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Trump’s push for larger NATO force in Afghanistan faces challenges
A Georgian soldier provides cover as members of Train, Advise and Assist Command-North's Quick Reaction Force climb aboard a German helicopter in 2015. <br>Stars and Stripes

President Donald Trump’s demand that NATO allies commit more forces to the mission in Afghanistan “in line with our own” could prove problematic for an alliance that has pledged more support but in small numbers.

The Coast Guard Cutter Ahi, an 87-foot patrol boat, returns to Coast Guard Base Honolulu after searching throughout the night for five crew members aboard a downed Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter off Ka’ena Point, Oahu, Aug. 17, 2017. <br>Adam Weimerskirch/U.S. Coast Guard

Army identifies missing Black Hawk crew members after suspending lengthy search

The Army has named the five missing crew members of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Aug. 15 in the waters off northwest Oahu.

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US paratrooper found dead on base in Italy

A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper was found dead Saturday in the barracks on Caserma Ederle, the Army said in a statement.

A B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber sits on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. <br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

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Ahead of war games, N. Korea releases video depicting missile strike on Guam

Less than a week after backing off its threat to strike waters near Guam with a barrage of missiles, North Korea has released a video depicting such an attack on the tiny U.S. island territory.

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Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, after a collision with a merchant vessel while underway east of the Strait of Malacca, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy

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Amphibious assault ship bolsters search for missing USS McCain sailors

Navy and Marine Corps divers from the America and Yokosuka have been searching the guided-missile destroyer for the missing sailors using surface-supplied air rigs to access sealed compartments in damaged areas of the ship.

Adm. Harry Harris Jr., left, head of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to reporters at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, stands at his left.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Harris says naval operational pause won’t affect ability to defend against N. Korea

A top U.S. commander said the military’s ability to defend against any threats from North Korea won’t be affected by an operational pause by the Navy following a devastating collision that left 10 sailors missing.

A screen capture from a North Korean video featuring Ted and James Dresnok, the sons of James Joseph Dresnok, who defected to North Korea in 1962.<br>YouTube/StimmeKoreas

Former US soldier who defected to North Korea in 1962 has died, sons say

Five decades after a 21-year-old soldier from Richmond, Virginia, named James Joseph Dresnok sprinted through the demilitarized zone and began his new life as a propaganda tool for North Korea, his Pyongyang-born sons have announced his death.

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An unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. <br>Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon narrows competition for the next big US nuclear missile deterrent

A high-stakes competition to rebuild a critical component of America's aging nuclear arsenal was narrowed down to two companies on Monday, as the Air Force awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman the next phase of a contract to replace the Minuteman ground-based inter-continental ballistic missile.

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A B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber sits on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. <br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

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Ahead of war games, N. Korea releases video depicting missile strike on Guam

Less than a week after backing off its threat to strike waters near Guam with a barrage of missiles, North Korea has released a video depicting such an attack on the tiny U.S. island territory.

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US paratrooper found dead on base in Italy

A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper was found dead Saturday in the barracks on Caserma Ederle, the Army said in a statement.

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Trump’s push for larger NATO force in Afghanistan faces challenges

President Donald Trump’s demand that NATO allies commit more forces to the mission in Afghanistan “in line with our own” could prove problematic for an alliance that has pledged more support but in small numbers.

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Nigeria's Buhari vows to intensify war on militants

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to step up the fight against the Islamist militants and proponents of secession in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London.

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An unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. <br>Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon narrows competition for the next big US nuclear missile deterrent

A high-stakes competition to rebuild a critical component of America's aging nuclear arsenal was narrowed down to two companies on Monday, as the Air Force awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman the next phase of a contract to replace the Minuteman ground-based inter-continental ballistic missile.

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A B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber sits on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. <br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

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Ahead of war games, N. Korea releases video depicting missile strike on Guam

Less than a week after backing off its threat to strike waters near Guam with a barrage of missiles, North Korea has released a video depicting such an attack on the tiny U.S. island territory.

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US paratrooper found dead on base in Italy

A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper was found dead Saturday in the barracks on Caserma Ederle, the Army said in a statement.

