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CNO orders Navy-wide pause, broad review after 2nd Pacific collision in 2 months
In this photo released by the Royal Malaysian Navy, the damaged U.S guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen off Johor, Malaysia, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Royal Malaysian Navy via AP

The Chief of Naval Operations on Monday ordered a service-wide operational pause and a broad review of naval practices in the Pacific after the latest at-sea collision, this one between the American warship USS John S. McCain and a commercial vessel that injured five sailors and left 10 missing.

A video screen grab shows Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, standing with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. <br>Video from Voice Of Jihad website

Bergdahl chooses military judge over jury in desertion trial

Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant accused of desertion in Afghanistan, has chosen to be tried by a judge rather than a military jury.His lead attorney Eugene Fidell confirmed the decision, but declined to comment.

Infantry soldiers from the Polish army's 21st Mountain Brigade conduct drills near TB Gamberi in Afghanistan in 2014. In Afghanistan, NATO troops did much of their fighting in rural terrain, but now allies are developing plans to prepare for future battlefields that experts believe are more likely to be urban. NATO's transformation headquarters is seeking help from contractors to help allies adapt as a result of demographic shifts that show mass urbanization in the years ahead.<br>Vance Trenkel/U.S. Army

Looking past Afghanistan, NATO sees an urban battlefield

The U.S.-led NATO alliance says it isn’t adequately prepared for urban combat and is asking defense contractors for help in reshaping its fighting forces.

Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They're hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

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President Donald Trump signs the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act on August 18, 2017 at Camp David.<br>Twitter

Trump signs off on Global War on Terror memorial

More than 15 years into the Global War on Terrorism, President Donald Trump has signed a bill approving the construction of a national memorial honoring those who have fought and died in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 – and those doing so today.

An image of suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, released by the Spanish Interior Ministry on Monday Aug. 21, 2017. Moroccan suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, is the final target of a manhunt that has been ongoing since the attacks, Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn told Catalunya Radio that "everything indicates" that Abouyaaqoub was the driver of the van that plowed down Barcelona's emblematic Las Ramblas promenade on Thursday, killing 13 pedestrians and injuring more than 120 others.<br>Spanish Interior Ministry via AP

Barcelona fugitive who was shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt

The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard just outside the city he terrorized, authorities said.

Army Black Hawk helicopters take off in formation at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 1, 2017.<br>John Linzmeier/U.S. Air Force

Japan blames pilot error for 2015 Black Hawk crash off Okinawa

Pilot error was to blame for the 2015 crash-landing of an Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto a Military Sealift Command ship off Okinawa’s coast, according to a report by Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

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President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 6, 2017. <br>Aaron Knowles/U.S. Army

Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family by Sept. 30

The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Donald Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency will hit a federally mandated cap on salaries and overtime unless Congress intervenes.

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A screen capture from a North Korean video featuring Ted and James Dresnok, the sons of James Joseph Dresnok, who defected to North Korea in 1962.<br>YouTube/StimmeKoreas

Former US soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 has died, sons say

Five decades after a 21-year-old soldier from Richmond, Virginia, named James Joseph Dresnok sprinted through the demilitarized zone and began his new life as a propaganda tool for North Korea, his Pyongyang-born sons have announced his death.

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An image of suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, released by the Spanish Interior Ministry on Monday Aug. 21, 2017. Moroccan suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, is the final target of a manhunt that has been ongoing since the attacks, Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn told Catalunya Radio that "everything indicates" that Abouyaaqoub was the driver of the van that plowed down Barcelona's emblematic Las Ramblas promenade on Thursday, killing 13 pedestrians and injuring more than 120 others.<br>Spanish Interior Ministry via AP

Barcelona fugitive who was shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt

The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard just outside the city he terrorized, authorities said.

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Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They're hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

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Nigeria's Buhari vows to intensify war on militants

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to step up the fight against the Islamist militants and proponents of secession in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London.

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President Donald Trump steps off of Air Force One MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 6, 2017. <br>Aaron Knowles/U.S. Army

Secret Service says it will run out of money to protect Trump and his family by Sept. 30

The Secret Service said Monday that it has enough money to cover the cost of protecting President Donald Trump and his family through the end of September, but after that the agency will hit a federally mandated cap on salaries and overtime unless Congress intervenes.

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A screen capture from a North Korean video featuring Ted and James Dresnok, the sons of James Joseph Dresnok, who defected to North Korea in 1962.<br>YouTube/StimmeKoreas

Former US soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 has died, sons say

Five decades after a 21-year-old soldier from Richmond, Virginia, named James Joseph Dresnok sprinted through the demilitarized zone and began his new life as a propaganda tool for North Korea, his Pyongyang-born sons have announced his death.

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An image of suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, released by the Spanish Interior Ministry on Monday Aug. 21, 2017. Moroccan suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, is the final target of a manhunt that has been ongoing since the attacks, Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn told Catalunya Radio that "everything indicates" that Abouyaaqoub was the driver of the van that plowed down Barcelona's emblematic Las Ramblas promenade on Thursday, killing 13 pedestrians and injuring more than 120 others.<br>Spanish Interior Ministry via AP

Barcelona fugitive who was shot dead had knives, wore fake bomb belt

The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed 15 people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard just outside the city he terrorized, authorities said.

