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Police clear the area around Lafayette Park and the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. <br>Alex Brandon/AP
Police clear the area around Lafayette Park and the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. <br>Alex Brandon/AP

An unspecified number of active-duty troops comprising of military police and engineers also were moved Monday to the “national capital region,” but are not yet in Washington, according to a senior defense official.

An installation sign is at the main gate of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota Oct. 31, 2019.<br>Brody Katka/U.S. Air Force
An installation sign is at the main gate of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota Oct. 31, 2019.<br>Brody Katka/U.S. Air Force

Two airmen dead in shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota

The base did not identify the deceased airmen by name, but said both were active-duty members assigned to the 319th Reconnaissance Wing.

President Donald Trump says he has given Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley added authority in the face of violence sweeping the nation. Trump and then-Army Chief of Staff Milley are seen here in a January, 2017 photo.<br>Michel Sauret/U.S. Army
President Donald Trump says he has given Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley added authority in the face of violence sweeping the nation. Trump and then-Army Chief of Staff Milley are seen here in a January, 2017 photo.<br>Michel Sauret/U.S. Army

Trump urges governors to use National Guard to 'dominate;' says Gen. Milley’s in charge

Some 17,000 Guard troops had been activated in 23 states and in Washington D.C. to aid state and local law enforcement with civil unrest operations, the National Guard Bureau said Monday.

Headstone of a fallen German WWII POW. Note the inscription on the bottom indicating the soldier was awarded the Knight's Cross. <br>Wikicommons
Headstone of a fallen German WWII POW. Note the inscription on the bottom indicating the soldier was awarded the Knight's Cross. <br>Wikicommons

VA relents, will replace Nazi gravestones in national cemeteries

After calls to remove the stones, the department first insisted it would continue to preserve them “like every past administration.”

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The gate of Osan Air Base, South Korea.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes
The gate of Osan Air Base, South Korea.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

Airman tests positive for coronavirus after traveling from US to South Korea

A new case raised to 31 the number of coronavirus cases affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea, including seven active-duty service members.

Troops from the Minnesota National Guard conduct a security mission alongside local law enforcement under State Highway 55 in Minneapolis on Friday night. The governor has activated more than 5,000 troops to support police as thousands of people have filled the streets following the death of a George Floyd, a black man who died a week ago while being detained by several Minneapolis police officers.<br>Minnesota National Guard
Troops from the Minnesota National Guard conduct a security mission alongside local law enforcement under State Highway 55 in Minneapolis on Friday night. The governor has activated more than 5,000 troops to support police as thousands of people have filled the streets following the death of a George Floyd, a black man who died a week ago while being detained by several Minneapolis police officers.<br>Minnesota National Guard

National Guard involved in at least two shootings, one fatal, in response to protests throughout US

A soldier with the Minnesota National Guard fired his weapon Sunday night at a moving vehicle in Minneapolis as street protests turned violent over the death of a man in police custody

An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrives at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force
An RQ-4 Global Hawk from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, arrives at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force

Global Hawks from Guam land in Tokyo for summer stay

Unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones began a summer rotation to the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo on Saturday.


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Demonstrators with cellphones near the White House on May 30, 2020, part of continuing nationwide protests after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.<br>Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post

Misinformation about the extent of unrest in DC surges across Twitter

Misinformation about the extent of the unrest in Washington, D.C. and false claims about widespread communications outages burgeoned Monday on Twitter.

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The gate of Osan Air Base, South Korea.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

Airman tests positive for coronavirus after traveling from US to South Korea

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The Libyan National Army's Khalifa Haftar arrives for a conference on Libya on November 12, 2018, at Villa Igiea in Palermo, Italy.<br>Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images/TNS

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Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, in an undated photo. Marchanti, a Maryland National Guardsman, was killed in the attack on the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul on Feb. 25, 2012. Abdul Saboor, who killed Marchanti in 2012, had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2016, but was set free Friday, Afghan officials said. <br>U.S. Army

Infiltrator who killed two US service members in insider attack released from Afghan prison

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Col. Bradley D. Moses, commander of 3rd Special Forces Group, speaks with the commander of Nigerien special operations forces in Niger, Sept. 6, 2017. Moses' nomination for a promotion was withdrawn by the Army, unnamed defense officials said Friday, according to The New York Times.<br>Richard Bumgardner/U.S. Army

Promotion nixed for Special Forces officer in charge during 2017 Niger ambush, report says

The promotion of a Special Forces colonel who approved a 2017 mission in Niger in which four U.S. troops died has been canceled, according to a news report.

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Demonstrators with cellphones near the White House on May 30, 2020, part of continuing nationwide protests after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.<br>Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post

Misinformation about the extent of unrest in DC surges across Twitter

Misinformation about the extent of the unrest in Washington, D.C. and false claims about widespread communications outages burgeoned Monday on Twitter.

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The gate of Osan Air Base, South Korea.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

Airman tests positive for coronavirus after traveling from US to South Korea

A new case raised to 31 the number of coronavirus cases affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea, including seven active-duty service members.

