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Senate panel proposal increases chances for record military pay raise
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs approved legislation to end the Veterans Choice Program and implement new rules about when and where veterans can seek medical treatment from private facilities. The 14-9 committee vote was along party lines.<br>Photo Illustration by Bev Schilling/Stars and Stripes
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs approved legislation to end the Veterans Choice Program and implement new rules about when and where veterans can seek medical treatment from private facilities. The 14-9 committee vote was along party lines.<br>Photo Illustration by Bev Schilling/Stars and Stripes

A key Senate committee on Tuesday endorsed a growing movement to enact a 2.6 percent military pay raise, the highest in nearly a decade, as part of an overall proposal to boost troop levels, military programs and benefits.

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a press briefing at the White House May 17, 2018, in Washington, D.C. <br>Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a press briefing at the White House May 17, 2018, in Washington, D.C. <br>Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS

Veterans groups call for acting VA secretary to step down during Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump’s announcement to nominate Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs on a permanent basis prompted new questions this week about whether Wilkie must step aside as acting secretary during his congressional confirmation process.

An airman puts his smartphone in a locker before entering the intelligence room at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas on May 12, 2015.<br>David Bernal Del Agua/U.S. Air Force
An airman puts his smartphone in a locker before entering the intelligence room at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas on May 12, 2015.<br>David Bernal Del Agua/U.S. Air Force

Mattis won’t ban cellphones from Pentagon; use in secure areas remains restricted

The new guidance follows a months-long review ordered in January by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to probe the use of personal communications devices within the Pentagon. An all-out ban of personal devices was under consideration.

In a February 13, 2017 file photo, soldiers with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) load equipment into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation to jump their tactical operations center to a new location during Warfighter, a two-week command and control exercise at Ft. Campbell, Ky.<br>Marcus Floyd/U.S. Army
In a February 13, 2017 file photo, soldiers with the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) load equipment into a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in preparation to jump their tactical operations center to a new location during Warfighter, a two-week command and control exercise at Ft. Campbell, Ky.<br>Marcus Floyd/U.S. Army

Army to deploy units from Fort Campbell and Fort Bragg

The Army will deploy a Fort Campbell brigade to Afghanistan and a Fort Bragg headquarters unit to Iraq later this year, the service announced Tuesday.

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President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington.<br>Evan Vucci/AP
President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington.<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Trump, Moon try to keep NKorea summit on track amid doubts

President Donald Trump labored with South Korea's Moon Jae-in Tuesday to keep the highly anticipated U.S. summit with North Korea on track after Trump abruptly cast doubt that the June 12 meeting would come off. Setting the stakes sky high, Moon said, "The fate and the future of the Korean Peninsula hinge" on the meeting.

In the original listing, Lids.com mentioned the Marine Corps in selling jerseys priced between $100 and $120 each that would be worn over the Memorial Day weekend by the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.<br>lids.com screenshot
In the original listing, Lids.com mentioned the Marine Corps in selling jerseys priced between $100 and $120 each that would be worn over the Memorial Day weekend by the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.<br>lids.com screenshot

Marine Corps tells company to quit using its name to sell promotional baseball jerseys

A popular retail chain surrendered to the Marines on Tuesday, following a warning from the Corps to quit using its name to sell Memorial Day merchandise.

Camp Humphreys, the Army's sprawling garrison south of Seoul, as seen in 2018.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes
Camp Humphreys, the Army's sprawling garrison south of Seoul, as seen in 2018.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Military vets-turned-lawmakers say US forces should remain on Korean Peninsula

Reps. Steve Russell, R-Okla., and Ted Lieu, D-Calif., military veterans and members of a key House panel focused on defense issues, also said while they are skeptical of the motivations driving North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, they believe a summit slated between the regime leader and President Donald Trump should go forward.

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Donna Tobias became the first woman to graduate from the Navy's Deep Sea Diving School in 1975. <br>U.S. Navy photo

Sub base names dive locker after Navy's first female deep-sea diver

Naval Submarines Base New London this week named a new dive locker, the facility used by divers who perform underwater maintenance on the 15 attack submarines based in Groton, after Donna Tobias, the Navy's first female deep-sea diver.

