Japan pays $1.4 billion annually for US bases . But does the US military presence truly benefit locals, or does it impose ...

All this activity has stoked fears that Okinawa, the site of fierce fighting in World War II and ... attack if a military conflict breaks out. “Is the SDF here solely to defend us,” asked ...

A Vietnam veteran's recent Honor Flight Maine journey helped unlock grief carried for more than half a century.

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Veterans, family and members of the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation recently gathered at the National ...

Through daring business decisions and an eye for talent, the vaunted country radio program still stands as a tastemaker for ...

George Peter Sr., 101, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, surrounded by family and friends. Born Sept. 22, 1923, in ...

Martin, of Niles, Mich., was killed when a shell fragment struck him in the chest on May 15, 1945, as 6th Marine Division fought to take Sugar Loaf Hill in Okinawa’s capital city, Naha, according to ...

Cpl. Nathaniel E. Curtis, a 21-year-old digital wideband systems maintainer from Ohio, was killed and another Marine was ...

Japanese media have reported that U.S. Marine Corps troops who began relocating from Okinawa to Guam late last year will begin moving to the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz in June.

A bag containing flammable devices fell from a US Marine helicopter flying over Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan on Tuesday. No injuries or damage have been reported so far. The Okinawa ...

The world was changing fast in 1957. The Cold War was heating up, American forces were becoming more entrenched in Asia, and ...