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Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. <br>Rahmat Gul/AP

On front lines, US commanders want more trainers for Afghans

Deep in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, on the front lines against Taliban and Islamic State fighters, U.S. military commanders say they needs more forces to better train Afghan soldiers to combat the escalating threat. They're hoping President Donald Trump heeds their calls when he outlines his new war strategy.

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Nigeria's Buhari vows to intensify war on militants

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to step up the fight against the Islamist militants and proponents of secession in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London.

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Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass, outside the Capitol on July 6, 2016.<br>C.J. Lin/Stars and Stripes

Lynch: Brockton VA has stepped up security following veteran's death

Following the overdose death of a Mississippi Marine Corps veteran at the Brockton VA Medical Center in March, U.S. Congressman Stephen Lynch said hospital administrators have assured him they've taken steps to improve security at the Belmont Street facility.

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An airman from Canon Air Force Base sits at the control module of a MQ-9 Reaper at Hurlburt Field in Florida on April 23, 2014.<br>John Bainter/U.S. Air Force

Special Operations Command seeks civilian drone pilots to develop new technology

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Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after a collision with a merchant vessel while underway east of the Strait of Malacca, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy

USS McCain was struck in some of the world's busiest waters

The waters where the latest incident took place — the Singapore Strait, a 10-mile-wide maritime gantlet brimming with ships moving between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea — demand heightened precaution.

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The U.S. military has put out an all-points bulletin seeking information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Fatima Andrea Wdave, who it said was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2017, outside her residence at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Her father said the family sensed something was wrong after Fatima failed to report to her summer job at a sushi restaurant outside the Army garrison.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Father of American teenager missing in S. Korea says last time he saw her was to say good night

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In this Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, an air crewman aboard a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point scans the waters off Oahu, Hawaii, for any sign of five missing aviators from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The Coast Guard has expanded its search for five crew members of a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii more than four days ago. Officials said in a statement Sunday, Aug. 20, that their search area has covered about 68,000 square nautical miles.<br>U.S. Coast Guard via AP

Rescuers expand search for Army helicopter crew in Hawaii

Emergency responders completed a fourth morning of searching without any trace of five missing aviators from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down off of Kaena Point, the westernmost tip of land on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

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In this Monday, July 10, 2017 frame from video, smoke and flames rise from a military plane that crashed in a farm field, in Itta Bena, Miss., killing 16.<br>WLBT-TV via AP

Mississippi KC-130T crash inquiry continues, but no answers expected soon

Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in Mississippi in July, but it could be a year or more until any information becomes public..

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An airman from Canon Air Force Base sits at the control module of a MQ-9 Reaper at Hurlburt Field in Florida on April 23, 2014.<br>John Bainter/U.S. Air Force

Special Operations Command seeks civilian drone pilots to develop new technology

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Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after a collision with a merchant vessel while underway east of the Strait of Malacca, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy

USS McCain was struck in some of the world's busiest waters

The waters where the latest incident took place — the Singapore Strait, a 10-mile-wide maritime gantlet brimming with ships moving between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea — demand heightened precaution.

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The U.S. military has put out an all-points bulletin seeking information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Fatima Andrea Wdave, who it said was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2017, outside her residence at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Her father said the family sensed something was wrong after Fatima failed to report to her summer job at a sushi restaurant outside the Army garrison.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Father of American teenager missing in S. Korea says last time he saw her was to say good night

The father of an American teenager who went missing from Camp Humphreys more than a week ago says his daughter “is a very happy person” and he and his family desperately want her back home.

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In this Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, an air crewman aboard a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Barbers Point scans the waters off Oahu, Hawaii, for any sign of five missing aviators from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The Coast Guard has expanded its search for five crew members of a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii more than four days ago. Officials said in a statement Sunday, Aug. 20, that their search area has covered about 68,000 square nautical miles.<br>U.S. Coast Guard via AP

Rescuers expand search for Army helicopter crew in Hawaii

Emergency responders completed a fourth morning of searching without any trace of five missing aviators from an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down off of Kaena Point, the westernmost tip of land on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

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In this Monday, July 10, 2017 frame from video, smoke and flames rise from a military plane that crashed in a farm field, in Itta Bena, Miss., killing 16.<br>WLBT-TV via AP

Mississippi KC-130T crash inquiry continues, but no answers expected soon

Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in Mississippi in July, but it could be a year or more until any information becomes public..

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Junior Makoa Bamba, left, will line up at receiver and defensive end for Guam, which will start mostly freshman in what's being termed a rebuilding year for the Panthers.<br>Donna Rhodes/Special to Stripes

Young Guam squad looking for small victories

The Panthers field just three players going into their third season on the varsity roster. Freshmen will start at most positions.

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Junior Makoa Bamba, left, will line up at receiver and defensive end for Guam, which will start mostly freshman in what's being termed a rebuilding year for the Panthers.<br>Donna Rhodes/Special to Stripes

Young Guam squad looking for small victories

The Panthers field just three players going into their third season on the varsity roster. Freshmen will start at most positions.