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Coalition alters tactics in Afghanistan as casualties among local forces mount
Medical team members rush toward an Afghan Mi-17 helicopter with wounded soldiers aboard in Faryab province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2018. The U.S.-led coalition is adjusting tactics in light of mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday at the Pentagon.<br>Nicholas Dutton/U.S. Air Force
Medical team members rush toward an Afghan Mi-17 helicopter with wounded soldiers aboard in Faryab province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2018. The U.S.-led coalition is adjusting tactics in light of mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday at the Pentagon.<br>Nicholas Dutton/U.S. Air Force

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan is adjusting tactics to address mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this week.

Alejandra Juarez, right, kisses her daughter Estela, 9, as she picks her up from her new school in Mexico's Yucatan on Aug. 30. Juarez was deported on Aug. 3, after 22 years in the U.S., where she built a home and family with her husband, an Iraq War veteran.<br>Dianna Cahn/Stars and Stripes
Alejandra Juarez, right, kisses her daughter Estela, 9, as she picks her up from her new school in Mexico's Yucatan on Aug. 30. Juarez was deported on Aug. 3, after 22 years in the U.S., where she built a home and family with her husband, an Iraq War veteran.<br>Dianna Cahn/Stars and Stripes

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A military family, divided: After deportation, a Marine veteran’s wife searches for a future

Alejandra Juarez was deported Aug. 3, leaving behind her home of 22 years, where she and her Iraq War veteran husband, Cuauhtemoc or “Temo,” had two American children and planted roots. Now, they are a family divided.

A U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank speeds to its firing position during a live-fire exercise involving Polish and American troops in Zagan, Poland, in 2017. The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
A U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank speeds to its firing position during a live-fire exercise involving Polish and American troops in Zagan, Poland, in 2017. The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

Mattis says US will look at possible base sites in Poland

The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland, a country that has offered up to $2 billion toward developing infrastructure for stationing a permanent American military force.

A federal jury on Monday found Azam Doost, the former owner of a now-inoperative mining company in Afghanistan, guilty of multiple counts of fraud against the U.S. government and defaulting on a nearly $16 million loan.<br>file
A federal jury on Monday found Azam Doost, the former owner of a now-inoperative mining company in Afghanistan, guilty of multiple counts of fraud against the U.S. government and defaulting on a nearly $16 million loan.<br>file

Businessman bilked US government of millions for mine in Afghanistan, court says

A California business owner defrauded the U.S. government of nearly $16 million by misusing an American loan intended to help develop a marble mine in western Afghanistan, a U.S. court ruled on Monday.

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Pfc. Adrienne Barillas, 22, of The Woodlands, Texas, was found dead at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Army
Pfc. Adrienne Barillas, 22, of The Woodlands, Texas, was found dead at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Army

2nd ID soldier dies at Camp Humphreys; cause under investigation

The Army is investigating after a 2nd Infantry Division soldier was found dead at Camp Humphreys earlier this week.

Moored in a European port (possibly Gibraltar), circa 1917-1918. The USS Tampa was torpedoed and sunk on 26 September 1918, with the loss of all 131 persons on board. The original image is printed on post card stock. <br>U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
Moored in a European port (possibly Gibraltar), circa 1917-1918. The USS Tampa was torpedoed and sunk on 26 September 1918, with the loss of all 131 persons on board. The original image is printed on post card stock. <br>U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph

Coast Guard to mark 100th anniversary of one of WWI's largest US naval combat losses

At dusk, U-boat skipper Wolf Hans Hertwig spotted what he thought was a steamer heading north in the Bristol Channel, about 50 miles off the coast of Wales. It was a small ship with a single smokestack and two masts. Easy prey. He submerged to attack.

Ryan Keith Taylor plead guilty on Monday, June 11, 2018, to producing, possessing and using a chemical weapon.<br>Courtesy of Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
Ryan Keith Taylor plead guilty on Monday, June 11, 2018, to producing, possessing and using a chemical weapon.<br>Courtesy of Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office

He blew up a chlorine gas bomb beside an Army base — and left a fellow soldier severely wounded

Spc. Ryan Keith Taylor was sentenced this week to just over 11 years in prison for manufacturing and detonating a chemical weapon. Sgt. Joshua Farbro, who investigated the scene, was forced to medically retire because of his injuries from the 2017 incident.

