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Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. <br>Jim Lo Scalzo, Pool/AP
Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. <br>Jim Lo Scalzo, Pool/AP

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's memo, which went out Saturday, fulfills a commitment he made to senators last week during confirmation hearings. He had vowed to immediately address the problems of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.

Doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Afghanistan on Jan. 17 and inoculation began the next day, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan said.<br>Vincent de Groot/Iowa Air National Guard
Doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in Afghanistan on Jan. 17 and inoculation began the next day, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan said.<br>Vincent de Groot/Iowa Air National Guard

COVID-19 vaccination underway for US military in Afghanistan

Doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in theater Jan. 17 and inoculation began the next day, U.S. Forces – Afghanistan said.

Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post
Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post

Justice Department, FBI debate not charging some of the Capitol rioters

Federal law enforcement officials are privately debating whether they should decline to charge some of the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.

Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Seddiqi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP
Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Seddiqi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020.<br>Rahmat Gul/AP

Afghans welcome Biden review of US-Taliban deal to end war

Biden’s team intends to examine whether the Taliban are meeting promises to “cut ties with terrorist groups, to reduce violence in Afghanistan and to engage in meaningful negotiations with the Afghan government and stakeholders."


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Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reacts to a question about being married for 41 years during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021.<br>EJ Hersom/DOD
Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reacts to a question about being married for 41 years during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021.<br>EJ Hersom/DOD

Austin discusses security threats with counterparts in Japan, South Korea, soon after taking office

While neither statement mentioned China or North Korea by name, both said new defense secretary addressed a broad range of defense and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Presidential motorcade drives through Washington, D.C., during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.<br>Evan Vucci/AP
The Presidential motorcade drives through Washington, D.C., during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Video of National Guard troops in DC shows protocol, not protest

A YouTube video titled “Military turns backs to Joe Biden’s motorcade” drew controversy for showing some National Guard members facing away from President Joe Biden's motorcade the morning of his inauguration.

U.S. Soldiers with the District of Columbia National Guard, patrol around the Capitol during the Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021. <br>Zachary Holden/U.S. Army
U.S. Soldiers with the District of Columbia National Guard, patrol around the Capitol during the Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021. <br>Zachary Holden/U.S. Army

Numerous Capitol Police officers, National Guard troops who responded to riot test positive for coronavirus

A Defense Department official said Friday that coronavirus cases among the thousands of National Guard members who have been stationed at the Capitol in the past two weeks continue to climb, pushing some of them into isolation in hotel rooms in the region.

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Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post

Justice Department, FBI debate not charging some of the Capitol rioters

Federal law enforcement officials are privately debating whether they should decline to charge some of the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.

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Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reacts to a question about being married for 41 years during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021.<br>EJ Hersom/DOD

Austin discusses security threats with counterparts in Japan, South Korea, soon after taking office

While neither statement mentioned China or North Korea by name, both said new defense secretary addressed a broad range of defense and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Medical-grade masks, like this FFP2 version, will be required across Germany starting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, while shopping and using public transportation. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Here’s what you need to know about Germany’s new face mask rules

Medical-grade masks will be required across Germany starting Monday, but different states have different rules and military officials haven’t said if the new requirements will apply on U.S. bases.

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‘Eagle Down’ examines the secretive role of US Special Forces in Afghanistan

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Chocolate pours into a bowl while being processed at the Auro Chocolate production facility in Calamba, Laguna province, Philippines, on Feb. 11, 2019.<br>Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg

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Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post

Justice Department, FBI debate not charging some of the Capitol rioters

Federal law enforcement officials are privately debating whether they should decline to charge some of the individuals who stormed the U.S. Capitol this month.

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Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reacts to a question about being married for 41 years during his Senate Armed Forces Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Jan. 19, 2021.<br>EJ Hersom/DOD

Austin discusses security threats with counterparts in Japan, South Korea, soon after taking office

While neither statement mentioned China or North Korea by name, both said new defense secretary addressed a broad range of defense and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Medical-grade masks, like this FFP2 version, will be required across Germany starting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, while shopping and using public transportation. <br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Here’s what you need to know about Germany’s new face mask rules

Medical-grade masks will be required across Germany starting Monday, but different states have different rules and military officials haven’t said if the new requirements will apply on U.S. bases.

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Jessica Donati, author of ''Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War.'' <br>Juan Gamboa

‘Eagle Down’ examines the secretive role of US Special Forces in Afghanistan

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Chocolate pours into a bowl while being processed at the Auro Chocolate production facility in Calamba, Laguna province, Philippines, on Feb. 11, 2019.<br>Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg

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Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY
Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph, left, a member of the elite SEAL Team 6, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this month after admitting that he applied the chokehold that killed Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (right) while trying to haze him in 2017 in Mali, West Africa.<br>
Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph, left, a member of the elite SEAL Team 6, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this month after admitting that he applied the chokehold that killed Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (right) while trying to haze him in 2017 in Mali, West Africa.<br>

Navy SEAL sentenced to 10 years in hazing death of Green Beret

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Two girls wear masks while enjoying a sunny day near Sagami Bay in Chigasaki, Japan, Jan. 19, 2021. <br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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Okinawa Marines ban most off-base activities as island’s coronavirus case numbers climb

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U.S. Army Spc. Mustansir Husain, assigned with Task Force Spartan COVID Vaccination Testing Team for the Michigan Army National Guard, prepares a COVID-19 vaccination in Lake Ann, Mich., Jan. 21, 2021. <br>Joe Legros/U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Spc. Mustansir Husain, assigned with Task Force Spartan COVID Vaccination Testing Team for the Michigan Army National Guard, prepares a COVID-19 vaccination in Lake Ann, Mich., Jan. 21, 2021. <br>Joe Legros/U.S. Army National Guard

300 more Michigan National Guard troops deployed to help fight COVID-19

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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. John P. Currier poses for a photo with the Harmon International Trophy after his Change of Watch and Retirement ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2014. Currier died in March 2020.<br>Tia Dufour/U.S. Marine Corps

International affairs forum to pay tribute to former Coast Guard vice admiral

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Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY
Lt. Col. Paul K. Voss, left, and Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, shown here with his wife Megan Murat Phaneuf, died on Jan. 27, 2020, in the crash of a Bombardier E-11A aircraft in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. <br>U.S. AIR FORCE, JENILYNN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph, left, a member of the elite SEAL Team 6, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this month after admitting that he applied the chokehold that killed Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (right) while trying to haze him in 2017 in Mali, West Africa.<br>
Chief Petty Officer Tony DeDolph, left, a member of the elite SEAL Team 6, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter this month after admitting that he applied the chokehold that killed Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar (right) while trying to haze him in 2017 in Mali, West Africa.<br>

Navy SEAL sentenced to 10 years in hazing death of Green Beret

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Two girls wear masks while enjoying a sunny day near Sagami Bay in Chigasaki, Japan, Jan. 19, 2021. <br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Two girls wear masks while enjoying a sunny day near Sagami Bay in Chigasaki, Japan, Jan. 19, 2021. <br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

Okinawa Marines ban most off-base activities as island’s coronavirus case numbers climb

On Okinawa, Marine Corps bases reported no new cases but curtailed most off-base activities indefinitely due to a record-breaking number of new infections on the island.

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U.S. Army Spc. Mustansir Husain, assigned with Task Force Spartan COVID Vaccination Testing Team for the Michigan Army National Guard, prepares a COVID-19 vaccination in Lake Ann, Mich., Jan. 21, 2021. <br>Joe Legros/U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Spc. Mustansir Husain, assigned with Task Force Spartan COVID Vaccination Testing Team for the Michigan Army National Guard, prepares a COVID-19 vaccination in Lake Ann, Mich., Jan. 21, 2021. <br>Joe Legros/U.S. Army National Guard

300 more Michigan National Guard troops deployed to help fight COVID-19

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general and director of the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, said in a press release the deployment "will help reduce the risk and safeguard Michiganders during this pandemic."

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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. John P. Currier poses for a photo with the Harmon International Trophy after his Change of Watch and Retirement ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2014. Currier died in March 2020.<br>Tia Dufour/U.S. Marine Corps
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. John P. Currier poses for a photo with the Harmon International Trophy after his Change of Watch and Retirement ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2014. Currier died in March 2020.<br>Tia Dufour/U.S. Marine Corps

International affairs forum to pay tribute to former Coast Guard vice admiral

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Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Dec. 28, 2020. The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. <br>Charles Krupa/AP

NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida.

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Cutout photos of people, including first responders and healthcare workers, sit in seats in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Dec. 28, 2020. The NFL says 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida. <br>Charles Krupa/AP

NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month's Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida.