Upcoming UN report will shed new light on North Korea’s human rights abuses, experts say

An upcoming report will revise the United Nation’s decade-old review of North Korea’s record of human rights abuses, according to experts on the humanitarian crisis at a panel discussion hosted Friday by the South Korea Ministry of Unification.

Alcohol, brain injury contributed to US sailor’s beach rampage in Japan, defense says

Japanese authorities allege Daniel Krieger, 29, slammed into five people in Zushi, a beach town near Yokosuka that’s popular with locals and U.S. service members alike. He pleaded not guilty March 8 to four counts of bodily injury. 

US-French-Filipino armada begins Balikatan exercise in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy amphibious ship, a French frigate and a pair of Philippine vessels have kicked off the at-sea portion of a joint-force exercise taking place throughout the Philippines this month.

First Japanese troops qualify for US Army’s Expert Soldier Badge

A soldier in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force became one of the first Japanese troops to earn the U.S. Army’s Expert Soldier Badge after a five-day test of physical and mental endurance.

Over 100 hidden-camera videos, mostly of Navy sailors, were uploaded to porn site

Scores of nonconsensual pornographic videos depicting U.S. service members on Guam were briefly available on one of the world’s most-visited websites, according to recently unsealed records in Guam federal court.

‘I didn’t care if I got carried out’: US soldier gave his all in Netflix reality competition

Army officer Maj. Gibson Kim was among 100 contestants on the second season of Netflix’s “Physical: 100” reality show battling in theatrical feats of strength and pushed beyond his limits to finish in the top 20.

Chemical quirk in Hawaii tap-water test led to hundreds of false positives for petroleum

The Navy has determined that hundreds of tap water tests taken at Pearl Harbor in recent months produced false positives for low-level petroleum contamination due to the test’s chemical reaction with chlorine in the samples, the service announced Thursday.

US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations

The United States and China butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and both men warned of the dangers of misunderstandings and miscalculations.

USS George Washington aircraft carrier leaves Norfolk to begin new chapter in Japan

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier departed Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., embarking on a months-long journey to its new homeport of Yokosuka, Japan, where it will begin a new chapter.

Air Force relaunches warrant officer corps to beef up cyber, IT capabilities

The Air Force is reinstating its long-dormant warrant officer corps and looking for airmen to specialize in information technology and cyberspace as the U.S. confronts China’s rising military might.

US military begins construction at sea on pier to help funnel more aid to Gaza

U.S. ships have begun constructing the initial stages of the temporary floating pier off Gaza’s coast, and defense officials expect it will be ready to flow aid into the war-torn Palestinian enclave by early May.

WWII veteran Army pilot, 101, gets birthday wish to fly again

Donald Stern, a WWII pilot who flew 32 combat missions in Europe had a wish for his 101st birthday — to fly once again in a small plane. He fulfilled his dream Thursday sitting in the front passenger’s seat for a 40-minute flight aboard a Cessna Skyhawk that soared above the Statue of Liberty and other landmarks.

Health data of millions of veterans might have been leaked in cyberattack of VA vendor

Fifteen million veterans were notified by the Department of Veterans Affairs this week that a cybersecurity breach involving one of its vendors might have exposed their private health care information

Coast Guard’s top chaplain fired for failing to act on knowledge of another’s sexual misconduct

The chaplain of the Coast Guard was fired after an investigation found he did not act appropriately when he learned of another chaplain’s sexual misconduct that predated military service, the Coast Guard said.

Minn. teen faces upgraded manslaughter charge for punch that killed Vietnam veteran

An 18-year-old Minnesota man now faces an upgraded charge of manslaughter for killing a Vietnam vet with a punch at Harriet Island Regional Park in late January.

Army veteran receives high school diploma at 83

Before completing his senior year of high school in Beckley, Billy F. Garretson left to join the U.S. Army, serving from 1958 to 1964. Though he graduated from a military academy, worked as a minister for decades and earned other educational certificates, a high school diploma always eluded him.

Walk across America effort to raise funds for fallen and wounded veterans

Jack Huffman’s past two trips across the country and his current trek have been fundraisers for the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization helping to cover living and healthcare costs to wounded veterans, as well as assistance to the families of those who have fallen.

Vets discharged from military for misconduct or after special court-martial can now qualify for VA benefits

Veterans who left miliary service with an other-than-honorable discharge or after a special court-martial for misdemeanor offenses will be eligible for the first time for health care and benefits following a rule change announced Thursday by the VA.

Will competence overcome corruption at polls across Europe?

The European Union, a grand experiment with current and aspiring member states once lauded as the harbinger of a unified and progressive continent, now faces a reckoning.