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Super Galaxy brake failure prompts pre-takeoff evacuation at Yokota in western Tokyo
Because of brake failure, a C-5 Galaxy cargo jet, the largest aircraft in the Air Force's inventory, was evacuated before takeoff at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Thursday, July 20, 2017.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

The plane’s crew, assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., noticed the failure while taxiing to the runway. There were no injuries.

Gen. Tod Wolters, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe- Air Forces Africa, speaks Thursday, July 20, 2017, at an F-35 leadership forum at USAFE headquarters at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

USAFE and European partners seek common ground in integrating F-35

The U.S. Air Force has yet to stand up a squadron of F-35s in Europe, but it’s already working on how to integrate the fifth-generation combat jet with some of its closest allies in the region.

A family searches for what's left of their home near the ruins of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul's Old City on Thursday, July 20, 2017. <br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes

Civilians slowly return to Mosul as Iraqi, US forces mop up ISIS remains

A steady stream of civilians crossed a floating bridge over the Tigris River into west Mosul Thursday as Iraqi troops searched for the remnants of defeated Islamic State forces in the city.

Deported veterans hold a U.S. flag in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 3, 2017 as seven members of Congress visited the Deported Veterans Support House.<br>Alejandro Tamayo/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

Congressman wants ‘second chance’ for veterans facing deportation

One Democrat on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is seeking a second chance for veterans who were convicted of crimes and face the possibility of deportation.

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Devawn Bledsoe, a local activist who has taken up a campaign to stop the open burns and who suffered from a thyroid disease she blames on the pollution, cries while she goes through papers outlining the issue at her home in Blacksburg, Va., on May 28, 2017.<br>Ashley Gilbertson/VII Photo for ProPublica

Open burns, ill winds: Full extent of military-related pollution in US still a secret

The Pentagon’s handling of munitions and their waste has poisoned millions of acres, and left Americans to guess at the threat to their health.

Stan Buurman, center, a ten-year-old Dutch boy, poses with U.S. and German soldiers from U.S. Army Europe along the Four Days of Nijmegen march route near Elst, the Netherlands, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Buurman is an avid fan of history and the military, and has had a U.S. uniform since he was seven. <br>Courtesy of Wendy Buurman

ACU-clad Dutch boy meets idols, US soldiers, along Nijmegen march route

A young Dutch boy, wearing his personalized U.S. Army uniform, got quite the thrill as he met a group of U.S. Army soldiers participating in Europe’s largest international road march, which is set to end Friday.

Lt. Col. Taylor White, seen here in this screenshot from an August 2016 video, was relieved of his command of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to continue to lead.<br>Screenshot via U.S. Marine Corps

New River Air Station commander reassigned due to loss of trust, confidence in leadership

Lt. Col. Taylor White, commander of Marine Wing Support Squadron 274, was relieved of his command by Maj. Gen. Matthew Glavy, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. It is the third time within seven weeks that a Marine Corps officer has been reassigned.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer walks down the hallway during President Donald Trump's visit to the Pentagon, Thursday, July 20, 2017. <br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Sean Spicer resigns as White House press secretary

White House press secretary Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's embattled spokesman during the first six months of his presidency, is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

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This photo published in the Friday, June 9, 2017, edition of North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper purports to show one of Thursday's missile launches.<br>Courtesy of Rodong Sinmun

Hawaii rolling out civil defense plan for North Korean missile attack

The state of Hawaii is formulating a preparedness plan for a North Korean missile attack, much to the dismay of the state's tourism boosters.

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Spc. Robin Sutton, from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, celebrates finishing the five-kilometer Mudless Mudder race with a cool-down spray from a water gun at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, July 21, 2017.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Ramstein lives clean, gets dirty during Mudless Mudder

The 86th Airlift Wing hosted its fourth annual Mudless Mudder on resiliency day at Ramstein Air Base on Friday.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Sea Palace in Doha, Qatar, on April 22, 2017.<br>Brigitte N. Brantley/U.S. Air Force

Qatar ruler to make first speech of Gulf spat as progress seen

Qatar's ruler will address his nation on Friday evening in his first public speech since the crisis with a Saudi-led alliance erupted last month.

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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, mother Nyayan Koang, who is unable to stand up due to polio, gazes at her son James, a former child soldier walking with a crutch, left, minutes after they were reunited and she saw him for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive.<br>Sam Mednick/AP

In South Sudan, a child soldier long thought dead comes back

She had no body to bury, so the grieving mother kneeled in the dirt outside her small hut, recited psalms and simply traced her finger over the uneven earth.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer walks down the hallway during President Donald Trump's visit to the Pentagon, Thursday, July 20, 2017. <br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Sean Spicer resigns as White House press secretary

White House press secretary Sean Spicer, President Donald Trump's embattled spokesman during the first six months of his presidency, is resigning his position, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

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This photo published in the Friday, June 9, 2017, edition of North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper purports to show one of Thursday's missile launches.<br>Courtesy of Rodong Sinmun

Hawaii rolling out civil defense plan for North Korean missile attack

The state of Hawaii is formulating a preparedness plan for a North Korean missile attack, much to the dismay of the state's tourism boosters.

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Spc. Robin Sutton, from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, celebrates finishing the five-kilometer Mudless Mudder race with a cool-down spray from a water gun at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, July 21, 2017.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Ramstein lives clean, gets dirty during Mudless Mudder

The 86th Airlift Wing hosted its fourth annual Mudless Mudder on resiliency day at Ramstein Air Base on Friday.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Sea Palace in Doha, Qatar, on April 22, 2017.<br>Brigitte N. Brantley/U.S. Air Force

Qatar ruler to make first speech of Gulf spat as progress seen

Qatar's ruler will address his nation on Friday evening in his first public speech since the crisis with a Saudi-led alliance erupted last month.

