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Stern of US destroyer found near Alaska as researchers map little-known campaign of WWII
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP
In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 photo, Daryl Weathers poses for a picture at his home in Seal Beach, Calif. Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read after it hit a sea mine left by the Japanese after they abandoned Kiska Island in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1943.<br>Chris Carlson/AP

Researchers are hoping the discovery of the USS Abner Read brings some awareness about the Aleutian Islands campaign to the American public. For families of the sailors who died, they want the finding to offer some solace.

Soldiers assigned to 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., dig out a hot spot, August 14, 2018, in Mendocino National Forest, Calif. The active-duty crew, supervised by two professional firefighter crew bosses, was tasked with cold trailing and mopping up hot spots in the black area of the Mendocino Complex Fire to support National Interagency Fire Center wildland fire fighting efforts.<br>Uriah Walker/U.S. Army
Soldiers assigned to 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., dig out a hot spot, August 14, 2018, in Mendocino National Forest, Calif. The active-duty crew, supervised by two professional firefighter crew bosses, was tasked with cold trailing and mopping up hot spots in the black area of the Mendocino Complex Fire to support National Interagency Fire Center wildland fire fighting efforts.<br>Uriah Walker/U.S. Army

About 1,700 troops now fighting wildfires in California and three other states

Troops are using 22 aircraft and more than 100 vehicles to combat the largest wildfire in Californian history.

Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family
Staff Sgt. Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, 36, is pictured with his wife, Edelyn, and two children. Transfiguracion, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near him while he was on patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand province. <br>Photo courtesy of the Transfiguracion family

Green Beret killed in Afghanistan dreamed of joining Special Forces

Sgt. 1st Class Reymund R. Transfiguracion, 36, had deployed in March to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, the U.S. counterterrorism mission that targets al-Qaida and the local branch of the Islamic State.

An honor guard detail of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) personnel conducts an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The 55 flag-draped transfer cases contain what are believed to be the remains of American servicemembers killed in the Korean War.<br>Mikaley Kline/U.S. Air Force
An honor guard detail of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) personnel conducts an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii, Aug. 1, 2018. The 55 flag-draped transfer cases contain what are believed to be the remains of American servicemembers killed in the Korean War.<br>Mikaley Kline/U.S. Air Force

Remains from North Korea in moderate to poor condition, could take years to identify

“The mettle of our scientists and the capabilities of our labs will be challenged, but in the months and years ahead, they will make identifications from these remains and give families long-sought answers,” said Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Kelly McKeague.

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Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook
Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval of the USS Ronald Reagan tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old high school freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.<br>Screenshot from Facebook

USS Ronald Reagan sailor found guilty of attempting to sexually assault children

Prosecutors said Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Sandoval tried to meet a person he believed to be a 14-year-old Kinnick High School freshman for sexual acts. He was also accused of planning to have sex with a 7-year-old girl.

A screenshot shows a yellow reflective belt for sale on the Urban Outfitters online store on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The reflective belt is widely mocked in the military.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes
A screenshot shows a yellow reflective belt for sale on the Urban Outfitters online store on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The reflective belt is widely mocked in the military.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

PT belt — much like the kind mocked in the military — sold for $30 at Urban Outfitters

The U.S. military has made its mark on the fashion world many times — consider the leather bomber jacket, khaki pants or the wool peacoat — but few soldiers likely would have pegged the infamous “glow” belt to crossover into world of civilian style.

A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2018. Logar borders Ghazni province, whose capital was stormed by the Taliban on Aug. 10, 2018, part of a string of attacks in the run-up to an expected cease-fire.<br>Nicholas Byers/U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Special Operations soldier returns fire while conducting Afghan-led offensive operations against the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2018. Logar borders Ghazni province, whose capital was stormed by the Taliban on Aug. 10, 2018, part of a string of attacks in the run-up to an expected cease-fire.<br>Nicholas Byers/U.S. Air Force

30 Afghan soldiers killed in latest battlefield reversal

The Taliban stormed two small bases in northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, killing dozens of Afghan troops and police officers — the latest in a string of battlefield successes by the guerrillas, officials said.

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This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Winner, of Georgia, who mailed a secret U.S. report to a news organization faces the "longest sentence" ever behind bars for a federal crime involving leaks to the news media, prosecutors said in a court filing. Former National Security Agency contractor Winner, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 23, 2018, by a U.S. District Court judge in Augusta.<br>Lincoln County, Ga. Sheriff's Office

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The outside of the Base Hotel and Hostel, which used to function as U.S. Navy barracks, in Keflavik, Iceland, Tuesday, August 15, 2018. <br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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The combined Koreas and Indonesian teams react after their women's basketball match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018.<br>Tatan Syuflana/AP

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