Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of western Tokyo is home to U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing. (Stars and Stripes) The Air Force is investigating a bomb threat that emptied wing headquarters and the base exchange Thursday morning at Yokota Air Base, the airlift hub in western Tokyo. The 374th Airlift Wing sent a “bomb threat, all clear” email notice to the base community s

Army Maj. Robert Bourgeau points to the spot where he rescued three people from a riptide over the summer at Mermaid's Grotto in Onna, Okinawa, Oct. 3, 2022. (Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes) TORII STATION, Okinawa – A U.S. Army officer was recognized for rescuing three people from a riptide at a popular Okinawa dive spot in an episode that apparently killed a well-known Japanese manga artist.

Trump administration drafting possible sanctions against Iraq President Donald Trump attends a ceremony at the White House in Washington on Oct. 30, 2019. On Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, Trump warned that economic sanctions may be imposed on Iraq "if there's any hostility, that they do anything we think is inappropriate." CARLOS BONGIOANNI/STARS AND STRIPES WASHINGTON — Senior administration officials ha

Never mind closing Guantanamo, Trump might make it bigger In this Nov. 20, 2013 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. military, the entrance to Camp VI detention facility is guarded at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Fears that Donald Trump will make good on his pledge to bring more prisoners to the U.S. base in Cuba have human rights groups making a final push for President Obama to close the detenti