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Construction of first permanent US F-35 campus in Europe begins at Lakenheath
An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis by construction for F-35 Lightning II aircraft facilities on RAF Lakenheath, Monday, July 15, 2019. The first F-35 Lightning II are scheduled to arrive in November 2021.<br>Christopher Dennis/Stars and Stripes
An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis by construction for F-35 Lightning II aircraft facilities on RAF Lakenheath, Monday, July 15, 2019. The first F-35 Lightning II are scheduled to arrive in November 2021.<br>Christopher Dennis/Stars and Stripes

A $205 million construction project to prepare RAF Lakenheath for the arrival of two squadrons of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets in 2021 officially got underway Monday.

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VA abandoned more than 200,000 health care applications this year, records show

An arm of the Veterans Affairs Department in Atlanta eliminated 208,272 applications from across the country for health care amid efforts to shrink a massive backlog of requests, saying they were missing signatures or information about military service and income, according to records.

Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, 40, a Special Forces company sergeant major from Teague, Texas, was killed Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Faryab Province, Afghanistan. <br>Courtesy of U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Sgt. Maj. James G. "Ryan" Sartor, 40, a Special Forces company sergeant major from Teague, Texas, was killed Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Faryab Province, Afghanistan. <br>Courtesy of U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense identifed the soldier Sunday as Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor, 40, of Teague, Texas.

A 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division soldier fires the newly developed Squad Designated Marksman Rifle in January 2019 at Fort Bliss, Texas.<br>Brian Micheliche/U.S. Army
A 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division soldier fires the newly developed Squad Designated Marksman Rifle in January 2019 at Fort Bliss, Texas.<br>Brian Micheliche/U.S. Army

New squad marksman rifles expected to be in Army hands early next year

The G28 is a military version of the civilian semi-automatic MR308 competition rifle.


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Episode 14: Former British Army leader Tim Collins talks Iraq War, contracting

We are joined this week by former British colonel Tim Collins, who delivered one of the most famous speeches of the Iraq War.

Collins — now involved with security contracting firm New Century — shares his perspective on contracting and how it’s shaping the battlefield.

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A sign at Apogama, Okinawa, also known as Mermaid Grotto, warns vistors to conduct "water-related activities at a safer location."<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
A sign at Apogama, Okinawa, also known as Mermaid Grotto, warns vistors to conduct "water-related activities at a safer location."<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Japan Coast Guard rescues another US servicemember swept out to sea on Okinawa

For the second time in a month, a Japanese coast guard helicopter rescued a U.S. servicemember swept to sea Sunday at a popular but often dangerous swimming and diving spot known as Mermaid Grotto.

Tina, a character in the old version of the Cyber Awareness Challenge, is no longer featured in the Defense Department's computer security training.<br>DOD screenshot
Tina, a character in the old version of the Cyber Awareness Challenge, is no longer featured in the Defense Department's computer security training.<br>DOD screenshot

America is woefully unprepared for cyber warfare, experts say

War in cyberspace is fully on, and the United States is losing it, according to about two dozen national security experts.

A ships hull, burnt to the waterline decades ago, rests in Mallows Bay on the Potomac River near La Plata, Md., on July 23, 1996.<br>James M. Thresher/The Washington Post via AP
A ships hull, burnt to the waterline decades ago, rests in Mallows Bay on the Potomac River near La Plata, Md., on July 23, 1996.<br>James M. Thresher/The Washington Post via AP

Area with abandoned World War I-era ‘Ghost Fleet’ is designated a national marine sanctuary

The area in Maryland contains more than 100 abandoned steamships and vessels that were built as part of the nation's engagement in World War I.

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Annie Farmer, left, and Courtney Wild, right, accusers of Jeffery Epstein, stand outside the courthouse in New York on Monday, July 15, 2019. Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars for now as a federal judge mulls whether to grant bail on charges he sexually abused underage girls. <br>Seth Wenig/AP

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A sign at Apogama, Okinawa, also known as Mermaid Grotto, warns vistors to conduct "water-related activities at a safer location."<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

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An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis by construction for F-35 Lightning II aircraft facilities on RAF Lakenheath, Monday, July 15, 2019. The first F-35 Lightning II are scheduled to arrive in November 2021.<br>Christopher Dennis/Stars and Stripes

Construction of first permanent US F-35 campus in Europe begins at Lakenheath

A $205 million construction project to prepare RAF Lakenheath for the arrival of two squadrons of U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets in 2021 officially got underway Monday.

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WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker adjusts his headphones during a news conference April 9, 1997, in Las Vegas. <br>Lennox McLendon/AP

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