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Seized ISIS video shows militants playing leapfrog in protected religious sites
A video screen grab shows ISIS militants practicing leapfrog.<br>
A video screen grab shows ISIS militants practicing leapfrog.<br>

Islamic State propaganda videos seized by the U.S. appear to show masked militants training inside a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan, doing pushups, playing leapfrog and bunny hopping.

Fichtenstrasse in Ramstein village, where men posing as police officers are suspected of stealing gold jewelry from a 65-year-old woman, according to police. Police say they've received reports of several similar incidents throughout the Kaiserslautern area in recent weeks.<br>Jennifer Svan/Stars and Stripes
Fichtenstrasse in Ramstein village, where men posing as police officers are suspected of stealing gold jewelry from a 65-year-old woman, according to police. Police say they've received reports of several similar incidents throughout the Kaiserslautern area in recent weeks.<br>Jennifer Svan/Stars and Stripes

Fake police reportedly approaching homes around Ramstein in theft scam

Scam artists posing as police officers have approached homes and either stolen or asked questions about valuables in five areas where U.S. servicemembers live off base, German police said Wednesday.

Michael Norwood, a civilian with the 100th Operations Support Squadron, holds a USB adapter his team developed to replace older PCMCIA cards used to transfer flight plans onto aircraft. The new adapter is much easier to connect and allows much more data storage.<br>William Howard/Stars and Stripes
Michael Norwood, a civilian with the 100th Operations Support Squadron, holds a USB adapter his team developed to replace older PCMCIA cards used to transfer flight plans onto aircraft. The new adapter is much easier to connect and allows much more data storage.<br>William Howard/Stars and Stripes

‘Bloody Hundreth’ wins $150,000 Air Force award with time-saving innovations

The 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall systemized a front-to-back approach for checking components for safety on the KC-135 Stratotanker, which along with other innovations saved the wing about $913,000 in a year.

A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

US Italy-based soldiers walk in Denim Day anti-sexual assault event

Denim Day got its start after a 1998 court decision in which justices overturned the rape conviction of a driving instructor who attacked a teenager, saying the girl’s tight jeans would have been impossible for the instructor to remove without her assistance. The day after the decision, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans and held placards that read “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.”

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps

Exercise unites US and Jordan in show of strength

Marines and sailors will wrap up an 11-day training exercise with Jordan on Thursday that aims to improve military cooperation with an allied country bordering Syria and Iraq.

Retired military dog Emra was brought home to the United States from Korea, where she had been serving, and delivered into the arms of her former handler, Adam Wylie.<br>American Humane
Retired military dog Emra was brought home to the United States from Korea, where she had been serving, and delivered into the arms of her former handler, Adam Wylie.<br>American Humane

Air Force veteran tearfully reunites with military dog after years apart

Adam Wylie had tears in his eyes when he greeted the new addition to his family, a military working dog he spent two years with at Osan Air Base in South Korea.

The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy
The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy

Navy launches ‘sophisticated and robust’ anti-sub drills with Thailand

The United States and Thai navies are drilling to counter enemy submarines in the latest sign of warming relations between the two allies.

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The CH-53K King Stallion flies a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 22, 2017. <br>Molly Hampton/U.S. Marine Corps

Lockheed's new $31 billion Marine helicopter slipping behind schedule, Pentagon says

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s new $31 billion helicopter for the Marine Corps may be falling behind schedule and could miss its target for initial combat capability by as much as eight months, Pentagon analysts say.

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The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks at the EU Council in Brussels on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.<br>Virginia Mayo/AP

EU foreign policy chief says Iran nuclear deal should stay

Any talks between France and the United States on crafting a new nuclear deal with Iran can only "build on" on the current terms, the European Union's chief policy chief said Wednesday.

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Mourners gather at a hillside cemetery for Hazara victims of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2016. <br>Pamela Constable/The Washington Post

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Airmen work in the unmanned aerial device apron in Agadez, Niger, where drones will be parked when they are not in operation.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

‘Building a base from nothing’: $110 million U.S. project in Niger will house drones

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The CH-53K King Stallion flies a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 22, 2017. <br>Molly Hampton/U.S. Marine Corps

Lockheed's new $31 billion Marine helicopter slipping behind schedule, Pentagon says

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s new $31 billion helicopter for the Marine Corps may be falling behind schedule and could miss its target for initial combat capability by as much as eight months, Pentagon analysts say.

