Brian McElhiney

A U.S. airman convicted in Japan of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor is scheduled to begin his appeal trial next month, according to court documents. https://t.co/wvohCZiUUO

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of Okinawa. https://t.co/BvORTFRpNX

A stealth fighter made a precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base last week, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents at the Okinawa installation since January, according to a local media report. https://t.co/DoAaIvRZQV

A U.S. Navy officer is scheduled to face a court-martial in October on accusations that he strangled and beat his wife to death in Japan, then attempted to obstruct the investigation, according to service officials and the sailor’s attorney. https://t.co/3RgHZ0oUZY

A U.S. Marine accused of strangling and injuring a Japanese woman during an attempted sexual assault appeared in Japanese court Monday and denied the charges against him. https://t.co/Z5z8bSQGPu

U.S. service members and Japanese authorities are slated to conduct a second joint overnight patrol in the wake of a series of high-profile criminal cases involving American troops. https://t.co/aQPkdYSncn

A Japanese court on Thursday handed a suspended sentence to a U.S. civilian for smoking and possessing marijuana at his Okinawa home early this year. https://t.co/pq1Haoci8D

A group of current and former educators and parents has authored a sharply worded open letter alleging that special education assessors and educational technologists are being eliminated at Department of Defense Education Activity schools worldwide. https://t.co/x4CLNuG9aI

A fire sparked by live-fire training scorched more than 215,000 square feet at a Marine Corps rifle range in northern Okinawa, marking the second such blaze in as many months, according to U.S. military and Japanese officials. https://t.co/4d48MlIZ7r

A U.S. Marine was arrested over the weekend after allegedly fleeing a drunken driving crash that injured four members of a Japanese family, including two children. https://t.co/UUSIJlFhhW

Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a recent announcement. https://t.co/bOMdVmpjao

Ongoing construction delays at a Japanese air base meant to host U.S. Navy carrier landing practice have stalled parts of the project again, this time due to buried debris and underground obstacles, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense. https://t.co/dlbsEF4Ug5

A Japanese court on Tuesday handed a U.S. Marine Corps spouse a suspended sentence for sending liquid cannabis to Okinawa through the Military Postal Service. https://t.co/9JuKdnhpgH

High levels of toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in groundwater near two U.S. military airfields on Okinawa, and local officials say the bases are “highly likely” to be the source, according to a recent government survey. https://t.co/XaCwLpcgXl

A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle. https://t.co/E2k8s98SZ8

Cpl. Nathaniel E. Curtis, 21, from Ohio, was pronounced dead at 3:14 a.m. Friday, wing spokesman Maj. Joseph Butterfield said by email Saturday. https://t.co/TmSfhVvICB

A Marine motorcyclist was killed and another was injured in a three-vehicle accident Thursday in northern Okinawa, according to the Marine Corps and local police. https://t.co/TmSfhVvaN3