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Julius "Henry" Pieper, left, and Ludwig "Louie" Pieper are shown in this undated World War II-era photo. <br>Courtesy of Creston, Neb., Q125 History Book
Julius "Henry" Pieper, left, and Ludwig "Louie" Pieper are shown in this undated World War II-era photo. <br>Courtesy of Creston, Neb., Q125 History Book

The brothers' burial together in Normandy is a culmination of improbable events that included the review of a grave marked “unknown” in Belgium, a high school history project, a military forensics team review and a family gathering in Nebraska.

Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems
Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems

Marines award BAE $200 million to build new amphibious combat vehicle

Fleet Marines are set to get a more reliable, faster and better protected amphibious fighting vehicle starting in late 2020 as the Corps begins replacing its decades-old amphibious assault vehicle.

The ONYX suit uses embedded sensors to track body movement, which a computer interprets to help the wearer perform certain "knee-intensive tasks" such as climbing stairs or crossing difficult terrain.<br>Lockheed Martin
The ONYX suit uses embedded sensors to track body movement, which a computer interprets to help the wearer perform certain "knee-intensive tasks" such as climbing stairs or crossing difficult terrain.<br>Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin's 'Iron Man'-like leg device catches Army's eye

An exoskeleton-like device developed by a Lockheed Martin team based in Orlando could give soldiers, workers and perhaps even the disabled some significant new powers.

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s B-1B Lancers cleared to return to flight after fleetwide safety stand-down

The Air Force’s B-1B Lancers have been cleared to resume flying after a safety stand-down that grounded the fleet on June 7 because of concerns about the plane’s ejection seat components, officials said.

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Ray Emory, who manned a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the USS Honolulu to defend against the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, speaks to sailors and family members gathered during a farewell ceremony, June 19, 2018, near where the ship was berthed in Pearl Harbor.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Ray Emory, who manned a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the USS Honolulu to defend against the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, speaks to sailors and family members gathered during a farewell ceremony, June 19, 2018, near where the ship was berthed in Pearl Harbor.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Veteran of Pearl Harbor attack bids farewell to battle site, Hawaii

On Tuesday morning, sailors in dress whites offered a ship-rail salute to Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Emory as he made a farewell visit to Bravo-21 pier where the USS Honolulu was berthed in 1941. He will soon depart for the mainland to live with family members.

Tech. Sgt. Brian Agulgui, left, and Tech Sgt. James Lam, Louisiana Air National Guard air controllers from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron Technical, conduct close air support at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 15, 2018, during the Saber Strike 18 exercise. <br>John Rohre/Courtesy of Air National Guard
Tech. Sgt. Brian Agulgui, left, and Tech Sgt. James Lam, Louisiana Air National Guard air controllers from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron Technical, conduct close air support at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 15, 2018, during the Saber Strike 18 exercise. <br>John Rohre/Courtesy of Air National Guard

US European Command moves forward with plan to bring more war games to southern Europe

U.S. commanders are reorganizing major exercises in Europe in a move expected to bring more large drills into the southern part of the Continent, where U.S. European Command is expanding resources even as the military has curtailed war games in South Korea.

A casket holding the remains of an unidentified servicemember is covered with a United Nations flag during a ceremony at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes
A casket holding the remains of an unidentified servicemember is covered with a United Nations flag during a ceremony at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

UN Command planning for N. Koreans to turn over remains of US war dead

The U.N. Command in South Korea is planning for the North Koreans to turn over the remains of U.S. troops who died in the 1950-53 war, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Cpl. George Bushy, left, a member of the military guard which supervised the departure of 237 Japanese people for California, holds the youngest child of Shigeho Kitamoto, center, as she and her children are evacuated from Bainbridge Island, Wash. Throughout American history, during times of war and unrest, authorities have cited various reasons and laws to take children away from their parents. Examples include Native American boarding schools, Japanese internment camps and deportations that happened during the Great Depression.<br>AP

US has split up families throughout its history

Some critics of the forced separation of Latino children from their migrant parents say the practice is unprecedented. But it's not the first time the U.S. government has split up families, detained children or allowed others to do so.

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Soldiers of the 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 501st Sustainment Brigade, bound forward from their firing position during training with South Korean infantry during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011. <br>Danielle Ferrer/U.S. Army

S. Korea steps up pressure on North to take ‘concrete action’ toward denuclearization

South Korea’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the suspension of war games with the United States is “not irreversible” as she urged the North to take concrete action toward abandoning its nuclear weapons program.

