Free at last 1981
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North Korea Hijacs U.S. Naval Vessel 1968
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From the Archives

The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to the Philippine Economic Forum in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Duterte said he wants to end his nation's reliance on foreign military assistance.

Duterte wants all foreign troops out of Philippines within 2 years

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he wants all foreign troops out of his country and may need to “revise or abrogate agreements,” which could include a base-sharing agreement with U.S. troops.

1st. Lt. Bridgett Soares, military police platoon commander with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, briefs U.S. Marines and their Philippine counterparts before improvised explosive device detection and convoy defense tactics training at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 7, 2016.

The Philippines’ ‘Dirty Harry’ could alter security balance for US, China

Washington’s goals for free movement in the South China Sea were never simple.

An EA-18G Growler launches while sailors taxi another Growler to an adjacent catapult on the USS John C. Stennis flight deck on June 5, 2016, in the South China Sea.

Navy sends Growlers to Philippines amid continuing sea tensions

Four Navy E/A-18G Growler aircraft and 120 personnel arrived at Clark Air Base on Wednesday to help the Philippines patrol its sea borders amid heightened tensions over territorial rights in the South China Sea.

The destroyer USS Lassen arrives in Subic Bay, Philippines, for a port visit on July 1, 2015.

Philippines encouraged by talks with US admiral over dispute with China

The United States reassured the Philippines it will patrol areas of the South China Sea disputed by Manila and Beijing, Philippine officials said after a visit from the head of U.S. Pacific Command.

An airman looks for trapped survivors at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 16, 2011, days after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and related tsunami stuck the region.

As 3/11 anniversary nears, US bases in Japan manage risk of another major quake

Most servicemembers and their families now living in mainland Japan weren’t there on March 11, 2011, when a 9.0-magnitude earthquake combined with a tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and set off an ongoing nuclear crisis.

Water rushes out of a port at Onahama, in Fukushima Prefecture, before flowing back in again prior to a tsunami triggered by a preliminary 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan on Tuesday.

No damage at US bases after 7.4-magnitude quake sparks tsunami waves in Japan

A strong earthquake off Japan’s east coast triggered tsunami warnings for nearly four hours Tuesday in the same region hit hardest by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and nuclear disaster.