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Trump issues pardons to service members in war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition
From left: Former Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance; Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn; Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.<br>Free Clint Lorance/Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer/Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images (TNS)
From left: Former Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance; Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn; Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.<br>Free Clint Lorance/Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer/Sandy Huffaker, Getty Images (TNS)

The calls to the three service members were made at the tail end of a day dominated by impeachment hearings against Trump, and after days of efforts by some senior Pentagon officials to change his mind, according to three U.S. officials.

Capt. Jahmar Resilard died Dec. 6, 2018, after a collision between a fighter jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
Capt. Jahmar Resilard died Dec. 6, 2018, after a collision between a fighter jet and a refueling plane off the coast of Japan.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Marine pilot survived in sea for nearly 10 hours after deadly midair collision, smartwatch shows

The data was extracted from the Garmin Fenix 3 smartwatch of Capt. Jahmar Resilard, a Marine Corps pilot who ejected from his F/A-18 Hornet after colliding with a KC-130J tanker last year off the coast of Japan.

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, right, talks with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo upon his arrival for the 51st Security Consultative Meeting at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.<br>Lee Jin-man/AP
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, right, talks with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo upon his arrival for the 51st Security Consultative Meeting at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019.<br>Lee Jin-man/AP

South Korea should pay more for US troops by year’s end, Esper says

The Secretary of Defense also called on Seoul to reverse its decision to cancel a military intelligence sharing pact with Japan before the Nov. 23 expiration date.

Staff Sgt. Cole N. Condiff<br>U.S. Air Force
Staff Sgt. Cole N. Condiff<br>U.S. Air Force

Nearly two weeks later, Air Force searching 24/7 for remains of airman missing in Gulf of Mexico

Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a 29-year-old combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, had an “unplanned parachute departure” from a C-130 fixed-wing aircraft at about 11 a.m. Nov. 5 just south of Hurlburt Field, located in the Florida Panhandle.


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Bass, a MARSOC working dog, stands with his Medal of Bravery on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Nov. 14, 2019<br>Steve Beynon/Stars and Stripes
Bass, a MARSOC working dog, stands with his Medal of Bravery on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Nov. 14, 2019<br>Steve Beynon/Stars and Stripes

Marine dog is honored for combat valor, along with posthumous awards for three other dogs, two pigeons and a horse

Bass, a Belgian Malinois, served more than six years in Marine Corps special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. During his time in Iraq, Bass conducted more than 350 explosive detections with his handler, Staff Sgt. Alex Schnell. On Thursday, Bass was awarded the Medal of Bravery.

Worldwide equipment identification cards, released by Army Training and Doctrine Command, help soldiers recognize vehicles and weapons used by Russia, China and Iran.<br>Gary Sheftick/U.S. Army
Worldwide equipment identification cards, released by Army Training and Doctrine Command, help soldiers recognize vehicles and weapons used by Russia, China and Iran.<br>Gary Sheftick/U.S. Army

US Army’s new playing cards feature Russian tanks, Chinese missiles and Iranian weapons

An ace of spades embellished with a Russian-made SA-17 could tip a game of Texas Hold ‘em in a soldier’s favor, while also helping him identify a surface-to-air missile system on the ground.

Family members watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departs Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled six-month deployment on Feb. 7, 2018.<br>Michael Lopez/U.S. Navy
Family members watch as the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) departs Naval Station Mayport for a scheduled six-month deployment on Feb. 7, 2018.<br>Michael Lopez/U.S. Navy

11 sailors suffered minor injuries in fire on USS Iwo Jima

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