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Trump tweets warning to Iran's president, Iranian state media calls it 'passive reaction'
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Looking on is Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Looking on is Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

Steve Blank talks with students in Stanford University's first Hacking for Defense class in the spring of 2016. The course will be offered at 22 universities in the coming year.<br>Courtesy of Stanford News Service
Steve Blank talks with students in Stanford University's first Hacking for Defense class in the spring of 2016. The course will be offered at 22 universities in the coming year.<br>Courtesy of Stanford News Service

University course sics students on problems stumping the military

An Air Force veteran is the force behind “Hacking for Defense,” a course at several universities that challenges top engineering students with some of the myriad problems confronting the U.S. military and intelligence community.

Garrett Michael Solorzano appears in court on Feb. 22, 2016.<br>Jay Pickthorn / Argus Leader
Garrett Michael Solorzano appears in court on Feb. 22, 2016.<br>Jay Pickthorn / Argus Leader

Courts accepting PTSD as criminal defense

State and federal courts have more recently accepted PTSD as a method of criminal defense or claim of insanity, but that doesn't mean judges or juries are swayed.

Airmen were still hard at work despite record-setting heat at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes;
Airmen were still hard at work despite record-setting heat at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes;

Servicemembers in Japan swelter in record-breaking heatwave

Record temperatures are baking the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo during a heatwave that has killed more than 30 people over the past week.

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Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes
Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes

Marines celebrate liberation of Guam, 74 years after critical WWII battle

Okinawa-based Marines were hailed as heroes Saturday as they led Guam’s Liberation Day parade, an annual celebration of the U.S. Pacific island territory’s deliverance 74 years ago from a brutal Japanese occupation. Thousands of Guamanians and indigenous Chamorro lined the streets shouting, “Thank you for your service.”

A civilian worker at Misawa Air Base, Japan, home of the 35th Fighter Wing, was found dead at her off-base home, Thursday, July 19, 2018.<br>Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes
A civilian worker at Misawa Air Base, Japan, home of the 35th Fighter Wing, was found dead at her off-base home, Thursday, July 19, 2018.<br>Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes

Misawa child care worker found dead in her off-base residence

Japanese police are investigating the death of a Misawa Air Base civilian last week in her home off base.

U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force

Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet intercepted a small general aviation aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's private golf club Saturday.

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President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Looking on is Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Trump tweets warning to Iran's president, Iranian state media calls it 'passive reaction'

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

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Airmen were still hard at work despite record-setting heat at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes;

Servicemembers in Japan swelter in record-breaking heatwave

Record temperatures are baking the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo during a heatwave that has killed more than 30 people over the past week.

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Grotte Caglieron wasn't that crowded during a recent weekend visit, though it's likely to get more visitors when work is completed to restore more access and when summer vacations start.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

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Keeping its cool: Lesser-known Grotte Caglieron an easy distance from Aviano

Italy’s most famous sites — such as the Colosseum in Rome, the Grand Canal in Venice and Pompeii — are famous around the world. But it’s not that difficult to live in the country for years and find lesser-known venues that you’ve never heard of, much less discovered. Grotte Caglieron is one of those places.

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In a 2002 file photo, Gen. Abdurrashid Dostum poses for pictures after making a statement to the media at the foreign ministry in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.<br>CONTRA COSTA TIMES

14 killed as blast strikes near Kabul airport soon after exiled first vice president returns

More than a dozen people were killed in an explosion near Kabul airport soon after controversial Afghan first vice president Abdurrashid Dostum returned from exile Sunday.

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Eritrean asylum seekers hold a rally in front of Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on June 25, 2018.<br>Caron Creighton/AP

Eritrean diaspora watches Ethiopia thaw with hope, mistrust

The sudden thaw between longtime enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia is opening up a world of possibilities for the neighboring countries' residents: new economic and diplomatic ties, telephone and transport links and the end to one of Africa's most bitter feuds.

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President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Looking on is Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Trump tweets warning to Iran's president, Iranian state media calls it 'passive reaction'

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

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Airmen were still hard at work despite record-setting heat at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes;

Servicemembers in Japan swelter in record-breaking heatwave

Record temperatures are baking the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo during a heatwave that has killed more than 30 people over the past week.

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Grotte Caglieron wasn't that crowded during a recent weekend visit, though it's likely to get more visitors when work is completed to restore more access and when summer vacations start.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

europe quick trips

Keeping its cool: Lesser-known Grotte Caglieron an easy distance from Aviano

Italy’s most famous sites — such as the Colosseum in Rome, the Grand Canal in Venice and Pompeii — are famous around the world. But it’s not that difficult to live in the country for years and find lesser-known venues that you’ve never heard of, much less discovered. Grotte Caglieron is one of those places.

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In a 2002 file photo, Gen. Abdurrashid Dostum poses for pictures after making a statement to the media at the foreign ministry in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan.<br>CONTRA COSTA TIMES

14 killed as blast strikes near Kabul airport soon after exiled first vice president returns

More than a dozen people were killed in an explosion near Kabul airport soon after controversial Afghan first vice president Abdurrashid Dostum returned from exile Sunday.

