Okinawa’s governor has asked for a halt to parachute training at the Air Force base on the prefecture’s main island and for a range of other measures aimed at curbing the impact of U.S. forces ...

KADENA TOWN, Okinawa — Local leaders lodged complaints this week after U.S. forces carried out parachute training at Kadena Air Base for the first time since the primary offshore training site ...

For most military jobs, training begins in the classroom. Eventually, theory gives way to hands-on experience. But when that experience involves jumping out of an airplane, the stakes - and the risks ...