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Tech. Sgt. Brian Agulgui, left, and Tech Sgt. James Lam, Louisiana Air National Guard air controllers from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron Technical, conduct close air support at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 15, 2018, during the Saber Strike 18 exercise. <br>John Rohre/Courtesy of Air National Guard

US European Command moves forward with plan to bring more war games to southern Europe

U.S. commanders are reorganizing major exercises in Europe in a move expected to bring more large drills into the southern part of the Continent, where U.S. European Command is expanding resources even as the military has curtailed war games in South Korea.

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A drawing depicts a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates.<br>AP

Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses

The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind head dresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down. The officers then searched the anal cavity of each prisoner, claiming that they were looking for contraband cellphones.

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Navy investigating noncombat-related death of sailor at Africa base

A brief Navy statement issued Tuesday about the death of Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I. Holzemer, of Tennessee, provided no details.

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Cpl. George Bushy, left, a member of the military guard which supervised the departure of 237 Japanese people for California, holds the youngest child of Shigeho Kitamoto, center, as she and her children are evacuated from Bainbridge Island, Wash. Throughout American history, during times of war and unrest, authorities have cited various reasons and laws to take children away from their parents. Examples include Native American boarding schools, Japanese internment camps and deportations that happened during the Great Depression.<br>AP

US has split up families throughout its history

Some critics of the forced separation of Latino children from their migrant parents say the practice is unprecedented. But it's not the first time the U.S. government has split up families, detained children or allowed others to do so.

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Soldiers of the 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 501st Sustainment Brigade, bound forward from their firing position during training with South Korean infantry during Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011. <br>Danielle Ferrer/U.S. Army

S. Korea steps up pressure on North to take ‘concrete action’ toward denuclearization

South Korea’s foreign minister warned on Wednesday that the suspension of war games with the United States is “not irreversible” as she urged the North to take concrete action toward abandoning its nuclear weapons program.

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Tech. Sgt. Brian Agulgui, left, and Tech Sgt. James Lam, Louisiana Air National Guard air controllers from the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron Technical, conduct close air support at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 15, 2018, during the Saber Strike 18 exercise. <br>John Rohre/Courtesy of Air National Guard

US European Command moves forward with plan to bring more war games to southern Europe

U.S. commanders are reorganizing major exercises in Europe in a move expected to bring more large drills into the southern part of the Continent, where U.S. European Command is expanding resources even as the military has curtailed war games in South Korea.

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A drawing depicts a detainee being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates.<br>AP

Detainees held without charges decry Emiratis' sexual abuses

The 15 officers who arrived at the prison in southern Yemen hid their faces behind head dresses, but their accents were clearly foreign — from the United Arab Emirates. They lined up the detainees and ordered them to undress and lie down. The officers then searched the anal cavity of each prisoner, claiming that they were looking for contraband cellphones.

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<br>Kulani Lakanaria/U.S. Army

Navy investigating noncombat-related death of sailor at Africa base

A brief Navy statement issued Tuesday about the death of Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I. Holzemer, of Tennessee, provided no details.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Building in Washington, D.C. <br>Stars and Stripes

Democrats call for investigation after VA fails to share information on new disciplinary law

Democrats are calling for an investigation into a one-year-old law that gave Department of Veterans Affairs leaders more power to discipline employees, citing a lack of transparency from the agency about how it’s being put to use.

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Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems
Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems

Marines award BAE $200 million to build new amphibious combat vehicle

Fleet Marines are set to get a more reliable, faster and better protected amphibious fighting vehicle starting in late 2020 as the Corps begins replacing its decades-old amphibious assault vehicle.

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The sun sets on Guantanamo's Detention Center on Feb. 10, 2017. The military approved release of this photo.<br>Emily Michot/The Miami Herald (TNS)
The sun sets on Guantanamo's Detention Center on Feb. 10, 2017. The military approved release of this photo.<br>Emily Michot/The Miami Herald (TNS)

Blue is the new orange as Guantanamo preps for new prisoners, maybe ISIS fighters

Navy Rear Adm. John Ring, the prison commander, says he hasn't gotten any word that new prisoners are coming to Guantanamo. But since President Donald Trump signed an order keeping the prison open, Ring's staff is now preparing for what a spokeswoman calls an "enduring mission."

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Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. on Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP
Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. on Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP

Death, washed-out roads amid flooding in Upper Midwest

Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while disaster declarations were issued Monday in northern Michigan after flash-flooding washed out roads, damaged businesses and caused dozens of sinkholes. The Coast Guard warned people to stay out of recreational waterways because of storm debris.

