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House lawmakers approve new NATO protections

The patch of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group. The battle group in Poland is a multinational unit made up of soldiers from the U.S., U.K., Croatia, Romania and Poland.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
The patch of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group. The battle group in Poland is a multinational unit made up of soldiers from the U.S., U.K., Croatia, Romania and Poland.<br>Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes

The legislation, H.R. 676, called the NATO Support Act, makes clear that no funds will be used to withdraw the United States from the alliance.

Spc. Ashvin James Slaughter, 24, was found dead in the company arms room Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, the Army said.<br>U.S. Army
Spc. Ashvin James Slaughter, 24, was found dead in the company arms room Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, the Army said.<br>U.S. Army

Army specialist is found dead in arms room at Alaska base

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Capt. Jonathan Turnbull of Gaylord, Mich., is pictured here as a first lieutenant deployed with Apache Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th United States Cavalry to Combat Outpost Shir Khan, Afghanistan, in a screenshot of a December 2012 holiday greetings video. Turnbull was badly wounded in a bombing in Manbij, Syria, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, and was said to be in serious condition at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on Monday, Jan. 22, 2019.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army
Capt. Jonathan Turnbull of Gaylord, Mich., is pictured here as a first lieutenant deployed with Apache Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th United States Cavalry to Combat Outpost Shir Khan, Afghanistan, in a screenshot of a December 2012 holiday greetings video. Turnbull was badly wounded in a bombing in Manbij, Syria, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, and was said to be in serious condition at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on Monday, Jan. 22, 2019.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army

American soldier wounded in Manbij attack fighting for his life

Capt. Jonathan Turnbull, 32, a native of Gaylord, Mich., is being treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and is in serious condition after being wounded in a deadly bombing in Syria last week.

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US servicemember is killed during engagement with enemy in Afghanistan

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Iraq War veteran Brian Kolfage, left, sits with his wife Ashley Kolfage at their Tucson, Ariz., home on Feb. 3, 2012. Kolfage, a triple-amputee who lost his limbs serving in Iraq in the U.S. Air Force, started a GoFundMe page to help fund construction of President Donald Trump's border wall.<br>Pat Shannahan/The Arizona Republic/AP

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In this July 26, 2017 file photo, people with the Human Rights Campaign hold up "equality flags" during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, in support of transgender members of the military.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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Mariam Hicks, furloughed from her IRS job, works Thursday on her second day at Rally House in Kansas City, Missouri. Thousands in the city may qualify for hardship leave, said a union leader. <br>Christopher Smith/The Washington Post

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Kadena Air Base is home to the 353rd Special Operations Group in Okinawa, Japan.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Command Sgt. Maj. D. Brett Waterhouse inspects the kitchen of a newly constructed base housing unit in the Smith housing area of Baumholder garrison. Thirty two families have moved into the units, the first completed in a multi-year base development plan.<br>Will Morris/Stars and Stripes

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