The U.S.-Japan alliance is likely to take a hit Sunday when Okinawa elects its next governor, no matter which candidate comes out on top.

Two Subway sandwich shops are slated to open at Army bases on the east side of Kaiserslautern next month, according to Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials.

Most U.S. military bases already have established cutoff dates for mailing overseas packages to the States in time for Christmas.

U.S. troops in Afghanistan got a little taste of Thanksgiving festivities on Thursday as leaders dished out the holiday feast for troops.

What is a Christmas market in Paris like? Think of a traditional German market with rows of stalls selling decorations and small gifts, sizzling bratwurst, potato pancakes and Glühwein in front of the town hall or village church. Replace that with clusters of little “chalets” selling decorations and small gifts, duck breast on baguette, fresh pastries, rich hot chocolate and a view of the Eiffel Tower.

Americans living in Europe often turn to Christmas markets when looking to experience some of the local culture — or to ship some of that culture back to friends and relatives in the States.

President Barack Obama submitted to Congress on Wednesday his plan for dismantling the Lord’s Resistance Army, a notorious African rebel group known for filling its ranks with abducted child soldiers.

SHAPE’s International Basketball Tournament tips off Monday with the U.S. Armed Forces team looking to improve on last year’s third-place finish.

Life is full of choices, and they’re not always easy. For example, do you go for a burger with a side order of of fried mushrooms and potatoes, or authentic German bratwurst with mustard and sauerkraut on fresh-baked bread?

AUSTRIA: Make Krampusses and Perchten on the streets of Salzburg! These ugly creatures are out for their seasonal runs.

In an instant on June 7, the men at Combat Outpost Monti in the northern Kunar River Valley lost their equilibrium. And the blows — devastating, brutal acts of war — would keep coming, driving home the force of a constantly replenishing insurgency in this border region, where U.S. forces have made few concrete gains in nine years of war.

It might be true that nobody knows how to do Christmas markets as well as the Germans, but that doesn’t mean others don’t try.

ADRASKAN NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, Afghanistan — If he were back home Thursday, Marine Lance Cpl. Chad Berry would have eaten turkey and ham at the home of one of his sets of grandparents in Tennessee. If it was his father’s side of the family, they’d go deer hunting after dinner, then come home and eat some more.

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Three Marines walked away from their close encounters of the worst kind without a scratch. The improvised explosive devices were essentially duds.

An advance party of 1st Armored Division soldiers returned to Wiesbaden Tuesday night following a near-yearlong deployment to Iraq.