Residents of Hawaii Army base face weekend power outage, with more to follow

Thousands of soldiers and their families living on Hawaii’s largest Army base are bracing for a planned weekend power outage as work continues to upgrade the base’s antiquated electrical grid.

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The nation’s newest aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, reaches a milestone

The more than 1,100-foot-long, 100,000-ton carrier will be the ninth Navy ship to bear the name Enterprise since 1775, according to Capt. Brian Metcalf, the program manager for the new Ford class of aircraft carrier.

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South Korean trade unions say joint military drills with US fuel ‘war crisis’

Representatives of South Korea’s largest trade unions are warning that Ulchi Freedom Shield, the largest military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea in five years, runs counter to their members’ interests.

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Army officer sentenced to jail after admitting he took $140,000 in unearned benefits

Lt. Col. Derrick Carter pleaded guilty at a court-martial Thursday to charges of larceny and making false official statements.

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Safety program brings first-responders’ perspective to Marine drivers on Okinawa

The Marine Corps aims to reduce the hazards of driving on Okinawa by exposing its young troops to the consequences of traffic collisions as explained by first responders.

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Navy SEAL veteran shares aspects of overcoming adversity

During a recent training session, Phillip Koontz incorporated real-life examples from his SEAL missions and his own personal life to back up his main points, which also are embedded within the Navy SEAL creed.

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Japanese rescuers assist two American service members climbing Mount Fuji

Japanese search-and-rescue personnel in separate recent instances rescued two U.S. military members in distress while climbing Mount Fuji.

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Piracy, other maritime crimes are focus of Navy-led training involving 20 other nations

Piracy, once a plague on the seas of Southeast Asia, is waning, thanks in part to multinational training led by the U.S. Navy, the commander of Destroyer Squadron 7 said Thursday.

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Solomon Islands denies port call for Guam-based US Coast Guard cutter

The Solomon Islands recently denied entry to a U.S. Coast Guard cutter for a scheduled port call, further raising concerns that the Oceania nation is severing U.S. ties in favor of China.

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After years of setbacks, NASA's SLS moon rocket is ready to fly

After years of cost overruns and delays, damning reports by government watchdogs and criticisms from space enthusiasts and even parts of NASA's own leadership, the SLS endures, as only a rocket built by Congress could.

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Indicted Fort Bliss soldier tells federal agents he made automatic weapon converters in his barracks room

A Fort Bliss soldier was indicted on charges he had been 3-D printing accessories to convert firearms into fully automatic ones in his barracks room at the west Texas Army base.

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