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Military housing crisis sparks outreach effort to contact every Marine about living conditions
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The Marine Corps said the outreach accomplished three goals: raising awareness of living conditions, identifying maintenance or safety issues, and making certain servicemembers were aware of programs available address housing problems.

Eric Williams is promoted to first lieutenant by Lt. Col. Laketter Cannon, 184th Sustainment Command, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The Army is revamping its promotion board processes to focus promotions on merit, not time served. It is the first major overhaul of the system since 1969, the Army said.<br>
Eric Williams is promoted to first lieutenant by Lt. Col. Laketter Cannon, 184th Sustainment Command, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The Army is revamping its promotion board processes to focus promotions on merit, not time served. It is the first major overhaul of the system since 1969, the Army said.<br>

Merit over seniority: Army revamping 50-year-old centralized promotion board

The Army will revamp its centralized promotion board processes over the next few years to focus on advancing senior noncommissioned officers on merit, not time served.

A U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Viper 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade makes final checks before departing Zagan Poland Training Area on June 21, 2018. The Army wants to boost flight pay and award pilots with incentive money for career achievements to stem a historic attrition rate in its aviation community.<br>Charles Rosemond/U.S. Army
A U.S. Army Apache helicopter pilot assigned to Task Force Viper 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade makes final checks before departing Zagan Poland Training Area on June 21, 2018. The Army wants to boost flight pay and award pilots with incentive money for career achievements to stem a historic attrition rate in its aviation community.<br>Charles Rosemond/U.S. Army

Army considers better pay for aviation as pilots and crews leave at record rate

The Army is under its authorized strength for aviators, especially AH-64 Apache pilots, who take longer and are more expensive to train than many other pilots.

Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley died April 20, 2019, in Iraq.<br>U.S. Army
Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley died April 20, 2019, in Iraq.<br>U.S. Army

Soldier who died in Iraq was 101st Airborne Division fire control specialist

Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, 22, died Saturday in Iraq's Ninawa province. He was serving in the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky.


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Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post

New Coast Guard strategy for Arctic highlights 'projecting sovereignty' as China, Russia look north

The Coast Guard's new strategy for the Arctic calls for upgrading ships, aircraft and unmanned systems there, an effort to make sure the United States is "projecting sovereignty" into an increasingly contested region, the service's top officer said.

Lalitha, center, weeps over the coffin with the remains of 12-year old niece, Sneha Savindi, who was a victim of Easter Sunday bombing at St. Sebastian Church, after it returned home in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. <br>Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP
Lalitha, center, weeps over the coffin with the remains of 12-year old niece, Sneha Savindi, who was a victim of Easter Sunday bombing at St. Sebastian Church, after it returned home in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. <br>Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

At least four Americans are among the dead in Sri Lanka bombings, State Department confirms

Officials at an elite Washington-area private school, Sidwell Friends, confirmed the death of one of its students in Sunday's bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that left 290 people dead and another 500 injured.

Kadena Air Base is home to the 18th Fighter Wing in Okinawa, Japan.<br>Carlos Vazquez/Stars and Stripes
Kadena Air Base is home to the 18th Fighter Wing in Okinawa, Japan.<br>Carlos Vazquez/Stars and Stripes

Second Okinawa-based airman in four days arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

Senior Airman Timaan Garnes, 24, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at about 8:40 a.m. Saturday after he rear-ended a vehicle, which then crashed into another, police said.

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Eric Williams is promoted to first lieutenant by Lt. Col. Laketter Cannon, 184th Sustainment Command, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The Army is revamping its promotion board processes to focus promotions on merit, not time served. It is the first major overhaul of the system since 1969, the Army said.<br>

Merit over seniority: Army revamping 50-year-old centralized promotion board

The Army will revamp its centralized promotion board processes over the next few years to focus on advancing senior noncommissioned officers on merit, not time served.

See more U.S. news
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kelsie Maxwell of Combat Logistics Regiment 35 shows trash collected from the ocean near Chatan, Okinawa, Saturday, April 20, 2019.<br>Courtesy of Tori Sharpe

Local divers pick Okinawa dive spot clean for Earth Day

Divers collected more than 120 pounds of trash Saturday from the seafloor at Sunabe Seawall South Steps in an early Earth Day celebration

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In this file photo dated Monday, April 15, 2019, with the Eiffel Tower behind, left, flames and smoke rise from the blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris that destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and prompted a frantic rescue effort to save its most precious artefacts. <br>Thierry Mallet/Associated Press

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Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?

Experts look at the near-endless list of fires at historical sites in Europe and wonder why officials so often don't learn before it's too late.

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Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley died April 20, 2019, in Iraq.<br>U.S. Army

Soldier who died in Iraq was 101st Airborne Division fire control specialist

Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, 22, died Saturday in Iraq's Ninawa province. He was serving in the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Volunteers distribute food to African and Haitian immigrants in a camp outside the National Migration Institute in Tapachula, Mexico. <br>Jose Cabezas/Teuters

Hundreds of Africans tried to reach the United States. Now they're stuck in Mexico.

