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New Air Force dress blues may draw on service’s heritage
Air Force dress blues may shed their corporate look for a service uniform that reflects the service's heritage as Air Force leaders eye uniform changes.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Air Force dress blues may shed their corporate look for a service uniform that reflects the service's heritage as Air Force leaders eye uniform changes.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes

Approval of a new uniform design would be the first update to the Air Force’s service dress uniform in decades. Airmen have long complained that the current service dress uniform looks more like corporate than military attire.

The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C.<br>Stars and Stripes
The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C.<br>Stars and Stripes

IG report: Veteran caregivers face long waits for VA assistance

A lack of accountability resulted in caregivers for injured veterans being blocked for months – and sometimes years – from a Department of Veterans Affairs program created to assist them, a VA watchdog reported.

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Six provisions of the 2019 NDAA that could impact your wallet

Servicemembers will see a rash of changes with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that could impact their pocketbooks, especially if companion legislation to fund the newly signed law gains congressional approval in the coming weeks.

Military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. <br>Cliff Owen/AP
Military units participate in the inaugural parade from the Capitol to the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. <br>Cliff Owen/AP

Trump cancels $92M military parade, cites cost, says maybe next year

President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the "ridiculously high" price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, more than three times the price first suggested by the White House.

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William H. McRaven<br>University of Texas
William H. McRaven<br>University of Texas

McRaven: ‘I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well’

One day after President Donald Trump stripped former CIA director John Brennan of his security clearance, the commander of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden said it would be an honor if the president would take away his own clearance next.

A row of T-55 and T-62 tanks with mismatched camoflauge patterns and rust spots stand in a lot at an Afghan army base on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on Saturday, June 23,2018.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes
A row of T-55 and T-62 tanks with mismatched camoflauge patterns and rust spots stand in a lot at an Afghan army base on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on Saturday, June 23,2018.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

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Afghanistan’s tank battalion is melting away

Many of Afghanistan's remaining Soviet-made T-55s and T-62s are gradually succumbing to the ravages of time. Maintainers can barely keep the beasts running, and those they can’t are being cannibalized for parts or sold off as scrap.

Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment pose with one of three Balangiga bells in the Philippines in 1902 in this photo, displayed in the 2nd Infantry Division museum. Legislators from Wyoming oppose the Pentagon's planned return of the bells to the Philippines. <br>
Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment pose with one of three Balangiga bells in the Philippines in 1902 in this photo, displayed in the 2nd Infantry Division museum. Legislators from Wyoming oppose the Pentagon's planned return of the bells to the Philippines. <br>

Battle lines form over decision to return church bells to Philippines

Veterans and lawmakers from Wyoming have voiced their objections to a Pentagon plan to return church bells seized by U.S. troops more than a century ago after a battle during the Philippine-American war.

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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse on Jan. 9, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.<br>Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

Iraq War veteran gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting

An Iraq war veteran, Esteban Santiago was diagnosed, after the January 2017 Florida airport shooting that left five people dead, as schizophrenic but was found competent to understand legal proceedings.

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Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment pose with one of three Balangiga bells in the Philippines in 1902 in this photo, displayed in the 2nd Infantry Division museum. Legislators from Wyoming oppose the Pentagon's planned return of the bells to the Philippines. <br>

Battle lines form over decision to return church bells to Philippines

Veterans and lawmakers from Wyoming have voiced their objections to a Pentagon plan to return church bells seized by U.S. troops more than a century ago after a battle during the Philippine-American war.

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Spc. Derek Teegardin, right, uses a rear-naked choke against Spc. Robert Dees at the 2018 U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior Competition, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Grafenwoehr, Germany.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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Soldiers run, shoot, fight to earn title of ‘best warrior’ in Europe

After a week of grueling tests of physical fitness and martial arts skills, three soldiers emerged victorious at the 2018 U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior competition.

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Men carry the coffin of a relative who died in Wednesday's deadly suicide bombing that targeted a training class in a private building in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-i Barcha, in western Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP

Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead

The Taliban is likely to keep up its recent surge of violence in advance of scheduled parliamentary elections in October but Western-backed Afghan defenses will not break, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi smiles during a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace on December 11, 2017, in Cairo, Egypt. In the last five years, the U.S. has withheld military aid from Egypt, citing human rights concerns, only to eventually release the funds before any substantial improvement.<br>Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Abaca Press/TNS

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Egypt’s record on human rights is getting worse. Could withholding American military aid help?

The pattern over the last five years has been consistent: The U.S. withholds military aid from Egypt, citing human rights concerns, only to eventually release the funds before any substantial improvement.

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Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse on Jan. 9, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.<br>Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS

Iraq War veteran gets life in prison for Florida airport shooting

An Iraq war veteran, Esteban Santiago was diagnosed, after the January 2017 Florida airport shooting that left five people dead, as schizophrenic but was found competent to understand legal proceedings.

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Soldiers from the 9th Infantry Regiment pose with one of three Balangiga bells in the Philippines in 1902 in this photo, displayed in the 2nd Infantry Division museum. Legislators from Wyoming oppose the Pentagon's planned return of the bells to the Philippines. <br>

Battle lines form over decision to return church bells to Philippines

Veterans and lawmakers from Wyoming have voiced their objections to a Pentagon plan to return church bells seized by U.S. troops more than a century ago after a battle during the Philippine-American war.

