Thursday, September 24

Okinawa voters ended 12 years of prefectural leadership built around opposition to U.S. bases, handing two-term Gov. Denny Tamaki a clear defeat on Sept. 13. Genta Koja, a 42-year-old former Naha vice mayor backed by Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), won 59% of the vote to Tamaki’s 38%, according…

An Arkansas man has been arrested and charged with looting around $10,000 worth of brass vases from military gravestone markers at a rural cemetery, then selling them for $130 in scrap metal, according to authorities. David Sutterfield Jr., 50, of rural Mountain Home, was booked into the Baxter County jail…

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it awarded more than $77 million in grants during fiscal year 2025 for the expansion and improvement of 20 state veterans cemeteries nationwide, including an establishment grant for Alaska’s first such state cemetery.The grants routinely fund the construction of pre-placed crypts,…

President Donald Trump wants a 50-percent boost to the Pentagon budget—to $1.5 trillion a year—and a pay cap for defense CEOs to encourage them to produce weapons faster. In a flurry of social media posts Wednesday, the president also said he would bar defense companies from buying back stock and issuing…

Pentagon policies that forbid troops from repairing and modifying their weapons and gear are hindering efforts to accelerate U.S. operations with ground and air robots, special operators and defense experts warn.The problem stems from defense contracts that enable manufacturers to retain lucrative repair and data rights, Dara Massicot, a senior…

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