Asia-Pacific
3rd Cavalry Regiment uncases its colors in Korea to begin a nine-month rotation at Camp Hovey
The U.S. Army's 3rd Cavalry Regiment has begun its mission as the 18th Korea Rotational Force, replacing a Stryker brigade…
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Land Forces
U.S. Army tests future artillery and air-defence force designs against a 2040 threat at Fort Sill
The Army’s Fires Experimentation Division simulated three advanced force designs against a 2040 threat to inform decisions on artillery, air…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio in Mumbai: U.S. aid and intelligence for Ukraine unchanged, interceptors are scarce worldwide
After a 45-minute call with Volodymyr Zelensky, the U.S. Secretary of State said support and intelligence sharing for Ukraine have…
Air Force
Kunsan Air Base drills fighter recovery after a simulated radiological release in Radiant Falcon
Airmen of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, practised recovering and relaunching jets after a simulated…
Asia-Pacific
U.S. Army activates 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery on Guam, replacing Task Force Talon
The U.S. Army has activated a permanent air defense battalion at Andersen Air Force Base, replacing the THAAD task force…
Military & Defense
US Marines stand up first medium missile battalion at Camp Lejeune, built around NMESIS
1st Battalion, 10th Marines has changed from an artillery unit to the Marine Corps' first medium missile battalion, equipped with…
Asia-Pacific
US commander in Korea: allied industry should help sustain forces in the region, Gen. Brunson tells Washington audiences
After a three-day visit to Washington, Gen. Xavier Brunson, who leads US Forces Korea, argued for regional repair hubs built…
Greece
Smyrna 1922 explained: what US diplomatic records show
US diplomatic telegrams from September 1922 record the fall of Smyrna, the fire, the shooting of refugees and the evacuation…
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon: Hezbollah demands its truck with 780 kg of explosives back – the army deploys in Beirut, Salam insists on the state’s arms monopoly
Tension is running high in Beirut between the Lebanese authorities and Hezbollah after the seizure of a truck carrying about…
Middle East & North Africa
Trump gives Netanyahu “Complete and Total” support nine days before Israel’s election – “There has never been a greater friend of Israel in the White House”
Donald Trump publicly backed Benjamin Netanyahu nine days before Israel’s October 27 election, calling him “strong, brave and brilliant”; Netanyahu…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio from Samarkand: “There was no pause” in intelligence for Ukraine – “Zelensky must focus on ending the war”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied that Washington stopped sharing intelligence on Russian missile attacks with Ukraine for three…
Asia-Pacific
Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki with 45,000 Japanese and 11,000 U.S. personnel and seven partner nations
The biennial Japan-US exercise began on 19 October and runs to 29 October, with forces from seven other countries and…