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A Georgian soldier provides cover as members of Train, Advise and Assist Command-North's Quick Reaction Force climb aboard a German helicopter in 2015. <br>Stars and Stripes

Trump’s push for larger NATO force in Afghanistan faces challenges

President Donald Trump’s demand that NATO allies commit more forces to the mission in Afghanistan “in line with our own” could prove problematic for an alliance that has pledged more support but in small numbers.

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Nigeria's Buhari vows to intensify war on militants

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to step up the fight against the Islamist militants and proponents of secession in his first speech after returning from three months of sick leave in London.

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Seen in an Aug. 3, 2017 photo, Jeff Shelton, who spent over 20 years serving in the armed forces, retiring as a Major from the U.S. Air Force, is preparing to start his second year teaching at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Thursday, July 3, 2017. Shelton is among more than 3,000 veterans in Texas who traded bulletproof vests for textbooks to become teachers supported by the Troops to Teachers program.<br>Mark Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via AP

Some combat veterans finding new lives as Texas teachers

Air Force Maj. Jeff Shelton found his inner anguish intensified when he retired from the military in December 2016. It was almost too much for the 42-year-old to process, until he walked into his Junior ROTC classroom inside Lamar Consolidated High School later that month.

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An unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. <br>Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon narrows competition for the next big US nuclear missile deterrent

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Adm. Harry Harris Jr., left, head of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to reporters at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, stands at his left.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Harris says naval operational pause won’t affect ability to defend against N. Korea

A top U.S. commander said the military’s ability to defend against any threats from North Korea won’t be affected by an operational pause by the Navy following a devastating collision that left 10 sailors missing.

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US paratrooper found dead on base in Italy

A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper was found dead Saturday in the barracks on Caserma Ederle, the Army said in a statement.

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A 45-foot medium response boat from Coast Guard Station Honolulu navigates along the west coast of Oahu on Feb. 1, 2012.<br>Anthony L. Soto/U.S. Coast Guard

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The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued two men who reportedly were stabbed on board their fishing vessel off Florida's Gulf coast.

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In this Monday, July 10, 2017 frame from video, smoke and flames rise from a military plane that crashed in a farm field, in Itta Bena, Miss., killing 16.<br>WLBT-TV via AP

Mississippi KC-130T crash inquiry continues, but no answers expected soon

Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in Mississippi in July, but it could be a year or more until any information becomes public..

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An unarmed U.S. Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 3, 2017, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. <br>Daniel Brosam/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon narrows competition for the next big US nuclear missile deterrent

A high-stakes competition to rebuild a critical component of America's aging nuclear arsenal was narrowed down to two companies on Monday, as the Air Force awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman the next phase of a contract to replace the Minuteman ground-based inter-continental ballistic missile.

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Adm. Harry Harris Jr., left, head of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to reporters at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Gen. Vincent Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, stands at his left.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Harris says naval operational pause won’t affect ability to defend against N. Korea

A top U.S. commander said the military’s ability to defend against any threats from North Korea won’t be affected by an operational pause by the Navy following a devastating collision that left 10 sailors missing.

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US paratrooper found dead on base in Italy

A 173rd Airborne Brigade paratrooper was found dead Saturday in the barracks on Caserma Ederle, the Army said in a statement.

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A 45-foot medium response boat from Coast Guard Station Honolulu navigates along the west coast of Oahu on Feb. 1, 2012.<br>Anthony L. Soto/U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard rescues 2 stabbing victims off Florida coast

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued two men who reportedly were stabbed on board their fishing vessel off Florida's Gulf coast.

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In this Monday, July 10, 2017 frame from video, smoke and flames rise from a military plane that crashed in a farm field, in Itta Bena, Miss., killing 16.<br>WLBT-TV via AP

Mississippi KC-130T crash inquiry continues, but no answers expected soon

Military investigators are trying to piece together the cause of a crash that killed 15 Marines and a sailor in Mississippi in July, but it could be a year or more until any information becomes public..

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Dan Joley, going over the plays with his charges, is in his eighth season at Kinnick's football helm and looking for his first Far East Division I title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Is this the year that Kinnick breaks through?

The Red Devils have captured their share of DODEA-Japan titles but haven't been able to win the Far East crown.

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Dan Joley, going over the plays with his charges, is in his eighth season at Kinnick's football helm and looking for his first Far East Division I title.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Is this the year that Kinnick breaks through?

The Red Devils have captured their share of DODEA-Japan titles but haven't been able to win the Far East crown.