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In this photo taken Friday, May 26, 2017, mother Nyayan Koang, who is unable to stand up due to polio, gazes at her son James, a former child soldier walking with a crutch, left, minutes after they were reunited and she saw him for the first time in 3 years, at a protection of civilians site in Bentiu, South Sudan. James, one of an estimated 18,000 children fighting in South Sudan according to the United Nations, was left for dead on a battlefield while back home his mother mourned him and held a funeral without a body, having no idea that he was still alive.<br>Sam Mednick/AP

In South Sudan, a child soldier long thought dead comes back

She had no body to bury, so the grieving mother kneeled in the dirt outside her small hut, recited psalms and simply traced her finger over the uneven earth.

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FILE – In this July 10, 2014, file photo, Iraq War veteran Darin Welker holds one of his ducks at his home in West Lafayette, Ohio. West Lafayette Village Council members voted Tuesday, July 18, 2017, to grant a variance allowing Welker to keep pet ducks he says help relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, the Coshocton Tribune reported.<br>Trevor Jones /The Tribune via AP

Ohio veteran can keep ducks to relieve PTSD, depression

Darin Welker, who served in Iraq with the Army and was medically discharged from the Ohio National Guard, says his six ducks have been therapeutic. He was granted a variance to a local law that banned farm animals.

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A walking bridge spans the Confederate earthworks on the Spotsylvania battlefield in Spotsylvania County, Va.<br>Chuck Myers/MCT

Marine Corps group learns Civil War history through battlefield tour

The heat index reached triple digits on Thursday afternoon, but that didn’t stop nearly 70 Marines and civilians with the Marine and Family Programs Division in Quantico from enjoying the rich military history offered by the Fredericksburg area.

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Spc. Robin Sutton, from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, celebrates finishing the five-kilometer Mudless Mudder race with a cool-down spray from a water gun at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, July 21, 2017.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Ramstein lives clean, gets dirty during Mudless Mudder

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond Tangi, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, teaches the months of the year in English to elementary students at Terao Elementary School for the Assisted Language Teaching Program. <br>Justin Smelley/U.S. Navy

US sailors help students in Japan practice their English

An ongoing program between Naval Air Facility Atsugi and nearby Terao Elementary School lets sailors volunteer to help Japanese students practice their English.

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Saint Christophers Chapel, built in 1943 by the Army's 542nd Engineer Battalion, is the only structure remaining from when Rockhampton, Australia, served as a springboard and training location for Gen. Douglas MacArthur's World War II island-hopping campaign.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

US Army-built chapel reminds visitors of Australia’s wartime past

As 33,000 troops take part in Talisman Saber war games near Rockhampton along the central Queensland coast, a small chapel overlooking a pasture serves as a reminder of when about 70,000 U.S. soldiers called the city home.

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FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.<br>Susan Walsh/AP

Homeland security secretary says ports a terrorism priority

John Kelly said he believes the current security levels at U.S. shipping ports is adequate, but his agency must continue to research new technology to keep up with changing threats.

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A walking bridge spans the Confederate earthworks on the Spotsylvania battlefield in Spotsylvania County, Va.<br>Chuck Myers/MCT

Marine Corps group learns Civil War history through battlefield tour

The heat index reached triple digits on Thursday afternoon, but that didn’t stop nearly 70 Marines and civilians with the Marine and Family Programs Division in Quantico from enjoying the rich military history offered by the Fredericksburg area.

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Spc. Robin Sutton, from the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, celebrates finishing the five-kilometer Mudless Mudder race with a cool-down spray from a water gun at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, July 21, 2017.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Ramstein lives clean, gets dirty during Mudless Mudder

The 86th Airlift Wing hosted its fourth annual Mudless Mudder on resiliency day at Ramstein Air Base on Friday.

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Raymond Tangi, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, teaches the months of the year in English to elementary students at Terao Elementary School for the Assisted Language Teaching Program. <br>Justin Smelley/U.S. Navy

US sailors help students in Japan practice their English

An ongoing program between Naval Air Facility Atsugi and nearby Terao Elementary School lets sailors volunteer to help Japanese students practice their English.

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Saint Christophers Chapel, built in 1943 by the Army's 542nd Engineer Battalion, is the only structure remaining from when Rockhampton, Australia, served as a springboard and training location for Gen. Douglas MacArthur's World War II island-hopping campaign.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

US Army-built chapel reminds visitors of Australia’s wartime past

As 33,000 troops take part in Talisman Saber war games near Rockhampton along the central Queensland coast, a small chapel overlooking a pasture serves as a reminder of when about 70,000 U.S. soldiers called the city home.

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FILE - In this June 6, 2017, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.<br>Susan Walsh/AP

Homeland security secretary says ports a terrorism priority

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Teammates congratulate Xavier Moss, Army football #9, after an interception in the 1st quarter of the 2016 Army Navy Game in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10, 2016<br>James K. McCann/U.S. Army

Mooney, fellow grads rejoice in Army breakthrough against Navy

One of Collin Mooney's favorite T-shirts is a replica of the 82nd Airborne jerseys that Army football players wore for the Army-Navy game in December.

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Teammates congratulate Xavier Moss, Army football #9, after an interception in the 1st quarter of the 2016 Army Navy Game in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 10, 2016<br>James K. McCann/U.S. Army

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One of Collin Mooney's favorite T-shirts is a replica of the 82nd Airborne jerseys that Army football players wore for the Army-Navy game in December.

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