Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines stationed on Okinawa, including 4,000 to Guam in phases. In a first from Guam, the Missile Defense Agency intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. Andersen Air Force Base remembered Senior Airman Roque Santos as a hardworking and dedicated airman. An Australian think tank report argues that putting more Marines in the Land Down Under is both urgent and doable. The Navy's SM-6 missile intercepted a target in a test during Valiant Shield using the Army's new missile defense radar and battle command system. The Navy relieved then-Command Senior Chief Grisel Marrero from her post with the Manchester’s gold crew in September. Attacks on critical infrastructure — food and water delivery, health care services, defense contracting and more — could hamper U.S. military response. The Air Force is investigating the death of a 28-year-old airman found unresponsive on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday. The Marine Corps officially opened Camp Blaz in January 2022, in preparation for a future shuffling of some 5,000 Marines from Japan to Guam. The launch was the North's first this year. Load More