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Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases
A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes
A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities, despite concerns of data theft and espionage.

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo
The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo

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Army Pvt. 1st Class Robert Fletcher was captured by Chinese forces in Korea on Nov. 27, 1950, after heavy fighting.

The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says

A combat controller killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002 is set to become the first airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, according to a national security news site.

Capt. Robert Mathewson Jr., left, Okinawa Naval Base commander, and Brad Reeves, American Legion Post 28 vice commander, lay flowers at the Ernie Pyle memorial on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Sunday, April 22, 2018. <br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
Capt. Robert Mathewson Jr., left, Okinawa Naval Base commander, and Brad Reeves, American Legion Post 28 vice commander, lay flowers at the Ernie Pyle memorial on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Sunday, April 22, 2018. <br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

War correspondent Ernie Pyle’s legacy more important than ever, officers say at memorial

A Sunday memorial service was held at the spot where famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle was felled by a Japanese bullet. Okinawa’s American Legion Post 28 began hosting memorial services in 1952 for Pyle, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for chronicling the average American soldier in foxholes across Europe.

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In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo
In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo

It's time for Trump's doctor to be examined, for VA chief

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was tending to grievously injured military personnel in Iraq when he was summoned to Washington to interview for a job he barely knew existed. He didn't see a way to get there.

The USS Wasp strike group, which includes the USS Dewey, from left, the USS Green Bay, the USS Wasp, the USS Ashland and the USS Sterett, steams in formation in the Philippine Sea, April 17, 2018.<br>Richard Gourley/U.S. Navy
The USS Wasp strike group, which includes the USS Dewey, from left, the USS Green Bay, the USS Wasp, the USS Ashland and the USS Sterett, steams in formation in the Philippine Sea, April 17, 2018.<br>Richard Gourley/U.S. Navy

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This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump is claiming Sunday, April 22, 2018, that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. The North says it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches before summits with the U.S. and South Korea. The North stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal.<br>Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E/AP Photo, File
This combination of two file photos shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington on Feb. 26, 2018, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending in the party congress in Pyongyang, North Korea on May 9, 2016. Trump is claiming Sunday, April 22, 2018, that North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim, but that's not the case. The North says it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches before summits with the U.S. and South Korea. The North stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of abandoning its nuclear arsenal.<br>Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E/AP Photo, File

Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.

President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.

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South Korean police surround residents protesting equipment being moved to the site of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the southeastern region of Seongju, Monday, April 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of Mo Inkyu

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A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases

Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities, despite concerns of data theft and espionage.

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Women cry in a hospital after they lost their children in a deadly suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to introductions during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State on Thursday, April 12, 2018.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

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South Korean police surround residents protesting equipment being moved to the site of an advanced U.S. missile defense system in the southeastern region of Seongju, Monday, April 23, 2018.<br>Courtesy of Mo Inkyu

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A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases

Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities, despite concerns of data theft and espionage.

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Women cry in a hospital after they lost their children in a deadly suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

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Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday as Kabul residents prepared to bury their loved ones slain in a horrific bombing by the Islamic State group that targeted a voter registration center the day before, killing 57.

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Ashlee Fletcher, who created the GoFundMe fundraiser and says she is Chris DeMund's sister, wrote on the page that DeMund is an Army veteran who served until he "went through an explosion, receiving injuries that ultimately ended up with him being medically separated and honorably discharged."<br>GoFundMe
Ashlee Fletcher, who created the GoFundMe fundraiser and says she is Chris DeMund's sister, wrote on the page that DeMund is an Army veteran who served until he "went through an explosion, receiving injuries that ultimately ended up with him being medically separated and honorably discharged."<br>GoFundMe

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The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
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The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

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A combat controller killed in action in Afghanistan in 2002 is set to become the first airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War, according to a national security news site.

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Boys look at the fifth Iron Dome anti-missile battery, deployed near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, after rocket barrages were launched at the city amid Operation Pillar of Defense. The IDF said the battery has higher interception abilities than the previous four systems already in use, and includes improved radar other upgrades. <br>MCT
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