By the time Cédric De Jesus reached Mexico's southern border, he had already traveled 9,000 miles from his home in the Congo. He had crossed the Atlantic Ocean by boat and come up through South America on foot and by bus.

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Eric Williams is promoted to first lieutenant by Lt. Col. Laketter Cannon, 184th Sustainment Command, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, March 11, 2019. The Army is revamping its promotion board processes to focus promotions on merit, not time served. It is the first major overhaul of the system since 1969, the Army said.<br>

Merit over seniority: Army revamping 50-year-old centralized promotion board

The Army will revamp its centralized promotion board processes over the next few years to focus on advancing senior noncommissioned officers on merit, not time served.

See more U.S. news
Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kelsie Maxwell of Combat Logistics Regiment 35 shows trash collected from the ocean near Chatan, Okinawa, Saturday, April 20, 2019.<br>Courtesy of Tori Sharpe

Local divers pick Okinawa dive spot clean for Earth Day

Divers collected more than 120 pounds of trash Saturday from the seafloor at Sunabe Seawall South Steps in an early Earth Day celebration

See more Pacific news
In this file photo dated Monday, April 15, 2019, with the Eiffel Tower behind, left, flames and smoke rise from the blaze at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris that destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and prompted a frantic rescue effort to save its most precious artefacts. <br>Thierry Mallet/Associated Press

Analysis

Notre Dame fire was a warning bell. But will Europe listen?

Experts look at the near-endless list of fires at historical sites in Europe and wonder why officials so often don't learn before it's too late.

See more Europe news
Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley died April 20, 2019, in Iraq.<br>U.S. Army

Soldier who died in Iraq was 101st Airborne Division fire control specialist

Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley, 22, died Saturday in Iraq's Ninawa province. He was serving in the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Volunteers distribute food to African and Haitian immigrants in a camp outside the National Migration Institute in Tapachula, Mexico. <br>Jose Cabezas/Teuters

Hundreds of Africans tried to reach the United States. Now they're stuck in Mexico.

By the time Cédric De Jesus reached Mexico's southern border, he had already traveled 9,000 miles from his home in the Congo. He had crossed the Atlantic Ocean by boat and come up through South America on foot and by bus.

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An envelope is displayed March 23, 2018, containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. <br>Michelle R. Smith/AP
An envelope is displayed March 23, 2018, containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. <br>Michelle R. Smith/AP

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The former head of the Utah Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing for the U.S. census to include a question about veterans next year.

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Military housing crisis sparks outreach effort to contact every Marine about living conditions

The Marine Corps said the outreach accomplished three goals: raising awareness of living conditions, identifying maintenance or safety issues, and making certain servicemembers were aware of programs available address housing problems.

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USS Saturn, during World War II.<br>
USS Saturn, during World War II.<br>

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The F-15 fighter jet may have a new lease on life with a surprise $7.8 billion budget request from the Air Force that included eight F-15s next year and 72 in the four years after that.<br>Boeing
The F-15 fighter jet may have a new lease on life with a surprise $7.8 billion budget request from the Air Force that included eight F-15s next year and 72 in the four years after that.<br>Boeing

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Justin Walters<br>New York State Police

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Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post

New Coast Guard strategy for Arctic highlights 'projecting sovereignty' as China, Russia look north

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Military housing crisis sparks outreach effort to contact every Marine about living conditions

The Marine Corps said the outreach accomplished three goals: raising awareness of living conditions, identifying maintenance or safety issues, and making certain servicemembers were aware of programs available address housing problems.

See more Marine Corps news
USS Saturn, during World War II.<br>
USS Saturn, during World War II.<br>

The untold story of the men who died on the USS Saturn at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in WWII

Remembering the 15 men who died battling a 60-day deadline to return the USS Saturn to its service as a World War II supply ship.

See more Navy news
The F-15 fighter jet may have a new lease on life with a surprise $7.8 billion budget request from the Air Force that included eight F-15s next year and 72 in the four years after that.<br>Boeing
The F-15 fighter jet may have a new lease on life with a surprise $7.8 billion budget request from the Air Force that included eight F-15s next year and 72 in the four years after that.<br>Boeing

The Air Force hasn't bought an F-15 in over a decade, but Boeing is getting its plant ready to build them just in case

Even though a budget containing a fresh order of F-15s tricked out with modern defense, radar and operating systems has yet to make it through Congress, Boeing is readying itself and a production line that employs some 1,100 people.

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Justin Walters<br>New York State Police
Justin Walters<br>New York State Police

Former Fort Drum soldier who killed wife, state trooper will be sentenced Tuesday

Just months before he shot and killed her, former Fort Drum soldier Justin Walters admitted in a text message to his wife Nichole that he entered the Army so he could legally kill people.

See more Army news
Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post
Ice floes and fog surround the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean on July 29, 2017. The cutter is the largest icebreaker in the Coast Guard and serves as a platform for scientific research. <br>Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post

New Coast Guard strategy for Arctic highlights 'projecting sovereignty' as China, Russia look north

The Coast Guard's new strategy for the Arctic calls for upgrading ships, aircraft and unmanned systems there, an effort to make sure the United States is "projecting sovereignty" into an increasingly contested region, the service's top officer said.

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