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An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel
Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel

Supreme Court declines to hear case to allow military medical malpractice lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Navy lieutenant’s wrongful death case that looked to overturn a rule that bars servicemembers from suing the government for medical malpractice.

The USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge on Friday, May 17, 2019. <br>Brian M. Wilbur/U.S. Navy
The USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Arabian Sea near the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge on Friday, May 17, 2019. <br>Brian M. Wilbur/U.S. Navy

Show of force in the Middle East continues with Lincoln and Kearsarge joint ops

The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has entered the Arabian Sea and conducted joint drills with U.S. amphibious forces, Navy officials said, as tensions continue to mount following intelligence reports that Iran or its proxy forces planned to harm American troops in the region.

Tests to determine the effects of atomic bombs on naval targets were conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. In the first test, the bomb was dropped from a B-29 at 30,000 feet on ships anchored in the lagoon in 1946.<br>U.S. Navy photo
Tests to determine the effects of atomic bombs on naval targets were conducted at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. In the first test, the bomb was dropped from a B-29 at 30,000 feet on ships anchored in the lagoon in 1946.<br>U.S. Navy photo

The US put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it’s cracking open.

In 1977, thousands of U.S. servicemembers began collecting tainted surface soil across the Marshall Islands and bringing it to an uninhabited island, according to the islands' government. In 1980, a massive concrete dome was placed over the fallout debris, sealing off the material. Today, due to disrepair and rising sea tides, it is dangerously vulnerable.


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A trio of experts joins hosts Michelle Harven and Desmon Farris to help explain the intricacies of contractor health care, provide tips for those in the industry and clear up some of the murkier aspects of the current system.

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Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army
Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army

Islamic State group emerges as a political force in western Africa

ISIS-West Africa, which broke away from the militant group Boko Haram three years ago, continues to launch high profile attacks that have placed the Nigerian military “under tremendous strain,” according to U.S. Africa Command.

A U.S. Coast Guard photographer captured the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion at West Loch in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on May 21, 1944.<br>Courtesy National Park Service
A U.S. Coast Guard photographer captured the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion at West Loch in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on May 21, 1944.<br>Courtesy National Park Service

West Loch disaster still holds its secrets 75 years after ‘second Pearl Harbor’

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — At age 20, Pfc. Noel Mercer fought with the first wave of Marines to hit the beaches of Tarawa in November 1943. The flamethrower operator survived the bloody three-day battle, which killed more than 900 men with the 2nd Marine Division and left another 2,200 wounded.

In this photo taken May 8, 2019, Andre Gantois in Ludres, eastern France, talks to his half-brother Allen Henderson, of Greenvile, South Carolina, during a video-conference. Gantois, the son of an American serviceman who served in France during World War II, recently discovered his half-brother thanks to DNA testing. <br>Jean-Francois Badias/AP
In this photo taken May 8, 2019, Andre Gantois in Ludres, eastern France, talks to his half-brother Allen Henderson, of Greenvile, South Carolina, during a video-conference. Gantois, the son of an American serviceman who served in France during World War II, recently discovered his half-brother thanks to DNA testing. <br>Jean-Francois Badias/AP

A 'miracle' nearly 75 years later: French man whose American father fought in WWII finds family

A Frenchman figured he'd likely go to his grave without ever knowing who his father was, unable to identify the U.S. serviceman who had taken a bullet to the skull and been nursed back to health in a military hospital by his mother.

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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2019, to attend a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa. <br>Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Trump team to brief Congress on Iran; Dems seek counterpoint

Over the past several weeks the U.S. has sent an aircraft carrier and other resources to the Persian Gulf region, and evacuated non-essential personnel from Iraq, amid unspecified threats the administration says are linked to Iran.

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The North Korean cargo ship Wise Honest is seen in a photo released Thursday, May 9, 2019. The Trump administration says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that U.S. officials say was used to transport coal in violation of international sanctions.<br>Department of Justice/AP

North Korea urges UN chief to act against US ship seizure

North Korea is denouncing the U.S. as “a gangster country” for recently seizing one of its cargo ships and is calling on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take “urgent measures” to contribute to stabilizing the Korean peninsula.

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A rescue worker, top in red, hangs from the Eiffel Tower while a climber is seen below him between two iron columns Monday, May 20, 2019 in Paris.<br>Michel Euler/AP

Rescuers finally persuade Eiffel Tower climber to come down

Members of a special firefighter climbing unit and police negotiators eventually persuaded the man to surrender, a Paris police official said. The official said the man was “under control and out of danger” Monday night.

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Syrian Democratic Forces practice marksmanship before a live-fire exercise near Shaddadi, Syria, May 27, 2018. The U.S.-led international coalition continues to train local forces in Syria to combat ISIS, although the group has lost most of the territory it once held in the region. <br>Timothy Koster/US Army

ISIS claims bomb attack targeting US-backed force in Syria

A spokesman for a U.S.-backed force in Syria says a suicide bomber from Islamic State detonated his explosives on a road in northern Syria, targeting a joint convoy belonging to the force and the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition.

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Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army

Islamic State group emerges as a political force in western Africa

ISIS-West Africa, which broke away from the militant group Boko Haram three years ago, continues to launch high profile attacks that have placed the Nigerian military “under tremendous strain,” according to U.S. Africa Command.

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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2019, to attend a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pa. <br>Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Trump team to brief Congress on Iran; Dems seek counterpoint

Over the past several weeks the U.S. has sent an aircraft carrier and other resources to the Persian Gulf region, and evacuated non-essential personnel from Iraq, amid unspecified threats the administration says are linked to Iran.

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The North Korean cargo ship Wise Honest is seen in a photo released Thursday, May 9, 2019. The Trump administration says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship that U.S. officials say was used to transport coal in violation of international sanctions.<br>Department of Justice/AP

North Korea urges UN chief to act against US ship seizure

North Korea is denouncing the U.S. as “a gangster country” for recently seizing one of its cargo ships and is calling on U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to take “urgent measures” to contribute to stabilizing the Korean peninsula.

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A rescue worker, top in red, hangs from the Eiffel Tower while a climber is seen below him between two iron columns Monday, May 20, 2019 in Paris.<br>Michel Euler/AP

Rescuers finally persuade Eiffel Tower climber to come down

Members of a special firefighter climbing unit and police negotiators eventually persuaded the man to surrender, a Paris police official said. The official said the man was “under control and out of danger” Monday night.

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Syrian Democratic Forces practice marksmanship before a live-fire exercise near Shaddadi, Syria, May 27, 2018. The U.S.-led international coalition continues to train local forces in Syria to combat ISIS, although the group has lost most of the territory it once held in the region. <br>Timothy Koster/US Army

ISIS claims bomb attack targeting US-backed force in Syria

A spokesman for a U.S.-backed force in Syria says a suicide bomber from Islamic State detonated his explosives on a road in northern Syria, targeting a joint convoy belonging to the force and the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition.

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Nigerien soldiers conduct a simulated mounted patrol during exercise Flintlock in Agadez, Niger, April 18, 2018. <br>Eric Holman/U.S. Army

Islamic State group emerges as a political force in western Africa

ISIS-West Africa, which broke away from the militant group Boko Haram three years ago, continues to launch high profile attacks that have placed the Nigerian military “under tremendous strain,” according to U.S. Africa Command.

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Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel
Rebekah Daniel and her husband Walt Daniel pose during happier times while living in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2009. Rebekah, known as Moani, died in childbirth at Naval Hospital Bremerton in Washington in March 2014.<br>Courtesy of Walt Daniel

Supreme Court declines to hear case to allow military medical malpractice lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Navy lieutenant’s wrongful death case that looked to overturn a rule that bars servicemembers from suing the government for medical malpractice.

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Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army

Special Forces soldiers parachute over Mont Saint-Michel in honor of WWII fighters

The jump was part of an event sponsored by the nearby town of Avranches, which was liberated by U.S. forces in 1944.

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An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

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Pilot being treated after Marine Corps Harrier crashes in North Carolina

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble steams through the Philippine Sea, April 18, 2019.<br>Bryan Niegel/U.S. Navy
The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble steams through the Philippine Sea, April 18, 2019.<br>Bryan Niegel/U.S. Navy

US Navy sails a vessel near contested South China Sea shoal for second time in a week

The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble sailed within 12 nautical miles of a South China Sea islet claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan.

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Deployed Army dad surprises daughter at Florida graduation

A South Florida high school graduate got an unexpected gift when she was called back up on stage during the ceremony and then joined by her soldier father, whom she hadn’t seen in 10 years.

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In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard commander who led Great Lakes crews dies from motorcycle crash injuries

Coast Guard Cmdr. Molly Waters, who served on at least three Great Lakes Coast Guard vessels and was commanding officer on two of its cutters, the Hollyhock and the Neah Bay, died this week after her motorcycle was struck while she was driving to work, the military reported.

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Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) conduct an airborne operation near the island of Mont Saint Michel in France on Saturday, May 18, 2019.<br>Avery Cunningham/U.S. Army

Special Forces soldiers parachute over Mont Saint-Michel in honor of WWII fighters

The jump was part of an event sponsored by the nearby town of Avranches, which was liberated by U.S. forces in 1944.

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An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp
An AV-8B Harrier takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., March 21, 2016. <br>Mackenzie Gibson/U.S. Marine Corp

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Pilot being treated after Marine Corps Harrier crashes in North Carolina

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed Monday evening in Craven County, N.C., according to media reports citing Marine and Defense Department officials.

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble steams through the Philippine Sea, April 18, 2019.<br>Bryan Niegel/U.S. Navy
The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble steams through the Philippine Sea, April 18, 2019.<br>Bryan Niegel/U.S. Navy

US Navy sails a vessel near contested South China Sea shoal for second time in a week

The guided-missile destroyer USS Preble sailed within 12 nautical miles of a South China Sea islet claimed by China, the Philippines and Taiwan.

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Deployed Army dad surprises daughter at Florida graduation

A South Florida high school graduate got an unexpected gift when she was called back up on stage during the ceremony and then joined by her soldier father, whom she hadn’t seen in 10 years.

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In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard
In a July, 2014 file photo, Lt. Cmdr. Molly Waters addresses the crowd during the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay change of command ceremony held at the cutter's home port of Cleveland.<br>Lauren Laughlin/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard commander who led Great Lakes crews dies from motorcycle crash injuries

Coast Guard Cmdr. Molly Waters, who served on at least three Great Lakes Coast Guard vessels and was commanding officer on two of its cutters, the Hollyhock and the Neah Bay, died this week after her motorcycle was struck while she was driving to work, the military reported.

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Kaiserslautern's Angelina Popovic and Stuttgart's Bettina Wagner battle for control of the ball during the first day of the DODEA-Europe soccer championships, Monday, May 20, 2019.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

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Raiders hope to crash party among large-school favorites

Problematic first-day matchups applied immediate pressure to favored large-school teams in the 2019 DODEA-Europe girls soccer tournaments.

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Kaiserslautern's Angelina Popovic and Stuttgart's Bettina Wagner battle for control of the ball during the first day of the DODEA-Europe soccer championships, Monday, May 20, 2019.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Girls - Day 1

Raiders hope to crash party among large-school favorites

Problematic first-day matchups applied immediate pressure to favored large-school teams in the 2019 DODEA-Europe girls soccer tournaments.