UPDATED: Navy, Marines Deploy Amphibious Warship USS Comstock, Armored Recon Battalion to Pacific
The following post has been updated to correct the units embarked aboard USS Comstock (LSD-45). White, the 11th Marine Expeditionary…
Chinese Military Wraps Intimidation Drills Off Taiwan
The People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command announced Wednesday that it wrapped up two days of drills around Taiwan, vowing…
China Deploys Aircraft Carrier for Military Drills to Intimidate Taiwan
The Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) made its first deployment to the Western Pacific for 2025 and was a…
Pentagon Set to Upgrade U.S. Forces Japan Headquarters
The Pentagon has begun the first phase of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters, announced Secretary of…
USS Carl Vinson Departs Guam for Middle East Tasking
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group departed Guam on Friday and is now headed toward U.S Central Command to join…
Japan Stands Up New Joint Operations Command Planned to Work with Local U.S. Forces
Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct integrated and joint…
USS Carl Vinson Drills with Japanese, South Korean Forces; Moscow Draws Complaint from Seoul Over Military Flights
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group carried out trilateral naval drills from this week in the East China Sea with…
U.S., French Sailors Hold Hackathon at Sea; U.S., Allies Hold Sub Warfare Drills in Guam
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and the U.S Marines separately conducted cyber warfare drills in two major multilateral exercises…
Japan Still Deciding Where to Base New Anti-Ship Missiles; China Surges Military Aircraft Near Taiwan
Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in a Tuesday press conference refuted reports that the improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missile will…
U.S. Marines Arrive for Australian Rotational Deployment; Marine South East Asia Unit Drills in Singapore
U.S. Marines and sailors have arrived in Australia’s Northern Territory to kick off the 14th annual rotation of the Marine…