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In this Sept. 2, 2000 file photo, former North Korean spy Shin In Young, right, embraces his mother Ko Pong-hee, before departing for North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea. After decades trapped in lives they didn’t want in South Korea, nearly 20 elderly former North Korean spies are hoping the recent thaw in tensions between their countries will pave the way for their long-awaited return home.<br>Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo, File

Elderly North Korean spies trapped in South yearn for home

He's spent nearly six decades trapped on enemy soil, surviving 29 years in a prison where he was tortured by South Korean guards before being released to a life of poverty and police surveillance. Now, 89 years old and bedridden with illness, former North Korean spy Seo Ok-yeol just wants to go home.

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A soldier directs a tracked vehicle off the cargo vessel Endurance in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The vehicle was one of some 395 tracked vehicles that are being offloaded in Antwerp's port in support of Atlantic Resolve an ongoing NATO deterrence operation. <br>Will Morris/Stars and Stripes

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Lt. Gen. Scott Miller, commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, speaks inside a Jordanian dining facility at the new Joint Training Center.<br>Whitney Hughes/U.S. Army

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Liv Abreu, was stabbed six times in the chest and once in the side inside her home near Yankee Stadium, officials said.<br>Facebook

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A pregnant woman’s boyfriend stabbed her repeatedly inside their Bronx apartment early Tuesday, critically injuring her and killing the unborn baby, police said.

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A judge approved an amended dismissal motion Monday to drop an aggravated assault charge against Devon Huerta-Person, a former Fort Bliss soldier accused of causing the death of a constable. The decision came after defense lawyers claimed the original motion was unfair and vindictive.<br>El Paso County Sheriff's Office
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In the original listing, Lids.com mentioned the Marine Corps in selling jerseys priced between $100 and $120 each that would be worn over the Memorial Day weekend by the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.<br>lids.com screenshot
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A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovers over the water, east of Miami Beach on June 6, 2017.<br>Eric D. Woodall/U.S. Coast Guard
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovers over the water, east of Miami Beach on June 6, 2017.<br>Eric D. Woodall/U.S. Coast Guard

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Donna Tobias became the first woman to graduate from the Navy's Deep Sea Diving School in 1975. <br>U.S. Navy photo

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A judge approved an amended dismissal motion Monday to drop an aggravated assault charge against Devon Huerta-Person, a former Fort Bliss soldier accused of causing the death of a constable. The decision came after defense lawyers claimed the original motion was unfair and vindictive.<br>El Paso County Sheriff's Office
A judge approved an amended dismissal motion Monday to drop an aggravated assault charge against Devon Huerta-Person, a former Fort Bliss soldier accused of causing the death of a constable. The decision came after defense lawyers claimed the original motion was unfair and vindictive.<br>El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Charge dropped against former Fort Bliss soldier accused in El Paso constable's death

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In the original listing, Lids.com mentioned the Marine Corps in selling jerseys priced between $100 and $120 each that would be worn over the Memorial Day weekend by the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.<br>lids.com screenshot
In the original listing, Lids.com mentioned the Marine Corps in selling jerseys priced between $100 and $120 each that would be worn over the Memorial Day weekend by the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers.<br>lids.com screenshot

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A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovers over the water, east of Miami Beach on June 6, 2017.<br>Eric D. Woodall/U.S. Coast Guard
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Donna Tobias became the first woman to graduate from the Navy's Deep Sea Diving School in 1975. <br>U.S. Navy photo
Donna Tobias became the first woman to graduate from the Navy's Deep Sea Diving School in 1975. <br>U.S. Navy photo

Sub base names dive locker after Navy's first female deep-sea diver

Naval Submarines Base New London this week named a new dive locker, the facility used by divers who perform underwater maintenance on the 15 attack submarines based in Groton, after Donna Tobias, the Navy's first female deep-sea diver.

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Staff Sgt. Scott Sather<br>U.S. Air Force
Staff Sgt. Scott Sather<br>U.S. Air Force

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Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame inductee Brandi Chastain poses by her plaque during a press conference in San Francisco on May 21, 2018. After fans on Twitter compared the likeness to former President Jimmy Carter, actors Gary Busey and Mickey Rooney, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and movie character Mrs. Doubtfire, the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in San Francisco said it would redo the plaque.<br>Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

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