New Details Revealed in ‘Fat Leonard’ Escape, Detention as Manhunt Continues
An international manhunt continued Tuesday for Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor and convicted mastermind of a multimillion-dollar U.S.…
USS Abraham Lincoln Return Marks End of Second High-Tempo Carrier Deployment in WESTPAC
ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, OFF THE COAST OF HAWAII – When aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) pulls…
Marines Pitching Service as Western Pacific Recon Asset for Combined Joint Force
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII — As the Marine Corps reshapes its force for a future conflict in the Western Pacific,…
U.S. Destroyer Performs South China Sea FONOP; China Says it Expelled Warship
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer passed near a South China Sea island chain claimed by China as part of a Freedom…
Chinese Carrier Liaoning Strike Group Steaming Near Japan, Says MoD
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) dispatched an eight-ship carrier group, led by the carrier CNS Liaoning (16) and accompanied…
Marines Stand Up First Marine Littoral Regiment
The Marine Corps this week formally converted its Hawaii-based regiment into the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, taking another step in…
Destroyer USS Ralph Johnson Performs Taiwan Strait Transit
A U.S. warship passed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, irking the Chinese government, which called the move “provocative.”…
Luria: U.S. Needs to Provide ‘Strategic Clarity’ on Defense of Taiwan
The United States must “provide strategic clarity” on what Washington would do if China invaded Taiwan, the vice chair of…
Former Navy Captain Pleads Guilty to Bribery in ‘Fat Leonard’ Investigation
A former U.S. 7th Fleet operations officer pleaded guilty to bribery, admitting in a federal court Wednesday that he took…
Navy Officer Pleads Guilty in ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Investigation as 6 Others Face Federal Trial
A former U.S. 7th Fleet staff officer and ship commander pleaded guilty Wednesday to two conspiracy charges in the major…