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Spc. Derek Teegardin, right, uses a rear-naked choke against Spc. Robert Dees at the 2018 U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior Competition, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Grafenwoehr, Germany.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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Soldiers run, shoot, fight to earn title of ‘best warrior’ in Europe

After a week of grueling tests of physical fitness and martial arts skills, three soldiers emerged victorious at the 2018 U.S. Army Europe Best Warrior competition.

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Men carry the coffin of a relative who died in Wednesday's deadly suicide bombing that targeted a training class in a private building in the Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-i Barcha, in western Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP

Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead

The Taliban is likely to keep up its recent surge of violence in advance of scheduled parliamentary elections in October but Western-backed Afghan defenses will not break, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday.

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi smiles during a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace on December 11, 2017, in Cairo, Egypt. In the last five years, the U.S. has withheld military aid from Egypt, citing human rights concerns, only to eventually release the funds before any substantial improvement.<br>Mikhail Metzel/TASS/Abaca Press/TNS

Analysis

Egypt’s record on human rights is getting worse. Could withholding American military aid help?

The pattern over the last five years has been consistent: The U.S. withholds military aid from Egypt, citing human rights concerns, only to eventually release the funds before any substantial improvement.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters in Washington, D.C.<br>Stars and Stripes

IG report: Veteran caregivers face long waits for VA assistance

A lack of accountability resulted in caregivers for injured veterans being blocked for months – and sometimes years – from a Department of Veterans Affairs program created to assist them, a VA watchdog reported.

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The lower bow of the John F Kennedy (CVN 79) waits into another sunset to be lifted into Dry Dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<br>Ashley Cowan/Huntington Ingalls
The lower bow of the John F Kennedy (CVN 79) waits into another sunset to be lifted into Dry Dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<br>Ashley Cowan/Huntington Ingalls

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Beachgoers on Tybee Island, Georgia on July 14, 2016<br>Corey Foreman/U.S. Army
Beachgoers on Tybee Island, Georgia on July 14, 2016<br>Corey Foreman/U.S. Army

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Paratroopers descend toward Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 17, 2018.<br>(Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force
Paratroopers descend toward Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 17, 2018.<br>(Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force

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The B-2 stealth bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear and conventional weapons, flew into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Aug. 15, 2018 from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.This is their first deployment to Hawaii. <br>Mark A. Borosch/U.S. Air Force
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The III Marine Expeditionary Force brass band performs last month at the Guam Museum in Hagatna.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
The III Marine Expeditionary Force brass band performs last month at the Guam Museum in Hagatna.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

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The lower bow of the John F Kennedy (CVN 79) waits into another sunset to be lifted into Dry Dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<br>Ashley Cowan/Huntington Ingalls
The lower bow of the John F Kennedy (CVN 79) waits into another sunset to be lifted into Dry Dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<br>Ashley Cowan/Huntington Ingalls

Navy's $11 billion carrier falling short on reducing labor costs

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Beachgoers on Tybee Island, Georgia on July 14, 2016<br>Corey Foreman/U.S. Army

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The Coast Guard, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and other agencies helped Tybee Island Fire and Rescue crews search for the two men, who went missing Monday evening.

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Paratroopers descend toward Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 17, 2018.<br>(Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force
Paratroopers descend toward Malemute Drop Zone at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on July 17, 2018.<br>(Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force

Paratrooper in Alaska jump exercise suffers serious injuries

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The B-2 stealth bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear and conventional weapons, flew into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Aug. 15, 2018 from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.This is their first deployment to Hawaii. <br>Mark A. Borosch/U.S. Air Force
The B-2 stealth bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear and conventional weapons, flew into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Aug. 15, 2018 from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.This is their first deployment to Hawaii. <br>Mark A. Borosch/U.S. Air Force

B-2 stealth bombers fly in for first deployment in Hawaii

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The III Marine Expeditionary Force brass band performs last month at the Guam Museum in Hagatna.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
The III Marine Expeditionary Force brass band performs last month at the Guam Museum in Hagatna.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

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NASCAR driver Chase Elliott talks about the on-track tire tests at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Tiger Woods gave golf a much-needed boost with his run at the PGA Championship last week. NASCAR feels it had a similar moment when Chase Elliott finally won his first race earlier this month at Watkins Glen.<br>Brad Loper/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS

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Tiger Woods gave golf a boost. Who can do that for NASCAR?

Tiger Woods gave golf a much-needed boost with his run at the PGA Championship last week. NASCAR feels it had a similar moment when Chase Elliott finally won his first race earlier this month at Watkins Glen.

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NASCAR driver Chase Elliott talks about the on-track tire tests at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Tiger Woods gave golf a much-needed boost with his run at the PGA Championship last week. NASCAR feels it had a similar moment when Chase Elliott finally won his first race earlier this month at Watkins Glen.<br>Brad Loper/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS

ANALYSIS

Tiger Woods gave golf a boost. Who can do that for NASCAR?

Tiger Woods gave golf a much-needed boost with his run at the PGA Championship last week. NASCAR feels it had a similar moment when Chase Elliott finally won his first race earlier this month at Watkins Glen.