North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile, South’s military says

North Korea fired what is suspected to be a short-range ballistic missile off its eastern coast, according to a message sent to reporters from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Saturday.

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More than 100 residents file claims for compensation over Red Hill water contamination

Another 102 current and former residents of military housing in Hawaii have filed claims seeking compensation for maladies and hardships they say were caused by the Navy’s petroleum-contaminated drinking water, their attorneys said Friday.

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US soldier convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Germany crash, sentenced to eight years

A U.S. soldier was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a high-speed crash last year that killed a fellow soldier.

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Pentagon awards nearly $137M for Ukraine weapon acquisitions as Army, Marines spend about $1.5B to backfill US stockpiles

The Pentagon has awarded eight contracts totaling $136.8 million to procure weapons and equipment for the war in Ukraine with another $1.45 billion sent to the Army and Marine Corps for the replenishment of U.S. stockpiles, a Defense Department official said Friday.

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US military risks a decline in female troops under Roe rollback

US troops could see their access to abortion severely curtailed if the Supreme Court overturns its landmark ruling on reproductive rights, potentially hurting military recruitment and the retention of women.

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Alabama Marine veteran is volunteering in Ukraine

For about a month now, U.S. Marine veteran Sean Schofield has been sending dispatches back to Cullman from a place few would volunteer to go. Since late March, he's been one of more than 6,000 foreign volunteers from the U.S., Australia, the UK and other western countries who've left their civilian lives behind and traveled to Ukraine, aiding military personnel and civilian supporters in mounting a sovereign defense against Russian invasion.

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Croatian citizen fighting for Ukraine detained by Russians

A Croatian citizen who fought alongside Ukrainian troops in Mariupol has been detained by the Russian army, Croatian state media reported Saturday.

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1st submarine utilizes improved dry dock at shipyard

A key element of a $1.7 billion modernization effort at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was utilized for the first time with the docking of the USS Cheyenne, Navy officials said Friday.

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Kishida boosts security ties across Asia, Europe on whirlwind trip

During his latest trip abroad, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida achieved solid results in obtaining from Southeast Asian countries humanitarian support for Ukraine, despite differences in the degree of enthusiasm between those countries and Japan, while also confirming bilateral security cooperation with them, as well as with European countries.

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Yemen officials: 2 commanders killed in clash with militants

Clashes at a militia facility in southern Yemen following the arrest of a group of suspected al-Qaida militants killed at least a dozen people, including two force commanders, officials said.

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Air Force seeks views on Arizona training-flight changes

The public will get another chance to comment on proposed Air Force changes to flight rules over 10 military airspaces across Arizona and New Mexico, including lower supersonic flights and longer nighttime flying hours.

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