Japan’s defense minister promised to reduce the U.S. military’s footprint there and expand joint exercises near Japan’s ...

U.S. Marines and senior leaders assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and ...

About two-thirds of an $8.9 billion budget has been spent on a facility to accommodate U.S. Marines relocating from bases on ...

The US military has decided to abandon the plan to withdraw its 4th Marine Corps unit from Okinawa, Japan, Kyodo news agency ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has modified its reorganization plan to move a unit in Okinawa to Guam to maintain deterrence against China with a potential Taiwan contingency in mind, Kyodo News learned Friday ...

The 12th Marine Littoral Regiment welcomed a new unit that will soon wield the service's first anti-ship missile defense system in Okinawa, Japan, according to a spokesperson for Marine Corps Combat ...

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division execute a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during an Expeditionary Advanced Base Field Training Exercise at the ...

The Marine Corps stood up a unit last week meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific, according to a news release, adding the service's first U.S. anti-ship missile ...

Osprey squadrons based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, shown here in 2023, were among those cut as part of the Marine Corps' 2025 aviation strategy. (Hiro Komae/AP) The U.S. Marine Corps ...

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force prepare to receive a drone during the Marine Corps Attack Drone Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 9, 2025. US Marine Corps photo ...

A highly visible missile base on Okinawa is part of a Japanese defense buildup made amid fears of Beijing’s growing power and questions about U.S. commitment. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Camp ...