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The Libyan National Army's Khalifa Haftar arrives for a conference on Libya on November 12, 2018, at Villa Igiea in Palermo, Italy.<br>Filippo Monteforte, AFP/Getty Images/TNS

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Russian warplanes in Libya could open new phase in Middle East’s biggest proxy war

The U.S. and other Western powers that have largely ignored the conflict now fear a new phase opening in the Middle East’s biggest proxy war, with Russia encroaching on Europe’s southern flank.

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Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, in an undated photo. Marchanti, a Maryland National Guardsman, was killed in the attack on the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul on Feb. 25, 2012. Abdul Saboor, who killed Marchanti in 2012, had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2016, but was set free Friday, Afghan officials said. <br>U.S. Army

Infiltrator who killed two US service members in insider attack released from Afghan prison

Abdul Saboor, who killed Air Force Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis and Army Maj. Robert Marchanti II in 2012, was set free Friday after four years of time served, officials said.

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Col. Bradley D. Moses, commander of 3rd Special Forces Group, speaks with the commander of Nigerien special operations forces in Niger, Sept. 6, 2017. Moses' nomination for a promotion was withdrawn by the Army, unnamed defense officials said Friday, according to The New York Times.<br>Richard Bumgardner/U.S. Army

Promotion nixed for Special Forces officer in charge during 2017 Niger ambush, report says

The promotion of a Special Forces colonel who approved a 2017 mission in Niger in which four U.S. troops died has been canceled, according to a news report.

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Headstone of a fallen German WWII POW. Note the inscription on the bottom indicating the soldier was awarded the Knight's Cross. <br>Wikicommons
Headstone of a fallen German WWII POW. Note the inscription on the bottom indicating the soldier was awarded the Knight's Cross. <br>Wikicommons

VA relents, will replace Nazi gravestones in national cemeteries

After calls to remove the stones, the department first insisted it would continue to preserve them “like every past administration.”

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Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard
Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard offloads $37 million of cocaine in San Diego

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Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

DOD civilian on Okinawa arrested for alleged bar slap

Barry Ray Ellis, 41, was taken into custody at a bar in the Uechi neighborhood in Okinawa city at approximately 1:50 p.m. after arguing with a 20-year-old local woman and allegedly slapping her, an Okinawa Police spokesman said Monday.

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020.<br>Wayne Clark/U.S. Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020.<br>Wayne Clark/U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s top enlisted leader speaks out on black rage, urges change

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said he struggles with “the Air Force’s own demons," including racial disparity in military justice and a “lack of diversity in our senior officer ranks.”

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The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes
The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes

Military service academies plan for students' return in fall

The U.S. Naval Academy is planning to have its 4,400 midshipmen return to campus in Annapolis, Maryland, for the fall, after students completed the last semester with online learning from their homes around the nation due to the coronavirus, academy officials said Monday.

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The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes

Military service academies plan for students' return in fall

The U.S. Naval Academy is planning to have its 4,400 midshipmen return to campus in Annapolis, Maryland, for the fall, after students completed the last semester with online learning from their homes around the nation due to the coronavirus, academy officials said Monday.

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Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard
Bales of cocaine are shown aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Active following an interdiction in early May 2020, in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Active crew uncovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine from the vessel, worth approximately $37 million.<br>U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard offloads $37 million of cocaine in San Diego

The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active seized the drugs earlier this month from "known drug-transit zones" in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of North and Central America, according to Coast Guard officials.

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Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Japanese police arrested a Defense Department civilian employee on Okinawa on assault charges on Saturday, May 30, 2020.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

DOD civilian on Okinawa arrested for alleged bar slap

Barry Ray Ellis, 41, was taken into custody at a bar in the Uechi neighborhood in Okinawa city at approximately 1:50 p.m. after arguing with a 20-year-old local woman and allegedly slapping her, an Okinawa Police spokesman said Monday.

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020.<br>Wayne Clark/U.S. Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020.<br>Wayne Clark/U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s top enlisted leader speaks out on black rage, urges change

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said he struggles with “the Air Force’s own demons," including racial disparity in military justice and a “lack of diversity in our senior officer ranks.”

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The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes
The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes

Military service academies plan for students' return in fall

The U.S. Naval Academy is planning to have its 4,400 midshipmen return to campus in Annapolis, Maryland, for the fall, after students completed the last semester with online learning from their homes around the nation due to the coronavirus, academy officials said Monday.

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The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes
The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.<br>Stars and Stripes

Military service academies plan for students' return in fall

The U.S. Naval Academy is planning to have its 4,400 midshipmen return to campus in Annapolis, Maryland, for the fall, after students completed the last semester with online learning from their homes around the nation due to the coronavirus, academy officials said Monday.

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In an April, 1995 photo, Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelley rides along the race's route near the finish line. Kelley was a two-time winner (and seven-time runner-up) in the famed race, which had never been canceled until this year.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Boston Marathon is officially canceled for the first time

The Boston Marathon was canceled this year for the first time in the event’s 123-year history due to concerns about the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.

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In an April, 1995 photo, Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelley rides along the race's route near the finish line. Kelley was a two-time winner (and seven-time runner-up) in the famed race, which had never been canceled until this year.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Boston Marathon is officially canceled for the first time

The Boston Marathon was canceled this year for the first time in the event’s 123-year history due to concerns about the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday.