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U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 place concrete during construction of a dental facility at Lombrum Naval Base, Papua New Guinea, Nov. 17, 2021.

Australia and Papua New Guinea revive World War II-era naval base built by Americans

During World War II, the US constructed wharves, a 9,000-foot runway and accommodations for tens of thousands of troops on Maus.

Former Sen. Bob Dole shakes hands with Lt. Col. Michael Lind with the Army’s G-1 office during Dole’s honorary promotion ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019. Dole, who was medically discharged as a captain after being severely wounded in WWII, was promoted to colonel.

Bob Dole: Senator, soldier, veterans’ advocate; ‘an individual of extraordinary will’

U.S. airmen wave at Aomori Airport, Japan, after repairing an F-16 Fighting Falcon that landed there because of an inflight emergency that forced the pilot to drop the jet's external fuel tanks.

Snowman-building, bowing airmen catch Twitter’s attention while fixing F-16 in Japan

Broad overhaul of military justice system being sidelined in favor of narrower focus on sexual assault

China’s navy seeks Atlantic base in West African nation, report says

Okinawa-based Marine receives national service award for saving suicidal colleague

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Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Sterling R. Cale takes a moment to speak to local media during the May 27, 2012, USS Arizona Memorial 50th anniversary commemoration ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii. Cale, who turned 100 on Nov. 29, 2021, is among the dwindling number of Pearl Harbor survivors.

‘The water was on fire’: 100-year-old Illinois native survived Pearl Harbor, one of few left

Sterling Cale, who turned 100 recently, is one few remaining survivors of attack. At the 80th anniversary of the bombing, it’s worth recalling his story and honor his urging to keep alive the legacy of Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II Navy veteran David Russell, 101, poses for a press photo along with a painting of the USS Oklahoma at his home on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Albany, Ore.

101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost

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Air Force quarterback Haaziq Daniels hands off to running back Brad Roberts in the first half against Army during an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

Air Force, Army receive college football bowl invites

The Black Knights (8-3) will take on Missouri on Dec. 22 in the Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth. The Falcons (9-3) face Louisville on Dec. 28 in the First Responder Bowl in Dallas.

Walker scores 23 to lead Air Force past Army 76-58

Guam High's Avery Gamboa wraps up George Washington's Robert Raras.

Panthers hold off George Washington to reach Guam final

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Paris, February 28, 1969: Presidents Charles de Gaulle of France and Richard Nixon of the U.S. review the troops at Orly Airport. Nixon's visit to Paris came near the end of a European trip that had already featured stops in Belgium, Germany, England and Italy; he went on to meet with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican before returning home.

De Gaulle and Nixon in Paris, 1969

Paris, Feb. 28, 1969: Presidents Charles de Gaulle of France and Richard Nixon of the U.S. review the troops at Orly Airport. Nixon’s visit to Paris came near the end of a European trip that had already featured stops in Belgium, Germany, England and Italy; he went on to meet with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican before returning home.