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Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in Green Beret’s death in Mali
Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army
Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army

Military prosecutors levied a slew of charges including murder against four U.S. special operators who they accused of strangling to death a Green Beret last year while they were on a deployment in West Africa.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Marine barracks at 8th and I in southeast Washington, D.C., followed by an event at the White House for veterans and military families.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Marine barracks at 8th and I in southeast Washington, D.C., followed by an event at the White House for veterans and military families.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Trump hosts event on military, veterans in response to Veterans Day criticism

President Donald Trump, slammed with a barrage of criticism for skipping ceremonies honoring the military veterans in Paris and Washington during the Veterans Day weekend, hosted several events Thursday focusing on current and former servicemembers.

Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey wears the then-proposed new service uniform at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 2017.<br>Ron Lee/U.S. Army
Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey wears the then-proposed new service uniform at the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Dec. 9, 2017.<br>Ron Lee/U.S. Army

Don’t call them 'pinks and greens': Top enlisted soldier says there’s another name for the Army’s new dress uniforms

Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey talked about what the service is calling the retro-style uniform, who'll be wearing it first and more during a stop in Japan.

The Pentagon relies on five huge defense contractors, and newly formed L3 Harris Technologies aims to be a sixth.<br>Perry Aston/U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon relies on five huge defense contractors, and newly formed L3 Harris Technologies aims to be a sixth.<br>Perry Aston/U.S. Air Force

Pentagon fails first full audit after spending hundreds of millions of dollars

The Defense Department announced Thursday that it has completed an agency-wide audit that cost hundreds of millions of dollars and was required more than 20 years ago by Congress. It failed.

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Johnny Bobbitt, Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico on December 5, 2017. <br>David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
Johnny Bobbitt, Kate McClure and Mark D'Amico on December 5, 2017. <br>David Swanson/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Couple, homeless Marine veteran conspired on fraudulent GoFundMe campaign, report says

A source familiar with the case says Mark D'Amico, his girlfriend, Kate McClure, and Johnny Bobbitt will face charges that include conspiracy and theft by deception, according to NBC Philadelphia.

Capt. John Graziano, an instructor pilot with the 87th Flying Training Squadron, was killed in a T-38C Talon crash on Nov. 13, 2018.<br>
Capt. John Graziano, an instructor pilot with the 87th Flying Training Squadron, was killed in a T-38C Talon crash on Nov. 13, 2018.<br>

Air Force instructor pilot from Maryland killed in Laughlin AFB crash

A 28-year-old Air Force instructor pilot was killed when his T-38C Talon jet trainer crashed Tuesday evening at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas, service officials said late Wednesday.

Members of the Iowa National Guard line up during a ceremony on Nov. 2, 2018, at the Davenport Army Aviation Support Facility in Iowa.<br>Quad-City Times
Members of the Iowa National Guard line up during a ceremony on Nov. 2, 2018, at the Davenport Army Aviation Support Facility in Iowa.<br>Quad-City Times

Iowa National Guard soldiers told to return overpaid wages

Hundreds of Iowa National Guard soldiers have been told they were overpaid after a year-long deployment to the Middle East and that they must make plans to repay the money.

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Two Central American migrants walk along the top of the border structure separating Mexico and the United States Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.<br>Gregory Bull/AP

Migrants fill Tijuana shelters, more on way to US border

Members of a migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence.

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A South Korean soldier stands guard as construction equipments destroy a guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018<br>Jung Yeon-je/PoolAP

South Korea dismantles guard posts with dynamite, excavators

South Korea exploded one of its own front-line guard posts Thursday, sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky above the border with North Korea, in the most dramatic scene to date in the rivals' efforts to reduce animosities that sparked last year's fears of war.

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Staff Sgt. Nate De Pretis inspects the gear of Staff Sgt. Gordon Black on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in preparation for a jump into France for operation Falcon Amarante. <br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Italy garrison cuts planning burden for paratroopers heading to the field

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is getting a little help with logistics from its friends at U.S. Army Garrison Italy for the first time in years. The garrison took over the intricacies of getting hundreds of paratroopers from Caserma Ederle onto planes Wednesday to Aviano Air Base for exercises in southern France.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., applauds during a signing ceremony for the First Step Act, in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2018. Paul led the effort to block the sale of attack helicopters, missiles and other munitions to Bahrain. <br>Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg

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The Senate on Thursday voted against an effort to block an arms sale to Bahrain - pitched by backers as a means of forcing the island nation to stop participating in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

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Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army

Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in Green Beret’s death in Mali

Military prosecutors levied a slew of charges including murder against four U.S. special operators who they accused of strangling to death a Green Beret last year while they were on a deployment in West Africa.

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Two Central American migrants walk along the top of the border structure separating Mexico and the United States Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.<br>Gregory Bull/AP

Migrants fill Tijuana shelters, more on way to US border

Members of a migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence.

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A South Korean soldier stands guard as construction equipments destroy a guard post in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018<br>Jung Yeon-je/PoolAP

South Korea dismantles guard posts with dynamite, excavators

South Korea exploded one of its own front-line guard posts Thursday, sending plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky above the border with North Korea, in the most dramatic scene to date in the rivals' efforts to reduce animosities that sparked last year's fears of war.

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Staff Sgt. Nate De Pretis inspects the gear of Staff Sgt. Gordon Black on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in preparation for a jump into France for operation Falcon Amarante. <br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

Italy garrison cuts planning burden for paratroopers heading to the field

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is getting a little help with logistics from its friends at U.S. Army Garrison Italy for the first time in years. The garrison took over the intricacies of getting hundreds of paratroopers from Caserma Ederle onto planes Wednesday to Aviano Air Base for exercises in southern France.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., applauds during a signing ceremony for the First Step Act, in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14, 2018. Paul led the effort to block the sale of attack helicopters, missiles and other munitions to Bahrain. <br>Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg

Senate refuses to stop arms sale to Bahrain, rejecting proxy effort to end war in Yemen

The Senate on Thursday voted against an effort to block an arms sale to Bahrain - pitched by backers as a means of forcing the island nation to stop participating in the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

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Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army

Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in Green Beret’s death in Mali

Military prosecutors levied a slew of charges including murder against four U.S. special operators who they accused of strangling to death a Green Beret last year while they were on a deployment in West Africa.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Marine barracks at 8th and I in southeast Washington, D.C., followed by an event at the White House for veterans and military families.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited the Marine barracks at 8th and I in southeast Washington, D.C., followed by an event at the White House for veterans and military families.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Trump hosts event on military, veterans in response to Veterans Day criticism

President Donald Trump, slammed with a barrage of criticism for skipping ceremonies honoring the military veterans in Paris and Washington during the Veterans Day weekend, hosted several events Thursday focusing on current and former servicemembers.

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Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army
Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army

Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in Green Beret’s death in Mali

Military prosecutors levied a slew of charges including murder against four U.S. special operators who they accused of strangling to death a Green Beret last year while they were on a deployment in West Africa.

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An erika tweet shared by U.S. Army WTF Moments shows cross burning in the1920. Social media posts last week linked Martha Gerdes, a cadet in Davidson College?s ROTC program, to the erika Twitter account.<br>Screenshot from Twitter
An erika tweet shared by U.S. Army WTF Moments shows cross burning in the1920. Social media posts last week linked Martha Gerdes, a cadet in Davidson College?s ROTC program, to the erika Twitter account.<br>Screenshot from Twitter

ROTC Nazi? Army helping investigate allegations cadet sent racist tweets

The Army’s Cadet Command is assisting in an investigation into allegations that a Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet at a North Carolina liberal arts college was operating a pro-Nazi and white supremacist Twitter account.

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An Air Force C-130.<br>Osakabe Yasuo/U.S. Air Force
An Air Force C-130.<br>Osakabe Yasuo/U.S. Air Force

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A 2009 aerial view of Brunswick Naval Air Station.<br>David Hewitt/U.S. Navy
A 2009 aerial view of Brunswick Naval Air Station.<br>David Hewitt/U.S. Navy

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Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army
Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<br>U.S. Army

Two Navy SEALs, two Marines charged in Green Beret’s death in Mali

Military prosecutors levied a slew of charges including murder against four U.S. special operators who they accused of strangling to death a Green Beret last year while they were on a deployment in West Africa.

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An erika tweet shared by U.S. Army WTF Moments shows cross burning in the1920. Social media posts last week linked Martha Gerdes, a cadet in Davidson College?s ROTC program, to the erika Twitter account.<br>Screenshot from Twitter
An erika tweet shared by U.S. Army WTF Moments shows cross burning in the1920. Social media posts last week linked Martha Gerdes, a cadet in Davidson College?s ROTC program, to the erika Twitter account.<br>Screenshot from Twitter

ROTC Nazi? Army helping investigate allegations cadet sent racist tweets

The Army’s Cadet Command is assisting in an investigation into allegations that a Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet at a North Carolina liberal arts college was operating a pro-Nazi and white supremacist Twitter account.

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An Air Force C-130.<br>Osakabe Yasuo/U.S. Air Force
An Air Force C-130.<br>Osakabe Yasuo/U.S. Air Force

Air Force plane makes emergency landing at McClellan Airfield after hydraulic malfunction

An Air Force plane made an emergency landing at McClellan Airfield Wednesday afternoon, leaving one servicemember hospitalized with what a Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District spokesman called a “very minor injury.”

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A 2009 aerial view of Brunswick Naval Air Station.<br>David Hewitt/U.S. Navy
A 2009 aerial view of Brunswick Naval Air Station.<br>David Hewitt/U.S. Navy

How one Maine town reinvented itself after its biggest employer, Brunswick NAS, left

Visitors in Brunswick this holiday season will find the town bustling like it hasn’t in years, hearkening back more than a decade ago to when Brunswick Naval Air Station was at its peak.

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Coast Guard Academy honors pilot for heroism in 1986 rescue

Mark Feldman piloted a helicopter that pulled the two victims from Lake St. Clair in Ontario, Canada, after their plane crashed in a snow storm. He then performed CPR on one of the victims as his co-pilot flew to a hospital.

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Bailey Holland is forced out of bounds by Cedric Ellis during the Ramstein vs Kaiserslautern football game at Ramstein, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

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Holland starred for Royals on both sides of ball

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Bailey Holland is forced out of bounds by Cedric Ellis during the Ramstein vs Kaiserslautern football game at Ramstein, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

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Holland starred for Royals on both sides of ball

It’s not uncommon for a DODEA-Europe athlete to play iron-man football. It’s uncommon to play it as well as Ramstein Royals senior Bailey Holland.