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The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy

Navy launches ‘sophisticated and robust’ anti-sub drills with Thailand

The United States and Thai navies are drilling to counter enemy submarines in the latest sign of warming relations between the two allies.

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks at the EU Council in Brussels on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.<br>Virginia Mayo/AP

EU foreign policy chief says Iran nuclear deal should stay

Any talks between France and the United States on crafting a new nuclear deal with Iran can only "build on" on the current terms, the European Union's chief policy chief said Wednesday.

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Mourners gather at a hillside cemetery for Hazara victims of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2016. <br>Pamela Constable/The Washington Post

Kabul community reconsiders voting after deadly ISIS attack

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Airmen work in the unmanned aerial device apron in Agadez, Niger, where drones will be parked when they are not in operation.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

‘Building a base from nothing’: $110 million U.S. project in Niger will house drones

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In a 2016 file photo, retired Col. Andrew Kowalski stands next to a painting in the 15th Wing Headquarters Building at Hickam Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.<br>J.M. Eddins Jr/U.S. Air Fiorce
In a 2016 file photo, retired Col. Andrew Kowalski stands next to a painting in the 15th Wing Headquarters Building at Hickam Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.<br>J.M. Eddins Jr/U.S. Air Fiorce

Hickam Field attack survivor Andrew Kowalski dies at 103

Every year on the anniversary — including this past December — retired Air Force Col. Andrew Kowalski dutifully returned to the air base, one of the sites devastated in the Japanese attack that catapulted America into World War II.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps

Exercise unites US and Jordan in show of strength

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Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie, Vance student pilot, prepare for takeoff in a T-6A Texan II on March 8, 2018 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla.<br>Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie, Vance student pilot, prepare for takeoff in a T-6A Texan II on March 8, 2018 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla.<br>Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force

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The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy
The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy

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A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

US Italy-based soldiers walk in Denim Day anti-sexual assault event

Denim Day got its start after a 1998 court decision in which justices overturned the rape conviction of a driving instructor who attacked a teenager, saying the girl’s tight jeans would have been impossible for the instructor to remove without her assistance. The day after the decision, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans and held placards that read “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.”

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A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>
A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean O'Neil, a squad leader assigned to Fox Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, directs his squad's movement during live-fire training in Jordan as part of Eager Lion 2018, Saturday, April 21, 2018.<br>Dengrier M. Baez/U.S. Marine Corps

Exercise unites US and Jordan in show of strength

Marines and sailors will wrap up an 11-day training exercise with Jordan on Thursday that aims to improve military cooperation with an allied country bordering Syria and Iraq.

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Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie, Vance student pilot, prepare for takeoff in a T-6A Texan II on March 8, 2018 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla.<br>Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Alexander Heyman, Commander, 71st Student Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Mitchel Bie, Vance student pilot, prepare for takeoff in a T-6A Texan II on March 8, 2018 at Vance Air Force Base, Okla.<br>Zachary Heal/U.S. Air Force

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The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy
The USS Halsey transits the Indian Ocean in late last month. The guided-missile destroyer is now taking part in anti-submarine warfare drills with Thailand.<br>Morgan Nall/U.S. Navy

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A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
A participant in a Denim Day walk at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, to protest sexual violence is quizzed Wednesday afternoon on the effects of alcohol.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

US Italy-based soldiers walk in Denim Day anti-sexual assault event

Denim Day got its start after a 1998 court decision in which justices overturned the rape conviction of a driving instructor who attacked a teenager, saying the girl’s tight jeans would have been impossible for the instructor to remove without her assistance. The day after the decision, women in the Italian Parliament wore jeans and held placards that read “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.”

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A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>
A video screen grab shows rescue swimmer Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyman Dickinson being lowered to a vessel taking on water 18 miles west of La Jolla, California, on Friday, April 20, 2018. <br>

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Kadena's Kian Smith lines up a shot against Military United during Wednesday's soccer match. Smith had all three Panthers goals and the teams played to a 3-3 draw.<br>Mary Obsuna/Special to Stripes

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Kadena's Kian Smith lines up a shot against Military United during Wednesday's soccer match. Smith had all three Panthers goals and the teams played to a 3-3 draw.<br>Mary Obsuna/Special to Stripes

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