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Pentagon says troops at US border to cost about $210 million
U.S. Army engineers from the 887th Engineer Support Company apply concertina wire in the Brownsville, Texas, area Nov. 13, 2018. <br>Jesse Untalan/U.S. Army
U.S. Army engineers from the 887th Engineer Support Company apply concertina wire in the Brownsville, Texas, area Nov. 13, 2018. <br>Jesse Untalan/U.S. Army

The total includes about $72 million for the 5,900 active-duty troops providing support to Customs and Border Protection, plus $138 million so far for 2,100 National Guard troops who have been performing a separate border mission since April.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, an 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., has become the first Airman to be granted a religious accommodation for a shaving waiver based on his Muslim faith.<br>Liliana Moreno/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, an 821st Contingency Response Squadron aerial porter at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., has become the first Airman to be granted a religious accommodation for a shaving waiver based on his Muslim faith.<br>Liliana Moreno/U.S. Air Force

Air Force grants first beard waiver to Muslim airman

Staff Sgt. Abdul Rahman Gaitan, who converted to Islam following an Air Force stint at a base near Izmir in Turkey in 2011, was granted the appearance exception in August to grow a beard in keeping with his Muslim faith.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm.John Richardson emphasized the Navy's role in safeguarding Europe in the face of a resurgent Russia during an all hands call on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2018 in Naples, Italy.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes
Chief of Naval Operations Adm.John Richardson emphasized the Navy's role in safeguarding Europe in the face of a resurgent Russia during an all hands call on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2018 in Naples, Italy.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes

Navy must meet Russia’s challenge in Europe, CNO Richardson says

A resurgent Russia is “challenging a lot of the system of rules and norms that have existed here in Europe and around the world for so long,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson said after an all hands meeting with sailors at the Navy’s base in Naples.

A soldier with the French Mountain Commando Unit secures a hideout in Camp Fremo, Norway on October 31, 2018 during Trident Juncture 18. German and French leaders have raised the possibility of setting up a European army.<br>Allied Joint Force Command
A soldier with the French Mountain Commando Unit secures a hideout in Camp Fremo, Norway on October 31, 2018 during Trident Juncture 18. German and French leaders have raised the possibility of setting up a European army.<br>Allied Joint Force Command

Top NATO leader warns against competition amid talk of a European army

The U.S.-led NATO alliance warned Tuesday that the European Union should avoid competing with NATO as the key security pact on the Continent, after leaders in Germany and France raised the possibility of setting up a European army.

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U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa.<br>Seth Coulter/U.S. Navy
U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa.<br>Seth Coulter/U.S. Navy

75 years later, Battle of Tarawa fighters are remembered at Punchbowl

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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha during a ceremony at the White House, Feb. 11, 2013.<br>Stars and Stripes
President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha during a ceremony at the White House, Feb. 11, 2013.<br>Stars and Stripes

‘Medal of Honor’ series is veteran-made, from lighting to action

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The 2nd Infantry Division dedicates its new headquarters building at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army
The 2nd Infantry Division dedicates its new headquarters building at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army

2nd ID dedicates new headquarters south of Seoul at Camp Humphreys

A ceremony officially marked the 2nd Infantry Division's move away from Camp Red Cloud, part of a long-delayed agreement to relocate most U.S. forces south.

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Veteran responsible for California mass shooting showed warning signs

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The 2nd Infantry Division dedicates its new headquarters building at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army

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Syrians brought to The Hague by Russia face the media Thursday, April 26, 2018, in a move to discredit reports of an April 7, 2018, chemical weapons attack in the Syrian town of Douma, in The Hague, Netherlands.<br>Peter Dejong/AP

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Marine combat veteran Ian David Long.<br>California Department of Motor Vehicles

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The 2nd Infantry Division dedicates its new headquarters building at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Army

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A ceremony officially marked the 2nd Infantry Division's move away from Camp Red Cloud, part of a long-delayed agreement to relocate most U.S. forces south.

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Syrians brought to The Hague by Russia face the media Thursday, April 26, 2018, in a move to discredit reports of an April 7, 2018, chemical weapons attack in the Syrian town of Douma, in The Hague, Netherlands.<br>Peter Dejong/AP

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U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa.<br>Seth Coulter/U.S. Navy
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A pallet of interdicted cocaine being offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) by crane Nov. 15, 2018 in Port Everglades, Fla. <br>Brandon Murray/U.S. Coast Guard
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Newport News Shipbuilding already has maintenance contracts for three submarines, including USS Columbus, seen here at Busan, South Korea, in 2014.<br>Joshua Bryce Bruns/U.S. Navy
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U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa.<br>Seth Coulter/U.S. Navy
U.S. Marines of the 3rd Radio Battalion, prepare to give a rifle salute during a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nov. 19, 2018. The ceremony was in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa.<br>Seth Coulter/U.S. Navy

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A pallet of interdicted cocaine being offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) by crane Nov. 15, 2018 in Port Everglades, Fla. <br>Brandon Murray/U.S. Coast Guard
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Newport News Shipbuilding already has maintenance contracts for three submarines, including USS Columbus, seen here at Busan, South Korea, in 2014.<br>Joshua Bryce Bruns/U.S. Navy
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A member of the United States Military Academy football team wears the 82nd Airborne Division patch alongside an emblem honoring fallen Cadet Brandon Jackson during the season opener at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2018. <br>Brian Stephenson/U.S. Army

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