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At least 3 US servicemembers die in Syria explosion claimed by ISIS
This frame grab from video shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>ANHA via AP
This frame grab from video shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>ANHA via AP

The officials also said an unspecified number of Americans were wounded in the attack, which took place near a coalition patrol, according to a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity.

A man walks past IRS headquarters in Washington on Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
A man walks past IRS headquarters in Washington on Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Administration calls nearly 50,000 back to work, unpaid, as shutdown continues

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it has called back tens of thousands of federal workers to fulfill key government tasks, including disbursing tax refunds, overseeing flight safety and inspecting the nation's food and drug supply, as it seeks to blunt the impact of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Garrett nominated to lead FORSCOM

Lt. Gen. Michael X. Garrett was recently listed as one of the next military officials in line for promotion to become a four-star Army general, according to congressional records. His nomination was received by the Senate on Jan. 9.

The guard of honor of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation Army attends a military parade on Sept. 3, 2015 in Beijing, China. China on Thursday held commemoration activities, including a grand military parade, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.<br>Fei Maohua/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS
The guard of honor of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation Army attends a military parade on Sept. 3, 2015 in Beijing, China. China on Thursday held commemoration activities, including a grand military parade, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.<br>Fei Maohua/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS

Report: China has some of world’s most advanced weapons, remains ‘long way’ from US military

China in recent years has poured billions of dollars into developing advanced weapons, some of which outclass U.S. weapons, but with an inexperienced military it remains years away from challenging American security interests globally, the Pentagon’s intelligence agency concluded in a report released Tuesday.

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First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes
First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes

Junior officer pleads guilty, gets jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

A Georgia National Guard first lieutenant pleaded guilty to assaulting a German ex-girlfriend and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement on Wednesday.

The upcoming video game ''Burden of Command,'' a World War II battlefield simulator, is designed to show players the complexity of leading people into battle.<br>Courtesy of Green Tree Games.
The upcoming video game ''Burden of Command,'' a World War II battlefield simulator, is designed to show players the complexity of leading people into battle.<br>Courtesy of Green Tree Games.

Upcoming video game forces commanders to earn the trust of their troops or face defeat

In many combat-themed games, soldiers are simply a collection of polygons that do what a player commands — but the upcoming World War II battlefield simulator “Burden of Command” shows players the complexity of leading people into battle.

Paratroopers jump from a Kawasaki C-2 heavy transport aircraft during a drill at Narashino Training Area in Chiba prefecture, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.<br>Courtesy of Hideo Sasagawa
Paratroopers jump from a Kawasaki C-2 heavy transport aircraft during a drill at Narashino Training Area in Chiba prefecture, Japan, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.<br>Courtesy of Hideo Sasagawa

Green Berets practice securing remote islands with elite Japanese paratroopers

About 70 Green Berets stationed on Okinawa and in Alaska participated in this year’s event, jumping 5,500 feet from JGSDF helicopters, while the Japanese paratroopers jumped from Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft.

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Government mistakenly wanted to deport US-born veteran

A Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was held for three days for possible deportation before federal authorities learned that he was a U.S. citizen born in Michigan, lawyers said Wednesday.

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Okinawa-based Marines parachute during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 14, 2017.<br>Donald Hudson/U.S. Air Force

Local officials’ protests don’t stop parachute training at home of US Forces Japan

Parachute training at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo carried on this week despite objections from local government officials, a Tokyo newspaper said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he chairs a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP

Putin blasts US, West over NATO before Serbia visit

Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. and the West of destabilizing the Balkans with NATO expansionist policies as Serbia prepares a hero's welcome for the Russian president.

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This frame grab from video shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>ANHA via AP

At least 3 US servicemembers die in Syria explosion claimed by ISIS

The officials also said an unspecified number of Americans were wounded in the attack, which took place near a coalition patrol, according to a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity.

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Kenya says all gunmen killed in hotel attack that took '14 innocent lives'

Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic militant gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 "innocent lives," the country's president said Wednesday.

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Government mistakenly wanted to deport US-born veteran

A Marine veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was held for three days for possible deportation before federal authorities learned that he was a U.S. citizen born in Michigan, lawyers said Wednesday.

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Okinawa-based Marines parachute during the Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 14, 2017.<br>Donald Hudson/U.S. Air Force

Local officials’ protests don’t stop parachute training at home of US Forces Japan

Parachute training at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo carried on this week despite objections from local government officials, a Tokyo newspaper said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he chairs a cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP

Putin blasts US, West over NATO before Serbia visit

Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. and the West of destabilizing the Balkans with NATO expansionist policies as Serbia prepares a hero's welcome for the Russian president.

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This frame grab from video shows a damaged restaurant where an explosion occurred, in Manbij, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.<br>ANHA via AP

At least 3 US servicemembers die in Syria explosion claimed by ISIS

The officials also said an unspecified number of Americans were wounded in the attack, which took place near a coalition patrol, according to a defense official speaking on condition of anonymity.

