Brian McElhiney

A U.S. Navy officer could face a court-martial on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his wife at a Japanese hotel last year, the service said Thursday. https://t.co/gTgAuJ2lVN

Authorities briefly locked down a middle school at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa on Wednesday after a camera was found in a girls’ restroom, base officials said. https://t.co/Pqm7qZDgPh

In a vivid display of U.S. military might, more than 50 aircraft and two Patriot missile batteries lined an Air Force runway on Okinawa on Tuesday for what the service calls an “elephant walk.” https://t.co/8dVWKy0yfB

The Marine Corps on Tuesday identified Cpl. Jason P. Cockrell as the Marine who died over the weekend on a mountain hike in northern Japan and Cpl. Andre Dabrowski as his hiking partner who survived. https://t.co/OJsXLDcuTg

A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II has returned to its home air station after undergoing maintenance for more than a month at a civilian airport in southern Japan, the service announced Monday. https://t.co/QxRmoKiKzO

One of two U.S. Marines who went missing Friday during a mountain hike in northern Japan has died. https://t.co/yJRTX89RuE

Okinawa’s prefectural government lodged formal protests Friday with Japanese and U.S. authorities following a Marine’s indictment in an alleged sexual assault — the fourth such case involving American service members on the island in the past year. https://t.co/rQp5x3zvTT

Maj. Zachary Sessa’s role in leading the F-35C Lightning II’s first combat sorties as part of the U.S. mission to target Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen earned him the Alfred A. Cunningham Award and the title of Marine Aviator of the Year. https://t.co/D3Jc1Tioku

The first formal forum between U.S. military and Okinawan leaders is set to convene May 9, a move proposed last year in response to a series of sexual assault allegations involving American service members on the island. https://t.co/n2Su8YLn1g

Japanese prosecutors have indicted a U.S. Marine on charges of sexually assaulting a Japanese woman and injuring another in a restroom on a Marine Corps base in March. https://t.co/6Oio4tx78Z

As California-based Reserve Marines trained in the desert in January to prepare for a six-month deployment to Okinawa, a wildfire crept toward their neighborhoods back home. https://t.co/gz1WN3ZNrn

A Japanese employee at Kadena Air Base died after suffering a medical emergency on the Okinawa installation last week, according to the 18th Wing. https://t.co/mnuAvtW6gV

U.S. Marines demonstrated how they’re using civilian drone and powered paragliding technology to provide commanders with a clearer battlefield picture during a recent drill on Ie Shima. https://t.co/u6b7llA5Mj

A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on rotational duty with the 18th Wing on Okinawa. https://t.co/dRwqTTHab5

A Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey made a precautionary landing Thursday afternoon at a commercial airport on an island north of Okinawa following an onboard warning, according to the service and Japanese officials. https://t.co/hhvcfsb5qh

Two U.S. Marines have been accused of sexually assaulting women in separate incidents on Okinawa earlier this year, according to Japanese police — the latest in a string of similar cases stirring public discontent on the island. https://t.co/qDyw6VAanB

Electricity was restored to Camp Courtney on Tuesday evening following an outage that left at least 30 families without power for nearly three days, according to Marine officials on Okinawa. https://t.co/tByX0r8dqP