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US military tightens base access for South Koreans in Japan
Yokota Air Base is home to U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.<br>Allen Onstott/Stars and Stripes
Yokota Air Base is home to U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.<br>Allen Onstott/Stars and Stripes

The U.S. military has ordered extra scrutiny for South Koreans who want to visit friends or attend events on American bases in Japan.

In this February 1997 file photo, hundreds of houses, which over 6,000 military personnel and dependents called home, along with schools, warehouses, hangars, and other structures sit empty on the Adak Naval Air Facility in Alaska. <br>Al Grillo/Associated Press
In this February 1997 file photo, hundreds of houses, which over 6,000 military personnel and dependents called home, along with schools, warehouses, hangars, and other structures sit empty on the Adak Naval Air Facility in Alaska. <br>Al Grillo/Associated Press

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A video screen grab shows damage at Tyndall Air Force Base following Hurricane Michael.<br>U.S. Defense Department
A video screen grab shows damage at Tyndall Air Force Base following Hurricane Michael.<br>U.S. Defense Department

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at the White House in February 2018. <br>Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
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A video screen grab shows damage at Tyndall Air Force Base following Hurricane Michael.<br>U.S. Defense Department
A video screen grab shows damage at Tyndall Air Force Base following Hurricane Michael.<br>U.S. Defense Department

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The sign for the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport.<br>Woodlot/Creative Commons
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In 2017, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center performed drinking water sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan. Today, residents in the area near the former base say that foam loaded with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS is coating the surface and shores of waters surrounding the former base site.<br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force

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Yokota Air Base is home to U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.<br>Allen Onstott/Stars and Stripes

US military tightens base access for South Koreans in Japan

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In 2017, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center performed drinking water sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan. Today, residents in the area near the former base say that foam loaded with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS is coating the surface and shores of waters surrounding the former base site.<br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force

'Forever chemical'-tainted foam spreading in waters near former Wurtsmith base, nearby residents say

The U.S. Air Force is not acting to stop contaminated groundwater plumes coming off a former base that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has identified as the source of the foam. Air Force officials said whether the foam is the result of releases from the former Wurtsmith site is unknown.

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Yokota Air Base is home to U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.<br>Allen Onstott/Stars and Stripes

US military tightens base access for South Koreans in Japan

The U.S. military has ordered extra scrutiny for South Koreans who want to visit friends or attend events on American bases in Japan.

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Police forces stand at the Cologne, western Germany, main station Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, after they have closed parts of the station because of a hostage situation. Police said that incident appears to have started Monday at a pharmacy inside the train station. <br>Oliver Berg/dpa via AP

Hostage-taker in Germany in critical condition

German railroad operator Deutsche Bahn tweeted that some of the station's tracks were shut down temporarily.

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Pictured here is the cover of ''The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq,'' which features a photograph of an ambush beginning alongside Afghanistan's Korengal River on April 15, 2009, taken by Tyler Hicks of the New York Times.<br>Courtesy of Simon & Schuster

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Review: ‘The Fighters’ offers uncommonly close look at America’s post-9/11 troops

In his new book, “The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq,” C.J. Chivers pulls back the curtain on some of the more than 2.7 million Americans who served the wars since Sept. 11, 2001.

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In this Saturday, Oct 14, 2017, file photo, a soldier helps a civilian who was wounded in a blast in the capital of Mogadishu, Somalia. <br>Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press

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In 2017, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center performed drinking water sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan. Today, residents in the area near the former base say that foam loaded with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS is coating the surface and shores of waters surrounding the former base site.<br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force
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The U.S. Air Force is not acting to stop contaminated groundwater plumes coming off a former base that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has identified as the source of the foam. Air Force officials said whether the foam is the result of releases from the former Wurtsmith site is unknown.

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The sign for the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport.<br>Woodlot/Creative Commons
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Xaver Boston, an Army Reservist, is charged with crimes carrying a sentence of 15 years to life, mandatory restitution and a $250,000 fine.<br>Screenshot via WGHP
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In 2017, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center performed drinking water sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan. Today, residents in the area near the former base say that foam loaded with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS is coating the surface and shores of waters surrounding the former base site.<br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force
In 2017, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center performed drinking water sampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan. Today, residents in the area near the former base say that foam loaded with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS is coating the surface and shores of waters surrounding the former base site.<br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force

'Forever chemical'-tainted foam spreading in waters near former Wurtsmith base, nearby residents say

The U.S. Air Force is not acting to stop contaminated groundwater plumes coming off a former base that the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has identified as the source of the foam. Air Force officials said whether the foam is the result of releases from the former Wurtsmith site is unknown.

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Kayakers escort swimmers around Alligator Reef Lighthouse on Sept. 15, 2018.<br>Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau
Kayakers escort swimmers around Alligator Reef Lighthouse on Sept. 15, 2018.<br>Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau

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