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Trump picks former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has selected investment banker and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to serve as the next Army secretary.

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The U.S.-Japan Friendship Memorial, unveiled Nov. 29, 2024, on Yakushima Island’s Tashiro Beach, overlooks the waters where a CV-22 Osprey went down a year earlier.

‘Place of healing’: Seaside memorial honors Osprey airmen lost in crash off Japan

Sailors over their recommended weight limit are normally required to get their body fat approximated according to their height and weight during the official body composition assessment phase of the exam.

Physically fit sailors may be exempt from body standards next year, Navy says

Fire at Landstuhl industrial site; cordon established and health advisory issued

Duckworth calls for Trump’s help in expanding IVF access for troops

Aborted martial law in South Korea imperils trilateral cooperation with US, Japan: experts

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First lady begins last official overseas tour at NAS Sigonella in Sicily

Space superiority is the goal as US Space Forces Japan activates at Tokyo air base

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Army

Two Texas National Guard soldiers work Jan. 21, 2022, at an observation post near the state’s border with Mexico as part of Operation Lone Star. The mission began in March with 500 troops and has surged to about 10,000 in the last three months.

3 US Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling charges along the border with Mexico

Trump picks former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

Army soldier lies about grandma’s pie sales to steal $41,000 in COVID loans, feds say

Air Force

The U.S.-Japan Friendship Memorial, unveiled Nov. 29, 2024, on Yakushima Island’s Tashiro Beach, overlooks the waters where a CV-22 Osprey went down a year earlier.

‘Place of healing’: Seaside memorial honors Osprey airmen lost in crash off Japan

AAFES hastily ends Aviano mandate that tied fuel discounts to Military Star card sign-up

Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters wrap up an unusual season

Navy

Sailors over their recommended weight limit are normally required to get their body fat approximated according to their height and weight during the official body composition assessment phase of the exam.

Physically fit sailors may be exempt from body standards next year, Navy says

First lady begins last official overseas tour at NAS Sigonella in Sicily

Navy fires commander of Reserve center in Wyoming

Space Force

Space Force guardians in dress uniforms stand at attention during an activation ceremony.

Space superiority is the goal as US Space Forces Japan activates at Tokyo air base

New Japan-based Space Force unit will guard troops from above, regional commander says

Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight

Coast Guard

The crew poses with cocaine with a street value worth $182.8 million.

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads $182.8 million in seized cocaine

Coast Guard searches for 5 people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in seas off Alaska

Coast Guard will hire civilian icebreaker while waiting for its own to be built

Marine Corps

First Sgt. Rigoberto Melendez, left, and Lt. Col. Scott Caton, commander of the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, reveal the unit's colors during an activation ceremony at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Dec. 5, 2024.

Marines on Okinawa activate anti-air battalion for littoral regiment

Marines from California’s Camp Pendleton to operate out of Australia for 6 months next year

Full Marine helicopter detachment trains from expeditionary sea base for first time

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Europe

An Air Force fire truck is lined up ahead in front of a cordon in Landstuhl, Germany, following an early morning industrial fire on Dec. 5, 2024.

Fire at Landstuhl industrial site; cordon established and health advisory issued

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

NATO seeks to position Kyiv for truce talks with arms plan shift

Asia-Pacific

Banners outside the National Assembly building call for the ouster of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Dec. 5, 2024.

Stage set for impeachment vote against Yoon after martial law debacle in Seoul

Navy base in Japan is first to test backup power via congressionally mandated drill

Aborted martial law in South Korea imperils trilateral cooperation with US, Japan: experts

Middle East

A group of Palestinian men walk down a street, with one, his face twisted in anguish, carrying the plastic and blanket wrapped body of a young girl.

Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects

Iranian fighter jet crashes in the country’s south, killing 2 pilots

Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says

Africa

President Joe Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at Catumbela airport in Angola on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit

Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party

Biden says US is ‘all in’ on Africa during Angola visit meant to counter China

Americas

A sign indicates Mexico’s Sinaloa state as military and police patrol the area.

Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul in northern Sinaloa state

How Cuba fooled the US to get millions of dollars from Miami for its armed forces

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump on tariffs threat

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Korea

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Okinawa

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Guam

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Veterans

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

Disney fans want their ashes spread at parks. It’s a forbidden ritual.

Every year, millions of people seek an escape from the real world at Disney theme parks. Some love the destinations so much they want to stick around forever.

Sports

AFNORTH's Selah Skariah quickly navigates through a cone obstacle course during the skills competition of the DODEA-Europe Girls All-Star Basketball Game in Vicenza, Italy, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

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Door appears to be open for new winners in all divisions

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History

HED: Listening for the beep, 2011

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2011: Sgt. Ramone Villablanca of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division uses a "minehound" to check for improvised explosive devices after soldiers blew an anti-personnel obstacle breaching system during Operation Steel Lion III at Strong Point Alizi in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Read the story here.https://www.stripes.com/migration/clear-goal-risky-approach-for-operation-steel-lion-3-1.155875

META TAGS: Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Steel Lion; U.S. Army; IED; 10th Mountain Division;

Listening for the beep, 2011

Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2011: Sgt. Ramone Villablanca of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division uses a “minehound” to check for improvised explosive devices.

Living

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

Disney fans want their ashes spread at parks. It’s a forbidden ritual.

Every year, millions of people seek an escape from the real world at Disney theme parks. Some love the destinations so much they want to stick around forever.

Travel

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

Disney fans want their ashes spread at parks. It’s a forbidden ritual.

The Stuttgart main station, with its iconic Mercedes Benz symbol atop it, is the primary feature of the Miniature World Stuttgart museum's collection of models re-creating the 1980s look of the German city.

Stuttgart museum’s mini microcosm of train station and city is pure fascination

Viewers gather around a circular stage as performers dance and play instruments.

Dive into immersive, A-list quality theater experience in Tokyo