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President Joe Biden departs the White House on Tuesday as officials consider stricter testing requirements for anyone entering the United States.

Stricter coronavirus testing being weighed for all travelers to US

As part of an enhanced winter coronavirus strategy President Joe Biden is expected to announce Thursday, U.S. officials would require everyone entering the country to be tested one day before boarding flights, regardless of their vaccination status or country of departure.

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In a note sent to base residents Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, Capt. Erik Spitzer, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, said the Navy is working closely with the Hawaii Department of Health to test water samples taken from homes on Sunday.

Navy forwards Pearl Harbor base water samples to California for additional testing

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 24, 2015. The aircraft is assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron from Misawa Air Base.

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Two Alaska-based soldiers found dead in their vehicles over holiday weekend

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Air Force

Chief Master Sgt. Justin Deisch showed behavior that demonstrated a lack of respect, judgment and professionalism expected of a senior non-commissioned officer, Ellsworth Air Force Base commander Col. Joseph Sheffield said.

Top adviser to Ellsworth AFB commander removed from post

New Earth observing-satellite beams back first images

Minot Air Force Base Honor Guard’s funeral duty increases due to COVID-19 pandemic

Navy

The commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, salutes before departing the USS Carl Vinson at the conclusion of ANNUALEX in the Philippine Sea, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

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Space Force

In an interview at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County, Lt. Col. Adam Howland describes his work with the 11,100 Afghan evacuees who are living on the base at "Liberty Village." He served in Afghanistan and speaks Dari, one of the two national languages. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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AFRL selects deputy technology executive officer for Space Science and Technology

Colorado lawmakers push to hold Space Command move until investigations into Alabama choice are complete

Coast Guard

Fifth Coast Guard District focused on navigating wind farms, commercial space flight

Pilot of small plane rescued after crashing into Tampa Bay

Coast Guard searches for man who disappeared after leaving Florida Keys

Marine Corps

Seaman Denisse Estrada-Suarez administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to a Marine at Camp Lejeune, N.C., in June. A new medical study found that 23 male service members experienced cases of heart inflammation, a higher rate than expected among the hundreds of thousands who received the coronavirus vaccination. The benefits of the vaccine greatly outweigh the risks, the study concluded.

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Spc. Isaiah Nicholas Oneal, 22, left, was discovered dead in Fairbanks on Friday. The body of Sgt. Miles Jordan Tarron, 30, right, was found in Anchorage on Sunday.

Two Alaska-based soldiers found dead in their vehicles over holiday weekend

More bid protests delay effort to streamline shipments of military household goods

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Europe

Firefighters, police officers and railway employees stand on a railway site in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Police in Germany say three people have been injured including seriously in an explosion at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Construction site blast in Munich injures 3, disrupts trains

President of Belarus offers to host Russian nuclear weapons

Poland’s lawmakers endorse restricting access to border areas

Asia-Pacific

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during the 6th South Korea-U.S. Alliance Night in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Austin arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for annual security talks expected to bolster the countries' decades-long military alliance in the face of North Korean nuclear threats and mounting challenges from China. (Lim Hwa-young/Yonhap via AP)

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Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights

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Middle East

Holocaust survivors dance during a Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony at the Western Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Holocaust survivors marked the third night of Hanukkah on Tuesday with a menorah-lighting ceremony at Jerusalem's Western Wall that paid tribute to them and the 6 million other Jews who were killed by the Nazis. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Holocaust survivors mark Hanukkah at Jerusalem Western Wall

Iran strikes hard line as talks over nuclear deal resume

Truck rams into tent in Syria camp, killing 3 Iraqi women

Africa

In this image made from undated subtitled video released by the prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed is seen dressed in military uniform speaking to a television camera at an unidentified location in Ethiopia. A state-affiliated broadcaster and the prime minister's Twitter account on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021 showed video of Abiy purportedly on the battlefront of the country's yearlong war against Tigray forces, four days after he announced he would direct the army from there. (Prime Minister of Ethiopia via AP)

Ethiopia says it’s making headway in war against Tigray rebels

Tens of thousands protest in anti-military marches in Sudan

Ethiopia border clash leaves 20 Sudan troops dead, official says

Americas

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a speech on U.S. Africa Policy at the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja, Nigeria, Nov. 19, 2021. The Biden administration formally revoked the terrorist designation of Colombia's former FARC guerrilla army on Tuesday, Nov. 30, but newly imposed the designation on commanders and offshoots of the group who have refused to lay down their arms. Blinken said in a statement that FARC, the commonly used Spanish acronym of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, “no longer exists as a unified organization that engages in terrorism or terrorist activity or has the capability or intent to do so.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

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10% of VA employees seek exception to the coronavirus vaccine mandate

About 10% of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs have requested an exception to the federal policy that government workers must be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

New law pumps $15 million into improved maternity care for female veterans

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DODEA-Europe cancels basketball and wrestling in December due to COVID-19 concerns

Marksmanship is only sport that will be held in Europe before 2022 as competitions can be held remotely.

West Point unveiled the special uniforms Army will wear during the 2021 Army-Navy Game, which will be held December 11, 2021.

West Point unveils specialty football uniforms for showdown with archrival Navy

Lee Elder, Army veteran and barrier-breaking golfer, dies at 87

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Heidelberg, Germany, June 8, 1977: Beneath stormy skies that might have been an omen for its program's fate, a YC-14 AMST (Advanced Medium Short Takeoff and Landing Transport) prototype lands at the Heidelberg Army Airfield following a demonstration flight. The YC-14, Boeing's possible successor to the C-130 Hercules transport, wowed spectators at Heidelberg by taking off in a run of less than 1,000 feet. It never went into full production, though.

Coming in for a landing in Germany, 1977

Heidelberg, Germany, June 8, 1977: Beneath stormy skies that might have been an omen for its program’s fate, a YC-14 AMST (Advanced Medium Short Takeoff and Landing Transport) prototype lands at the Heidelberg Army Airfield following a demonstration flight.

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South Vietnam, 1968: South Korean Blue Dragon marines clear the road between Hoi An and Da Nang of mines to keep supplies flowing.

Clearing the road, 1968

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Pistol Annies craft holiday album for the not-so-sentimental

“Hell of a Holiday” is the album for the holiday survivors; folks who are a little more sarcastic than sentimental, but still can find the meaning of the season through all the tinsel.