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Eritrean asylum seekers hold a rally in front of Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on June 25, 2018.<br>Caron Creighton/AP

Eritrean diaspora watches Ethiopia thaw with hope, mistrust

The sudden thaw between longtime enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia is opening up a world of possibilities for the neighboring countries' residents: new economic and diplomatic ties, telephone and transport links and the end to one of Africa's most bitter feuds.

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<br>Illustration by Bev Schilling/Stars and Stripes

Remains of Idaho WWII airman laid to rest decades later

The last and shortest day of Charles Daman's life likely began just as it did for Cameron Murchison and other Allied airmen during the waning days of World War II.

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Emergency personnel from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, help fight a fire at an off-base warehouse, Sunday, July 22, 2018.<br>U.S. Navy
Emergency personnel from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, help fight a fire at an off-base warehouse, Sunday, July 22, 2018.<br>U.S. Navy

Yokosuka emergency workers help extinguish large off-base warehouse fire

More than a dozen emergency personnel from Yokosuka and a nearby family-housing detachment worked beside local firefighters to contain a large off-base fire over the weekend.

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The DUKW was a military cargo hauler affixed with makeshift hull to move troops and supplies ashore during War War II<br>

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From left, Capt. Andrew Tucci, commander Sector Long Island Sound, stands with Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of Coast Guard First District, and retired Capt. Edward Cubanski during a change-of-command ceremony at the sector in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 8, 2016.<br>Steve Strohmaier/U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard captain was relieved of duty for inappropriate behavior

Capt. Andrew Tucci was being investigated for abusive sexual contact, a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Coast Guard's investigation indicated there was "permanent relief for cause," and Tucci retired.

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Members of the 3rd Marine Division read the names of the Marines who perished liberating Guam from Japanese control during World War II on a monument atop Nimitz Hill, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
Members of the 3rd Marine Division read the names of the Marines who perished liberating Guam from Japanese control during World War II on a monument atop Nimitz Hill, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

Young Marines gain appreciation for predecessors' fight to liberate Guam

Through a tour of Guam's WWII battle sites, 1st Lt. Joshua Hays wanted his Marines to gain an appreciation for the difficult terrain and fighting conditions that are a hallmark of the Pacific, while imparting lessons that can be passed down through the ranks.

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U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force

Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet intercepted a small general aviation aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's private golf club Saturday.

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Emergency personnel from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, help fight a fire at an off-base warehouse, Sunday, July 22, 2018.<br>U.S. Navy
Emergency personnel from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, help fight a fire at an off-base warehouse, Sunday, July 22, 2018.<br>U.S. Navy

Yokosuka emergency workers help extinguish large off-base warehouse fire

More than a dozen emergency personnel from Yokosuka and a nearby family-housing detachment worked beside local firefighters to contain a large off-base fire over the weekend.

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The DUKW was a military cargo hauler affixed with makeshift hull to move troops and supplies ashore during War War II<br>
The DUKW was a military cargo hauler affixed with makeshift hull to move troops and supplies ashore during War War II<br>

How the World War II amphibious 'Duck' vehicle evolved into an American tourist staple

Melvin Flath encountered a Frankenstein's monster of a vehicle — a boat and truck hybrid snatched up from a postwar surplus sale — and had an idea.

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From left, Capt. Andrew Tucci, commander Sector Long Island Sound, stands with Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of Coast Guard First District, and retired Capt. Edward Cubanski during a change-of-command ceremony at the sector in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 8, 2016.<br>Steve Strohmaier/U.S. Coast Guard photo
From left, Capt. Andrew Tucci, commander Sector Long Island Sound, stands with Rear Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of Coast Guard First District, and retired Capt. Edward Cubanski during a change-of-command ceremony at the sector in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 8, 2016.<br>Steve Strohmaier/U.S. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard captain was relieved of duty for inappropriate behavior

Capt. Andrew Tucci was being investigated for abusive sexual contact, a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Coast Guard's investigation indicated there was "permanent relief for cause," and Tucci retired.

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Members of the 3rd Marine Division read the names of the Marines who perished liberating Guam from Japanese control during World War II on a monument atop Nimitz Hill, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
Members of the 3rd Marine Division read the names of the Marines who perished liberating Guam from Japanese control during World War II on a monument atop Nimitz Hill, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

Young Marines gain appreciation for predecessors' fight to liberate Guam

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U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force

Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet intercepted a small general aviation aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's private golf club Saturday.

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Ted Williams, age 64, unleashes a mighty swing during an Old Timers Game at Fenway Park in 1983.<br>Joe Gromelski photo

Legend of enigmatic baseball star, Marine Ted Williams is recounted in PBS show

To this day, 16 years after his death, Ted Williams remains something of an enigma, a man whose other-worldly talent was quickly evident but who was a complex riddle in so many other facets, as an exceptional chapter “Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” in PBS TV’s “American Masters” series seeks to illuminate.

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Ted Williams, age 64, unleashes a mighty swing during an Old Timers Game at Fenway Park in 1983.<br>Joe Gromelski photo

Legend of enigmatic baseball star, Marine Ted Williams is recounted in PBS show

To this day, 16 years after his death, Ted Williams remains something of an enigma, a man whose other-worldly talent was quickly evident but who was a complex riddle in so many other facets, as an exceptional chapter “Ted Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” in PBS TV’s “American Masters” series seeks to illuminate.