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House lawmakers Crenshaw, Ocasio-Cortez spotlight opposite views on VA reform
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas.<br>
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas.<br>

Freshmen lawmakers Reps. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. have become media sensations in their respective parties, each gaining hundreds of thousands of social media followers during their first months in the House.

61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes
61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes

Army reopens case of 2007 murder-suicide that was originally called 'friendly fire'

One gunshot wound to the chest from friendly fire — that’s the story Spc. Kamisha Block’s family was told about her Aug. 16, 2007 noncombat death in Iraq. But when Block’s body arrived back home, her family started asking questions.

Barksdale Honor Guard mascot, Captain the Cat, poses for her official photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 5, 2017. <br>Sydney Campbell/U.S. Air Force
Barksdale Honor Guard mascot, Captain the Cat, poses for her official photo at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Oct. 5, 2017. <br>Sydney Campbell/U.S. Air Force

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Meet Captain the cat: An Air Force unit's beloved mascot and mouse fighter

This gray-and white cat was recruited for her hunting skills and quickly made her mark on an Honor Guard unit.

The official party of the Defense Cyberspace Operations Internal Defense Measures Company stand at parade rest during the company's activation ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2018. <br>Alexis Betances/U.S. Marine Corps
The official party of the Defense Cyberspace Operations Internal Defense Measures Company stand at parade rest during the company's activation ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7, 2018. <br>Alexis Betances/U.S. Marine Corps

US could regard cyberattack on Japan as 'armed attack,' Pompeo says

Japanese officials had been recently pressing the United States to broaden the scope of Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty to include cyberattacks, according to Japanese media reports earlier this year.


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The families left behind

In this episode we talk to Barbie Baker and Nicole Woodland, two women with firsthand knowledge of the lifestyle change that takes place after a spouse joins the world of private military contracting.

Their story might sound familiar to former military spouses — loneliness, uncertainty and a search for new meaning — but some of what they say might surprise you.

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Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force
Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force

Tokyo eyes nearby US air base for handling flights during Olympics

The Japanese government has suggested that allowing civilian planes to land at Yokota, home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, could help increase the number of flights arriving during the games.

Marine Corps Chaplain Rev. Robert Brett, right, conducts a baptism in Vietnam. <br>Courtesy of the Brett Family and Lisa A. Lark
Marine Corps Chaplain Rev. Robert Brett, right, conducts a baptism in Vietnam. <br>Courtesy of the Brett Family and Lisa A. Lark

Two brothers, both priests and military chaplains, will be buried together at Arlington

The ashes of Rev. Frank Brett, who died two years ago at 86, will be placed in the grave with his brother Rev. Robert Brett, who was killed during the 1968 battle of Khe Sanh, on Arlington National Cemetery's Chaplains Hill next week.

Senior Airman Peter Guy gathers hugs during a visit to Our Lady Guadalupe Children's Home, an orphanage near Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on March 8, 2019.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Senior Airman Peter Guy gathers hugs during a visit to Our Lady Guadalupe Children's Home, an orphanage near Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, on March 8, 2019.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

For servicemembers at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, deployments offer a rare chance to 'get away from it all'

About 600 soldiers and airmen live and labor on the relatively remote installation that offers few of the amenities servicemembers are used to — but to those stationed at Soto Cano, the base offers a deployment unlike any other.

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This Wednesday, March 13, 2019 file photo shows a general view of North Korea's embassy in Madrid, Spain.<br>Bernat Armangue/AP

US authorities arrest former Marine for involvement in mysterious raid of North Korea's Embassy in Spain

Federal authorities arrested Christopher Ahn, a former U.S. Marine and a member of Free Joseon, a group dedicated to the overthrow of North Korea's Kim Dynasty. He is expected to appear in a federal district court in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

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Marines grapple hand-to-hand during martial arts training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan, on Wedensday, April 10, 2019.<br>Courtesy U.S. Marine Corps

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Marines travel to Japan to earn martial-arts teaching credentials

The rigorous three-week course, held at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, is designed to turn Marines into martial arts instructors.

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Traffic cameras are ubiquitous in Vicenza and contribute to the majority of tickets for speeding, rolling through stop signs and entering restricted areas. The tickets can take months or years to arrive and the fines can be steep.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

New efforts mean a crash course in Italian traffic tickets for some servicemembers

Italian authorities recently complained that Americans weren’t paying or even responding to their traffic tickets. As a result, some on base said they’re receiving hundreds or thousands of euros in ticket fines at once.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the White House in Washington on May 15, 2017.<br>Andrew Harnik/AP

Powerful Emirati crown prince listed in Mueller report

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, believed to be the Emirates' day-to-day ruler, is the only world leader included in special counsel Robert Mueller's cast-of-characters index near the end of the 448-page report.

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Protesters wear yellow vests at a protest in Tripoli, Libya, as they chant slogans against Libya's Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who is leading an offensive to take over the capital of Tripoli, Friday, April 19, 2019.<br>Hazem Ahmed/AP

Trump calls Libyan commander pushing to seize Tripoli

President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Libya's Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who is leading an offensive to take over the capital of Tripoli — the seat of the U.N.-supported government.

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This Wednesday, March 13, 2019 file photo shows a general view of North Korea's embassy in Madrid, Spain.<br>Bernat Armangue/AP

US authorities arrest former Marine for involvement in mysterious raid of North Korea's Embassy in Spain

Federal authorities arrested Christopher Ahn, a former U.S. Marine and a member of Free Joseon, a group dedicated to the overthrow of North Korea's Kim Dynasty. He is expected to appear in a federal district court in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.

See more U.S. news
Marines grapple hand-to-hand during martial arts training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Gotemba, Japan, on Wedensday, April 10, 2019.<br>Courtesy U.S. Marine Corps

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Marines travel to Japan to earn martial-arts teaching credentials

The rigorous three-week course, held at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, is designed to turn Marines into martial arts instructors.

See more Pacific news
Traffic cameras are ubiquitous in Vicenza and contribute to the majority of tickets for speeding, rolling through stop signs and entering restricted areas. The tickets can take months or years to arrive and the fines can be steep.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

New efforts mean a crash course in Italian traffic tickets for some servicemembers

Italian authorities recently complained that Americans weren’t paying or even responding to their traffic tickets. As a result, some on base said they’re receiving hundreds or thousands of euros in ticket fines at once.

See more Europe news
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the White House in Washington on May 15, 2017.<br>Andrew Harnik/AP

Powerful Emirati crown prince listed in Mueller report

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, believed to be the Emirates' day-to-day ruler, is the only world leader included in special counsel Robert Mueller's cast-of-characters index near the end of the 448-page report.

See more Middle East news
Protesters wear yellow vests at a protest in Tripoli, Libya, as they chant slogans against Libya's Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who is leading an offensive to take over the capital of Tripoli, Friday, April 19, 2019.<br>Hazem Ahmed/AP

Trump calls Libyan commander pushing to seize Tripoli

President Donald Trump has spoken by phone with Libya's Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who is leading an offensive to take over the capital of Tripoli — the seat of the U.N.-supported government.

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Marine Corps Chaplain Rev. Robert Brett, right, conducts a baptism in Vietnam. <br>Courtesy of the Brett Family and Lisa A. Lark
Marine Corps Chaplain Rev. Robert Brett, right, conducts a baptism in Vietnam. <br>Courtesy of the Brett Family and Lisa A. Lark

Two brothers, both priests and military chaplains, will be buried together at Arlington

The ashes of Rev. Frank Brett, who died two years ago at 86, will be placed in the grave with his brother Rev. Robert Brett, who was killed during the 1968 battle of Khe Sanh, on Arlington National Cemetery's Chaplains Hill next week.

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Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force
Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force

Tokyo eyes nearby US air base for handling flights during Olympics

The Japanese government has suggested that allowing civilian planes to land at Yokota, home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, could help increase the number of flights arriving during the games.