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Pallbearers move the casket of Jean Watters for her funeral at the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 24, 2018. Watters was part of the super-secret team that broke the German ENIGMA code during World War II.<br>Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP

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A U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank speeds to its firing position during a live-fire exercise involving Polish and American troops in Zagan, Poland, in 2017. The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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Medical team members rush toward an Afghan Mi-17 helicopter with wounded soldiers aboard in Faryab province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2018. The U.S.-led coalition is adjusting tactics in light of mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday at the Pentagon.<br>Nicholas Dutton/U.S. Air Force

Coalition alters tactics in Afghanistan as casualties among local forces mount

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan is adjusting tactics to address mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this week.

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Russian sniper rifles are displayed at the the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018.<br>Christopher Torchi/AP

Defense expo reflects troubles for South African military

South Africa is one of the continent's biggest defense spenders but its military is increasingly stretched as the country faces recession and a weakening currency.

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Pallbearers move the casket of Jean Watters for her funeral at the Omaha National Cemetery in Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 24, 2018. Watters was part of the super-secret team that broke the German ENIGMA code during World War II.<br>Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP

WWII codebreaker buried in Nebraska with UK military honors

A 92-year-old woman has been buried in Nebraska with British military honors for a secret that she held for decades: her World War II service as a codebreaker of German intelligence communications.

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An A.P. Moller-Maersk container ship and a Hapag-Lloyd container ship at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai.<br>Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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A U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank speeds to its firing position during a live-fire exercise involving Polish and American troops in Zagan, Poland, in 2017. The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

Mattis says US will look at possible base sites in Poland

The U.S. military is investigating sites for a potential base in Poland, a country that has offered up to $2 billion toward developing infrastructure for stationing a permanent American military force.

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Medical team members rush toward an Afghan Mi-17 helicopter with wounded soldiers aboard in Faryab province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2018. The U.S.-led coalition is adjusting tactics in light of mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday at the Pentagon.<br>Nicholas Dutton/U.S. Air Force

Coalition alters tactics in Afghanistan as casualties among local forces mount

The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan is adjusting tactics to address mounting casualties among local security forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this week.

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Russian sniper rifles are displayed at the the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018.<br>Christopher Torchi/AP

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Al Matthews is shown in the role of Marine Sgt. Apone in the 1986 movie ''Aliens.'' Matthews, 75, died at his home in Alicante, Spain, on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>21st Century Fox
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Pfc. Adrienne Barillas, 22, of The Woodlands, Texas, was found dead at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Army
Pfc. Adrienne Barillas, 22, of The Woodlands, Texas, was found dead at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Army

2nd ID soldier dies at Camp Humphreys; cause under investigation

The Army is investigating after a 2nd Infantry Division soldier was found dead at Camp Humphreys earlier this week.

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A UH-1N Huey helicopter during a joint training exercise in the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Donald C. Knechtel/U.S. Air Force
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Boeing wins $2.4 billion Air Force contract for new helicopters to guard nukes

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The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sails in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2018.<br>Taylor King/U.S. Navy
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Al Matthews is shown in the role of Marine Sgt. Apone in the 1986 movie ''Aliens.'' Matthews, 75, died at his home in Alicante, Spain, on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>21st Century Fox
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Marine veteran Al Matthews, 75, who gained fame as Gunnery Sgt. Apone in the movie “Aliens,” died Sunday, in Alicante, Spain.

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Pfc. Adrienne Barillas, 22, of The Woodlands, Texas, was found dead at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Army
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2nd ID soldier dies at Camp Humphreys; cause under investigation

The Army is investigating after a 2nd Infantry Division soldier was found dead at Camp Humphreys earlier this week.

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Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja clutched the microphone and looked at the crowd for a moment before gazing into the camera. Wearing a white LA Galaxy jersey almost as big as she is, the 7-year-old, labeled as "tiny but mighty" by the MLS team's public address announcer, was ready to perform the national anthem on Sunday in front of more than 25,000 fans at StubHub Center in Los Angeles.

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Tiny 7-year-old prodigy belts out a national anthem for the ages at MLS game

Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja clutched the microphone and looked at the crowd for a moment before gazing into the camera. Wearing a white LA Galaxy jersey almost as big as she is, the 7-year-old, labeled as "tiny but mighty" by the MLS team's public address announcer, was ready to perform the national anthem on Sunday in front of more than 25,000 fans at StubHub Center in Los Angeles.