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More than four million additional people will get access to DOD commissaries in 2020
The McGuire Commissary at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., seen in December 2014.<br>John Zoubra/Defense Commissary Agency
The McGuire Commissary at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., seen in December 2014.<br>John Zoubra/Defense Commissary Agency

The expansion grants veterans with a documented service-related disability, Purple Heart recipients, former prisoners of war and certain veteran caregivers access to commissaries, military exchanges, and some morale, welfare and recreation services on bases within the United States.

The Secretary of Defense seal is seen on a government plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Nov. 11, 2019. <br>Lisa Ferdinando/Defense Department
The Secretary of Defense seal is seen on a government plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Nov. 11, 2019. <br>Lisa Ferdinando/Defense Department

US may continue to make changes to military drills in South Korea for diplomacy’s sake, Esper says

Washington already has canceled or reduced the scope of several annual exercises after President Donald Trump announced he was “stopping the war games” after his first summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last year.

Acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Joseph Pennington speaks in the port of Odessa during a ceremony at which two retired U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol boats were officially transferred to the Ukrainian navy on Wednesday, Nov.13, 2019.<br>U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Joseph Pennington speaks in the port of Odessa during a ceremony at which two retired U.S. Coast Guard Island-class patrol boats were officially transferred to the Ukrainian navy on Wednesday, Nov.13, 2019.<br>U.S. Embassy in Ukraine

US transfers patrol boats to Ukraine as military aid takes center stage during impeachment hearings

The two retired Coast Guard vessels were formally handed over to Ukraine at a ceremony in the port of Odessa on Wednesday — the same day that U.S. diplomats testifying in an impeachment hearing in Washington said delays in U.S. military aid have raised doubts about the Trump administration’s commitment to Ukraine.

Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 30, was shot and killed inside of his Colorado apartment on Oct. 27, 2019. Sanchez was assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson.<br>U.S. Army
Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, 30, was shot and killed inside of his Colorado apartment on Oct. 27, 2019. Sanchez was assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson.<br>U.S. Army

Fort Carson Army sergeant killed by fellow soldier in shooting, police say

Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, remembered as a doting father and devout Christian by friends and family, was shot and killed in his apartment Oct. 27. Cpl. William Garcia — who, like Sanchez, is assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division — is accused of fatally wounding the Fort Carson soldier.


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A CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a howitzer over a range at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 10, 2019.<br>Thomas Calvert/U.S. Army
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports a howitzer over a range at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Oct. 10, 2019.<br>Thomas Calvert/U.S. Army

Former Army employee pleads guilty to taking bribes in Hawaii Army range corruption case

Victor Garo admitted that, while employed as training range director at the Army’s Schofield Barracks from 2011 through 2018, he accepted bribes in the form of cash, automobiles and firearms from an employee of a federal contractor.

Bradenton Herald screengrab of the late Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto’s return to his hometown.<br>Bradenton Herald
Bradenton Herald screengrab of the late Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto’s return to his hometown.<br>Bradenton Herald

Flags line the road as body of soldier killed in Camp Humphreys training accident returns home

Residents of Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto's hometown gathered to honor the soldier, who died last week when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet manufactured by Lockheed Martin is display during a press day of the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 16, 2017.<br>SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jet manufactured by Lockheed Martin is display during a press day of the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 16, 2017.<br>SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Lockheed’s stealthy F-35 breaks down too often, Pentagon says

None of the Air Force, Marines and Navy variants of the Lockheed Martin fighter is meeting its five key “reliability or maintainability metrics,” according to a Pentagon spokesman.

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Arizona looking for military personnel owed $2.3 million in unclaimed funds

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The Secretary of Defense seal is seen on a government plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Nov. 11, 2019. <br>Lisa Ferdinando/Defense Department

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Arizona looking for military personnel owed $2.3 million in unclaimed funds

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US transfers patrol boats to Ukraine as military aid takes center stage during impeachment hearings

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Veterans are a key target for online fraud and attempts to meddle in U.S. elections, with bogus web pages and charities aimed at the military community pushing propaganda and disinformation to gin up political discord, tech industry leaders and House lawmakers said Wednesday.

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Taylor Williams was reported missing on Nov. 6.<br>City of Jacksonville

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U.S. Coast Guard Academy football head coach Bill George speaks to players in this undated file photo. <br>Richard Brahm/U.S. Coast Guard

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