Gears grind with a metallic gnashing, as a plume of black smoke belches out the exhaust – the mechanical, skeleton-like arm slowly extending toward a mound of dirt as the piston pulls the bucket into ...

Battling more than just enemy forces, North Wind 2008 lived up to its chilly reputation as U.S. and Japanese troops also faced cold temperatures and a lot of snow. An annual field exercise between the ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is moving closer to developing a senior noncommissioned officer system based on the U.S. Army’s command sergeants major.