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Navy’s top SEAL orders adoption of grooming and uniform standards, blames leadership for ‘ethically misaligned’ troops
Rear Adm. Collin P. Green, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command.<br>U.S. Navy
Rear Adm. Collin P. Green, commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command.<br>U.S. Navy

The Navy’s top SEAL has ordered Naval Special Warfare Command to adopt stringent grooming and uniform standards required throughout the rest of the service, telling his top commanders “that a portion of this force is ethically misaligned with our culture.”

A view of the mountains that are near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign forces near the base Friday, Aug. 24, 2019.<br>James Danise/U.S. Army
A view of the mountains that are near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign forces near the base Friday, Aug. 24, 2019.<br>James Danise/U.S. Army

US troops targeted in suicide attack near Bagram Airfield

A Taliban suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of foreign forces near the U.S.’s largest base in Afghanistan on Friday. No coalition troops were injured, officials said.

Lt. Troy Balding, a catapult officer aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, greets his wife, Chrissy Balding, upon his return after three months at sea to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. <br>Christian Lopez/ Stars and Stripes
Lt. Troy Balding, a catapult officer aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, greets his wife, Chrissy Balding, upon his return after three months at sea to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019. <br>Christian Lopez/ Stars and Stripes

USS Ronald Reagan returns to Japan after three months at sea

Three months after the USS Ronald Reagan left for a patrol of the western Pacific, the aircraft carrier and its crew of about 4,500 returned home Saturday afternoon.

Afghan soldier Nematullah prays at a grave in his family's cemetery in Kunar province on Aug. 17, 2019. The family say they buried someone in the grave last year who they thought was him.<br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes
Afghan soldier Nematullah prays at a grave in his family's cemetery in Kunar province on Aug. 17, 2019. The family say they buried someone in the grave last year who they thought was him.<br>Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes

An Afghan soldier’s relatives held his funeral. Nine months later, he called them.

A family was summoned to a morgue in Kabul to claim the mangled remains of their son, a soldier killed in battle with the Taliban. They took the remains home to Kunar province for burial. Nine months later, he called.


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On this week’s episode, we welcome aboard a pair of former Royal Marines – both maritime security experts – to talk about the complexities of keeping vessels at sea safe from threats.

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Harold Angle, 96, from the 112th infantry regiment 28th division, poses during an interview Friday, Aug.23, 2019, in Paris. <br>Daniel Cole/AP
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Jack McCain touches his father's casket in the Capitol Rotunda last August.<br>Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
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