a COVID-19 outbreak
An Air Force base in Guam is experiencing a major spike in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, and officials are investigating whether any airmen bear responsibility after violating any mandatory protection measures. Thirty-five airmen belonging to the same unit, which deployed to Guam on May 25, have tested positive for COVID-19 at Anderson Air Force Base […]