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Fort Drum community members, Gold Star families and guests gathered in Memorial Park on post June 19, 2018 to attend the annual Mountain Remembrance Ceremony and honor 10th Mountain Division soldiers who died in service around the world. <br>Mike Strasser/U.S. Army
Fort Drum community members, Gold Star families and guests gathered in Memorial Park on post June 19, 2018 to attend the annual Mountain Remembrance Ceremony and honor 10th Mountain Division soldiers who died in service around the world. <br>Mike Strasser/U.S. Army

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Fort Drum remembrance held for Gen. Bannister, 316 soldiers

About 400 people gathered on Tuesday in Fort Drum’s Memorial Park to honor Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bannister, a former commander of Fort Drum, and to pay tribute to the 316 10th Mountain Division soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s B-1B Lancers cleared to return to flight after fleetwide safety stand-down

The Air Force’s B-1B Lancers have been cleared to resume flying after a safety stand-down that grounded the fleet on June 7 because of concerns about the plane’s ejection seat components, officials said.

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Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems
Pictured here in an undated photo is the SuperAV, developed by BAE Systems and Iveco Defense Vehicles for the Marine Corps' amphibious combat vehicle. Marine Corps Systems Command awarded a contract to BAE Systems to produce the first of three planned models of the ACV on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. <br>Marine Corps Systems

Marines award BAE $200 million to build new amphibious combat vehicle

Fleet Marines are set to get a more reliable, faster and better protected amphibious fighting vehicle starting in late 2020 as the Corps begins replacing its decades-old amphibious assault vehicle.

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The sun sets on Guantanamo's Detention Center on Feb. 10, 2017. The military approved release of this photo.<br>Emily Michot/The Miami Herald (TNS)
The sun sets on Guantanamo's Detention Center on Feb. 10, 2017. The military approved release of this photo.<br>Emily Michot/The Miami Herald (TNS)

Blue is the new orange as Guantanamo preps for new prisoners, maybe ISIS fighters

Navy Rear Adm. John Ring, the prison commander, says he hasn't gotten any word that new prisoners are coming to Guantanamo. But since President Donald Trump signed an order keeping the prison open, Ring's staff is now preparing for what a spokeswoman calls an "enduring mission."

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Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. on Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP
Minnesota Highway 23 damaged by flash flooding at the south fork Nemadji River crossing near Wrenshall, Minn. on Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>Chris Cheney/Minnesota Department of Transportation via AP

Death, washed-out roads amid flooding in Upper Midwest

Widespread flooding in the Upper Midwest was blamed for at least one death in Wisconsin, while disaster declarations were issued Monday in northern Michigan after flash-flooding washed out roads, damaged businesses and caused dozens of sinkholes. The Coast Guard warned people to stay out of recreational waterways because of storm debris.

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Fort Drum community members, Gold Star families and guests gathered in Memorial Park on post June 19, 2018 to attend the annual Mountain Remembrance Ceremony and honor 10th Mountain Division soldiers who died in service around the world. <br>Mike Strasser/U.S. Army
Fort Drum community members, Gold Star families and guests gathered in Memorial Park on post June 19, 2018 to attend the annual Mountain Remembrance Ceremony and honor 10th Mountain Division soldiers who died in service around the world. <br>Mike Strasser/U.S. Army

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Fort Drum remembrance held for Gen. Bannister, 316 soldiers

About 400 people gathered on Tuesday in Fort Drum’s Memorial Park to honor Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bannister, a former commander of Fort Drum, and to pay tribute to the 316 10th Mountain Division soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off in support of an exercise in the Baltics from RAF Fairford, England, on June 2, 2018, shortly before a safety stand-down grounded the fleet. <br>Emily Copeland/Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s B-1B Lancers cleared to return to flight after fleetwide safety stand-down

The Air Force’s B-1B Lancers have been cleared to resume flying after a safety stand-down that grounded the fleet on June 7 because of concerns about the plane’s ejection seat components, officials said.

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Kubsaaki graduate Ilijah Washington, second from left, flanked by his father, Tony, longtime Kubasaki health instructor Shane Butler, and Washington's mother Sueko, display the first Don Hobbs Friendship Award, a memorial scholarship in the name of the former DODEA Pacific athletics coordinator.<br>Photo courtesy of Kubsaaki High

Dragons soccer star earns first Hobbs scholarship

Kubasaki defensive whiz Washington named first recipient of scholarship in memory of former DODEA Pacific athletics coordinator.

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Kubsaaki graduate Ilijah Washington, second from left, flanked by his father, Tony, longtime Kubasaki health instructor Shane Butler, and Washington's mother Sueko, display the first Don Hobbs Friendship Award, a memorial scholarship in the name of the former DODEA Pacific athletics coordinator.<br>Photo courtesy of Kubsaaki High

Dragons soccer star earns first Hobbs scholarship

Kubasaki defensive whiz Washington named first recipient of scholarship in memory of former DODEA Pacific athletics coordinator.