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NATO agrees on Afghanistan troop increase
A Czech Republic sniper pulls security duty during a supply delivery to the people of Parwan province, Afghanistan, in January 2017. <br>Eliodoro Molina/U.S. Army

NATO allies agreed Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan in the hopes of aiding security forces stuck in a "stalemate" with Taliban insurgents, the alliance’s top official said.

New barracks facilities at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, as seen in a screen capture from an April, 2017 video. Camp Humphreys would be the destination for a stationed brigade in a plan put forth by an Army War College professor.<br>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Study: Basing soldiers in Europe, South Korea would be cheaper than rotations

The downsizing of the Army overseas has cost more money than expected because of a reliance on expensive rotational forces when forward-based units can perform the same roles more cheaply, according to a new U.S. Army War College report.

Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, greets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last September in Hawaii.<br>Jay Chu/U.S. Navy

US-Australian alliance key in stopping spread of ‘ISIS disease,’ PACOM chief says

Adm. Harry Harris was in Australia to kick off the Talisman Saber exercise the following day, which will bring together more than 33,000 troops from both countries for training that will include two amphibious landings.

This photo published in the Friday, June 9, 2017, edition of North Korea's Rodong Sinmun newspaper purports to show leader Kim Jong Un celebrating after Thursday's missile launches. <br>Courtesy of Rodong Sinmun

North Korea warns US it will keep building nuclear arsenal

North Korea's U.N. ambassador warned the United States and the rest of the world Wednesday that his country will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack.

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Defense Secretary James Mattis speaks at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, in Arlington, Va.<br>Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS

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Pentagon, Trump at odds on climate change

The report backed by the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee, would make an assessment of the 10 military bases within each service most threatened by rising sea levels, drought and thawing permafrost. It also asks for the costs of mitigating those effects.

The aftermath of a crash of a military truck in southern Germany which injured two US soldiers on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.<br>Courtesy of Feuerwehr Bogen

2 US soldiers injured in highway crash in southern Germany

Two U.S. servicemembers were injured Tuesday when their military truck spun out of control while traveling on a highway in southern Germany, local law enforcement officials said.

Memorial Day weekend travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at the United Airlines Terminal at LAX on Friday, May 27, 2016.<br>Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS

Passengers to face tighter screening at airports, but can still carry laptops

Homeland Security officials said Wednesday they will order stricter passenger screening and other new security measures for all flights entering the United States but will not bar laptop computers in carry-on luggage as airlines and passenger groups had feared.

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Lawmakers press Trump not to deport foreign-born military recruits

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Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, greets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last September in Hawaii.<br>Jay Chu/U.S. Navy

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A Czech Republic sniper pulls security duty during a supply delivery to the people of Parwan province, Afghanistan, in January 2017. <br>Eliodoro Molina/U.S. Army

NATO agrees on Afghanistan troop increase

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Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, greets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull last September in Hawaii.<br>Jay Chu/U.S. Navy

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A Czech Republic sniper pulls security duty during a supply delivery to the people of Parwan province, Afghanistan, in January 2017. <br>Eliodoro Molina/U.S. Army

NATO agrees on Afghanistan troop increase

NATO allies agreed Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan in the hopes of aiding security forces stuck in a "stalemate" with Taliban insurgents, the alliance’s top official said.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 13, 2017, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. At left is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Mattis: No additional Syria chemical weapons activity seen

The U.S. has seen no additional activity to indicate a chemical attack is imminent in Syria since the White House threatened President Bashar Assad with retaliation if any further steps were taken, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.

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A woman walks with her children amid destroyed homes in Banki, Nigeria, in April 2017.<br>Jane Hahn for The Washington Post

They fled Boko Haram and famine – and then they were forced back

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Mildred Stotzer is presented with her brother's long-lost Purple Heart and the flag that was used at his burial. Stotzer's brother, Master Sgt. Frederick Boelzle, was killed in action in Belgium in December 1944 and was buried in a military cemetery there.<br>AP video still

Sister of WWII soldier gets his long-lost Purple Heart

A New Jersey woman whose brother was killed during World War II received his long-lost Purple Heart and the flag that was used at his burial.

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President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., is seen in April 2017. Two House Democrats want to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Trump has made to his Florida estate and other properties that he and his family own.<br>Alex Brandon/AP

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Capt. James Hancock, commanding officer and former commanding officers and their representatives, together cut the ribbon signifying the official name change for the hospital to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune.<br>William Townsend/U.S. Navy

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President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., is seen in April 2017. Two House Democrats want to compel the Air Force to detail how much has been spent on trips that President Donald Trump has made to his Florida estate and other properties that he and his family own.<br>Alex Brandon/AP

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Capt. James Hancock, commanding officer and former commanding officers and their representatives, together cut the ribbon signifying the official name change for the hospital to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune.<br>William Townsend/U.S. Navy

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Capt. Kyle Bryan replaced Capt. Rudy Geisler as commanding officer of Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Naval Support Activity in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Naval Annex on Wednesday. <br>U.S. Navy

Naval Support Activity welcomes new commander

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Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew C. Walker is inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame at Marshall Auditorium Wednesday. After 25 years in the U.S. Army, Walker continues to serve as a Department of the Army Civilian responsible for small arms development for the infantry. <br>Robin Trimarchi/The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (TNS)

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