Three people bow in front of a hillside stone memorial displaying U.S. and Japanese flags, with offerings and flowers placed at its base.

Japanese neighborhood preserves memory of WWII crash and its cost

About 75 people, including approximately 30 Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, attended the annual Marukoyama Memorial Ceremony.

DOD proposes stripping Stars and Stripes’ funding in 2021 budget request

The Pentagon has proposed a cut to funding for Stars and Stripes as part of its $705.4 billion budget request submitted Monday to Congress, a senior defense official said.

Esper defends stripping Stars and Stripes of all funding, says news organization is not a priority

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended the Pentagon’s effort to strip Stars and Stripes of all of its federal funding as part of its fiscal year 2021 budget request, telling reporters in Brussels that the independent news organization is not a priority.