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A 2016 file photo of Boeing's Echo Voyager.<br>©Boeing
A 2016 file photo of Boeing's Echo Voyager.<br>©Boeing

The Navy is starting to put up real money for robot submarines

The U.S. naval fleet of the future may one day include submarines without a sailor from bow to stern that prowl the depths of the ocean, navigating mine-infested waters to gather intelligence or even clandestinely drop explosives.

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61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes
61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes

Army reopens case of 2007 murder-suicide that was originally called 'friendly fire'

One gunshot wound to the chest from friendly fire — that’s the story Spc. Kamisha Block’s family was told about her Aug. 16, 2007 noncombat death in Iraq. But when Block’s body arrived back home, her family started asking questions.

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Coast Guardsman rescues woman from sinking car

A Coast Guard warrant officer driving home dove into a chilly roadside canal Wednesday to save a woman as her car filled with water.

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U.S. Marines of Marine Rotational Force Darwin exit a Boeing 777 at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Darwin, Australia, on April 12, 2019.<br>Jordan Gilbert/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marines of Marine Rotational Force Darwin exit a Boeing 777 at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Darwin, Australia, on April 12, 2019.<br>Jordan Gilbert/U.S. Marine Corps

Marines are bringing more air power than ever to annual training in Australia

Aircraft deploying to Australia’s Northern Territory include 10 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, four AH-1Z Vipers and three UH-1Y Venom helicopters, a Marine spokesman said.

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Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force
Commercial aircraft arrive at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo after being diverted from Narita International Airport following a major earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. <br>Samuel Morse/U.S. Air Force

Tokyo eyes nearby US air base for handling flights during Olympics

The Japanese government has suggested that allowing civilian planes to land at Yokota, home of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, could help increase the number of flights arriving during the games.

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A 2016 file photo of Boeing's Echo Voyager.<br>©Boeing
A 2016 file photo of Boeing's Echo Voyager.<br>©Boeing

The Navy is starting to put up real money for robot submarines

The U.S. naval fleet of the future may one day include submarines without a sailor from bow to stern that prowl the depths of the ocean, navigating mine-infested waters to gather intelligence or even clandestinely drop explosives.

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61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes
61p av Spc. Kamisha Block was buried in her hometown of Vidor, Texas. Twelve years after she was murdered by a fellow soldier at Camp Liberty, Iraq, the Army has reopened the investigation into her death. Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes<br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes

Army reopens case of 2007 murder-suicide that was originally called 'friendly fire'

One gunshot wound to the chest from friendly fire — that’s the story Spc. Kamisha Block’s family was told about her Aug. 16, 2007 noncombat death in Iraq. But when Block’s body arrived back home, her family started asking questions.

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<br>U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guardsman rescues woman from sinking car

A Coast Guard warrant officer driving home dove into a chilly roadside canal Wednesday to save a woman as her car filled with water.

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U.S. Marines of Marine Rotational Force Darwin exit a Boeing 777 at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Darwin, Australia, on April 12, 2019.<br>Jordan Gilbert/U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marines of Marine Rotational Force Darwin exit a Boeing 777 at the Royal Australian Air Force base at Darwin, Australia, on April 12, 2019.<br>Jordan Gilbert/U.S. Marine Corps

Marines are bringing more air power than ever to annual training in Australia

Aircraft deploying to Australia’s Northern Territory include 10 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors, four AH-1Z Vipers and three UH-1Y Venom helicopters, a Marine spokesman said.

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Vilseck starter Nick Kinzie watches his pitch head toward home in the Falcons' 7-6 loss to Vicenza on Friday, April 19, 2019.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Wiesbaden dominates Day 1 of cross-Alps encounter

Warriors thump Vicenza and Naples behind strong offensive and overpowering efforts on mound.

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Vilseck starter Nick Kinzie watches his pitch head toward home in the Falcons' 7-6 loss to Vicenza on Friday, April 19, 2019.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Wiesbaden dominates Day 1 of cross-Alps encounter

Warriors thump Vicenza and Naples behind strong offensive and overpowering efforts on mound.