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F-35B stealth fighters make first appearance on Okinawa
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a training flight from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, Monday, June 26, 2017.<br>Charles Plouffe/U.S. Marine Corp

Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft landed on Okinawa Monday, the first time the state-of-the-art stealth fighter has visited the strategically important Japanese island.

In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, photo released by SpaceX, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen before lift off Sunday, carrying 10 more satellites for Iridium Communications, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. SpaceX has succeeded in landing a Falcon 9 first-stage booster on a vessel in the Pacific after a launch from California. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:25 p.m. Sunday. It was carrying 10 satellites for Iridium Communications. The first-stage booster landed about 7 minutes later. The Falcon's second stage is continuing to carry the satellites toward orbit.<br>SpaceX via AP

SpaceX launches 10 satellites from Vandenberg AFB

A SpaceX rocket carried 10 communications satellites into orbit from California on Sunday, two days after the company successfully launched a satellite from Florida.

The CIA Memorial Wall uses stars to honor those killed in the line of duty.<br>John McDonnell/The Washington Post

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President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing event for the "Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017" in the East Room of the White House, Friday, June 23, 2017.<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Trump: Not 'that far off' from passing health overhaul

Making a final push, President Donald Trump said he doesn't think congressional Republicans are "that far off" on a health overhaul to replace "the dead carcass of Obamacare."

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An Airman and a Marine practice driving the R-11 aircraft refueler Nov. 16, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The base is one of the test sites for a new program to turn government vehicle operator certifications into commercial driver's licenses.<br>Kenneth Boyton/U.S. Air Force

Bill could streamline process for troops, veterans to get commercial driver’s license

The legislation would make permanent a two-year exemption issued by the Department of Transportation that allowed states to waive the commercial driver’s license knowledge test for current servicemembers, Reservists and National Guardsmen who meet certain conditions.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va. and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, confer during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Russia's still targeting US elections, Sen. King warns, and experts say we're not prepared

For weeks, U.S. Sen. Angus King has been telling anyone who’ll listen that the biggest, most worrisome thing about Russian interference in the 2016 election isn’t getting enough attention and has nothing to do with President Trump.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Istanbul, early Sunday, June 25, 2017. <br>Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP

Turkey rejects Arab terms on Qatar, US urges sides to talk

Turkey's president on Sunday rejected a demand by major Arab states to remove Turkish troops from Qatar, among a sweeping list of ultimatums that the United States has described as "difficult to meet."

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In this 1947, file photo, Kenneth Arnold, holds a movie camera in front of his CallAir, after he reported seeing nine alleged UFOs near Mount Rainier, Wash. Arnold had no idea he would change the world when he told reporters in Pendleton he saw nine strange objects flying along the Cascades. But 70 years ago June 25, that’s what he did.<br>Idaho Statesman via AP, File

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Security forces cordon off an area where construction workers discovered unexploded ordnance at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Monday, June 26, 2017.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

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Vladimir Putin's apparent goal, intelligence officials and Russian experts say, is to weaken Western unity, restore Russia's influence in the world and, not least, shore up support at home.<br>Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg photo

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Protesters wait before riot police move to detain several people as they stop protesters for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT Pride protest following a ban issued by the governor, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 25, 2017. The Istanbul governor's office on Saturday banned the LGBT event, for the third year in a row, citing reasons of safety and public order.<br>Emrah Gurel/AP Photo

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South Sudanese refugee James Malish, whose mother and sister recently died days apart, visits their graves on June 5, 2017, at Bidi Bidi, the world's largest refugee settlement, in northern Uganda. Refugees sheltering here are having to learn new ways of life and death, and when they die, their families face a dilemma: bury them without the traditional customs, or carry them home and face war again.<br>Ben Curtis/AP

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In this 1947, file photo, Kenneth Arnold, holds a movie camera in front of his CallAir, after he reported seeing nine alleged UFOs near Mount Rainier, Wash. Arnold had no idea he would change the world when he told reporters in Pendleton he saw nine strange objects flying along the Cascades. But 70 years ago June 25, that’s what he did.<br>Idaho Statesman via AP, File

Flying saucers still evasive 70 years after pilot's report

Boise businessman Ken Arnold had no idea he would change the world when he told reporters in Pendleton he saw nine strange objects flying along the Cascades.

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Security forces cordon off an area where construction workers discovered unexploded ordnance at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Monday, June 26, 2017.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

Unexploded ordnance found at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo

Construction workers have unearthed unexploded ordnance at Yokota in western Tokyo in an area that houses the U.S. Forces Japan commander and other high-ranking officers, an Air Force statement said.

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Vladimir Putin's apparent goal, intelligence officials and Russian experts say, is to weaken Western unity, restore Russia's influence in the world and, not least, shore up support at home.<br>Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg photo

Europe has been working to expose Russian meddling for years

As the United States grapples with the implications of Kremlin interference in American politics, European countries are deploying a variety of bold tactics and tools to expose Russian attempts to sway voters and weaken European unity.

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Protesters wait before riot police move to detain several people as they stop protesters for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT Pride protest following a ban issued by the governor, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 25, 2017. The Istanbul governor's office on Saturday banned the LGBT event, for the third year in a row, citing reasons of safety and public order.<br>Emrah Gurel/AP Photo

Activists kept from gathering en masse for Istanbul Pride

Turkish police stopped activists for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for an LGBT pride event in Istanbul on Sunday.

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South Sudanese refugee James Malish, whose mother and sister recently died days apart, visits their graves on June 5, 2017, at Bidi Bidi, the world's largest refugee settlement, in northern Uganda. Refugees sheltering here are having to learn new ways of life and death, and when they die, their families face a dilemma: bury them without the traditional customs, or carry them home and face war again.<br>Ben Curtis/AP

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An Airman and a Marine practice driving the R-11 aircraft refueler Nov. 16, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The base is one of the test sites for a new program to turn government vehicle operator certifications into commercial driver's licenses.<br>Kenneth Boyton/U.S. Air Force

Bill could streamline process for troops, veterans to get commercial driver’s license

The legislation would make permanent a two-year exemption issued by the Department of Transportation that allowed states to waive the commercial driver’s license knowledge test for current servicemembers, Reservists and National Guardsmen who meet certain conditions.

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A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a training flight from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, Monday, June 26, 2017.<br>Charles Plouffe/U.S. Marine Corp

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A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conducted a training flight from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, Monday, June 26, 2017.<br>Charles Plouffe/U.S. Marine Corp

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Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia.<br>Victoria Granado/U.S. Navy

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Col. Keith Jarolimek (left), commander for 1st Armored Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Darrell Walls, senior enlisted adviser for DIVARTY, case the brigade colors during the 1st AD Casing Ceremony, June 14 at Fort Bliss, Texas.<br>Von Marie Donato/US Army photo

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Twenty-three-year-old Arnold Palmer in the United States Coast Guard in 1953.<br>U.S. Coast Guard historical photo

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Twenty-three-year-old Arnold Palmer in the United States Coast Guard in 1953.<br>U.S. Coast Guard historical photo

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