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A health care professional measures a dose of the Moderna vaccine at a California vaccination site on Feb. 2, 2021.

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees

A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide Friday, in a ruling that leans on a Supreme Court order last week that stopped a similar rule for larger businesses.

A sailor walks a portion of the 7 miles of tunnels that are part of the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 17, 2020.

Navy completes initial flushing of water system lines serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lowell Kruse, assistant adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard, stands with U.S. Air Force Capt. Edwin Clark, a clinical nurse assigned to a medical response team currently deployed to St. Cloud, Minnesota, after giving him a challenge coin at St. Cloud Hospital, Jan. 20, 2022. The medical response team is currently deployed to the hospital in support of the continued Department of Defense COVID response operations to help communities in need. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Logan Ludwig)

Pentagon surging another 100 military medical troops to coronavirus-stricken hospitals across US

USS Harry S. Truman strike group to participate in NATO exercise amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine

Short-notice deployments designed to deter Russia could backfire, Army-sponsored study says

Military trainers, missiles and over 200,000 lbs of lethal aid: What NATO members have sent Ukraine so far

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USS Fitzgerald returns to its old homeport in Japan for first time since fatal collision

$970M contract inked for new US military hospital in Germany, but wait time for completion extended

Army breaks ground for high-tech hangar at Wheeler Airfield in Hawaii

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Military personnel stationed overseas are eligible for free COVID-19 testing kits

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Army

Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez’s partial remains were found near Cape Lookout National Seashore after he was reported missing near his campsite on May 23, 2020.

Fort Bragg soldiers who last saw paratrooper alive face conspiracy, drug charges

Short-notice deployments designed to deter Russia could backfire, Army-sponsored study says

Army breaks ground for high-tech hangar at Wheeler Airfield in Hawaii

Air Force

Process changes for visitor passes to Wright-Patterson

Sneak peek of new Air Force coveralls elicits mostly poor reviews on popular website

Moody Air Force Base receives 2 new planes

Navy

OUDA BAY, Greece (Dec. 30, 2021) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) prepares to arrive pierside in Souda Bay, Dec. 30, 2021. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ben Farone)

USS Harry S. Truman strike group to participate in NATO exercise amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine

Priciest US warship spurs haggling on who pays for crucial fix

Navy and Coast guard stop boat in Caribbean with suspected cocaine shipment worth $22M

Space Force

State representative proposes Space Force license plate for Illinois

NDAA addresses Vandenberg Space Force Base infrastructure, Calif. wildfire needs

Space Force is a part of industry’s rapid launch in New Mexico

Coast Guard

Stranded duck hunters were ‘in distress’ when Coast Guard arrived, dramatic video shows

More than 30 migrants stopped off the Florida Keys get Coast Guard ride back to Cuba

Coast Guard cutter Steadfast postpones patrol after virus cases

Marine Corps

Marines killed in tactical vehicle rollover on North Carolina highway were teenagers

Family of slain Marine sues Alec Baldwin for defamation

‘One of the finest’: Marine Corps to deactivate storied Island Warriors battalion in Hawaii

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U.S.

Wildfire along California's Big Sur forces evacuations

All 100 lab monkeys accounted for after several escape crash

Activists brave cold, pandemic fears to rally for what they hope is the end of Roe v. Wade

Europe

Members of Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, volunteer military units of the Armed Forces, train in a city park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Dozens of civilians have been joining Ukraine's army reserves in recent weeks amid fears about Russian invasion.

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

German navy chief resigns following Ukraine comments

UK warns against nonessential travel to Ukraine

Asia-Pacific

Navy completes initial flushing of water system lines serving Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Australia delivers water, telecommunications aid to Tonga

Nightmare vaccine logistics are prolonging the global pandemic

Middle East

Representatives of the Taliban arrive in Gardermoen, Norway, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. from Afghanistan.

Talks with Taliban begin in Norway

US detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters

At least 7 dead after explosion in western Afghan city of Herat

Africa

A Burkinabe soldier walks past a French Armoured Personnel Carrier part of a French military convoy heading to Niger, stopped by protesters in Kaya, Burkina Faso, Saturday Nov. 20, 2021. Residents of the city have blocked the roads to protest about the lack of security, and are not allowing a French military convoy to continue. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base

Burkina Faso forces fire tear gas at anti-government protests

Jihadi video shows child fighters executing Nigeria soldiers

Americas

Two Canadians killed in shooting at Mexican beach resort

Maduro, Putin talk after diplomat hints at military activity

Rio de Janeiro military police move to regain control of some favelas

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Korea

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veterans

Retired army veteran who won $4M in lottery winner got numbers from fortune cookie

Retired disabled Army combat veteran Gabriel Fierro used fortune cookie advice to pick a lucky combination to win a $4 million lottery ticket in North Carolina.

House Democrats ask military historians to document treatment of LGBTQ troops

sports

Army beat Navy 74-73 in an overtime that saw five lead changes, during a matchup in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Army overcomes huge deficit, defeats Navy in overtime

Army overcame a 22-point halftime deficit to beat Navy in overtime, 74-73

Wiesbaden's Caleb Rothmeyer attemps to pin Hohnefels' Nathan Angulo during a quad meet in Wiesbaden, Germany on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Tigers get best of Warriors, Lions and Sentinels on the mat

Europe Scoreboard: Jan. 22, 2022

history

A-bomb survivor Nobuko Oka reads the Commitment of Peace message at a ceremony at Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9, 2021. Oka died in November at the age of 93..

Nagasaki students to publish atomic bomb victim's story

For decades after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Nobuko Oka kept silent, traumatized by the horrors of that day. In her mid-80s, she began telling her story.

A video screen grab shows Sikka Khan, right, hugging his older brother Sadiq. The two were separated during India’s war of partition in 1947 and reunited after 74 years.

Brothers separated in India during partition finally reunited after 74 years

living

Archaeological sites across Europe help visitors learn more about prehistoric man

Exploring museums, caves and other archaeological sites is a wonderful way to discover more about the way of life and artistic accomplishments of our ancient forebears. Here are several such places in Europe.