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A video screen grab shows heavily armed attackers walking in the compound of a hotel, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. <br>Security Camera Footage/AP

Kenya says all gunmen killed in hotel attack that took '14 innocent lives'

Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic militant gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 "innocent lives," the country's president said Wednesday.

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President Lyndon Johnson poses with four U.S. servicemen, to whom he presented the Medal of Honor Jan. 16, 1969, for heroism in Vietnam. From left to right: Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen, Ft. Myers, Fla.; Marine Maj. Stephen W. Pless, Newman, Ga.; Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Newman, Ga.; and Army Staff Sgt. Drew D. Dix, Pueblo, Colo. Jackson died over the weekend at the age of 95.<br>James Atherton
President Lyndon Johnson poses with four U.S. servicemen, to whom he presented the Medal of Honor Jan. 16, 1969, for heroism in Vietnam. From left to right: Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen, Ft. Myers, Fla.; Marine Maj. Stephen W. Pless, Newman, Ga.; Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Newman, Ga.; and Army Staff Sgt. Drew D. Dix, Pueblo, Colo. Jackson died over the weekend at the age of 95.<br>James Atherton

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Vietnam-era Medal of Honor recipient Joe Jackson dead at 95

Retired Air Force Col. Joe M. Jackson, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, a veteran of three wars and early U-2 pilot, died Saturday at the age of 95.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, left, and the Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll maneuver during a divisional tactics exercise Jan. 15, 2019, in the South China Sea.<br>John Harris/U.S. Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, left, and the Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll maneuver during a divisional tactics exercise Jan. 15, 2019, in the South China Sea.<br>John Harris/U.S. Navy

U.S. and British navies conduct first joint military exercises in disputed South China Sea

The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell and the Royal Navy frigate HMS Argyll conducted the operations in the strategic waterway during a period of six days from Friday through Wednesday, the The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement.

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Roughly 41,000 Coast Guard members were bracing for the partial government shutdown to deny them paychecks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.<br>U.S. Coast Guard/Facebook
Roughly 41,000 Coast Guard members were bracing for the partial government shutdown to deny them paychecks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.<br>U.S. Coast Guard/Facebook

USAA donates $15 million to Coast Guard families

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First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes
First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes

Junior officer pleads guilty, gets jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

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U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Ivone Rios was pronounced dead at RAF Feltwell, England, Sept. 11, 2017, after being found unconscious.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Air Force
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Ivone Rios was pronounced dead at RAF Feltwell, England, Sept. 11, 2017, after being found unconscious.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Air Force creates new pitch day to give away $40M to startups

Air Force Pitch Day is designed as a fast-track program to put companies on one-page contracts and same-day awards with the swipe of a government credit card.

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Japanese schoolchildren and their parents tour the commissary at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, during a community relations tour of the installation.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
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Tour gives Japanese families a rare, up-close look at MCAS Iwakuni

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, left, and the Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll maneuver during a divisional tactics exercise Jan. 15, 2019, in the South China Sea.<br>John Harris/U.S. Navy
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell, left, and the Royal Navy Type 23 Duke Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll maneuver during a divisional tactics exercise Jan. 15, 2019, in the South China Sea.<br>John Harris/U.S. Navy

U.S. and British navies conduct first joint military exercises in disputed South China Sea

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Roughly 41,000 Coast Guard members were bracing for the partial government shutdown to deny them paychecks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.<br>U.S. Coast Guard/Facebook
Roughly 41,000 Coast Guard members were bracing for the partial government shutdown to deny them paychecks on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.<br>U.S. Coast Guard/Facebook

USAA donates $15 million to Coast Guard families

The donation to the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance, a nonprofit charity that aids members of the Coast Guard, will help the military and civilian workforce in need, said Adm. Karl L. Schultz, commandant of the Coast Guard.

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First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes
First Lt. Nicholas M. Roberts pleaded guilty in a Clay Kaserne courtroom Wednesday to assaulting his girlfriend during a 2017 argument, and was sentenced by a military judge to 60 days confinement. Stars and Stripes<br>Stars and Stripes

Junior officer pleads guilty, gets jail time for assaulting ex-girlfriend

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U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Ivone Rios was pronounced dead at RAF Feltwell, England, Sept. 11, 2017, after being found unconscious.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Air Force
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Ivone Rios was pronounced dead at RAF Feltwell, England, Sept. 11, 2017, after being found unconscious.<br>Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Air Force creates new pitch day to give away $40M to startups

Air Force Pitch Day is designed as a fast-track program to put companies on one-page contracts and same-day awards with the swipe of a government credit card.

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Japanese schoolchildren and their parents tour the commissary at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, during a community relations tour of the installation.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes
Japanese schoolchildren and their parents tour the commissary at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, during a community relations tour of the installation.<br>James Bolinger/Stars and Stripes

Tour gives Japanese families a rare, up-close look at MCAS Iwakuni

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AOSR has a Reale chance to return to D2 hoops glory

AOSR recorded two double-digit wins over tough Division I squad Naples last weekend, improving its overall record to 4-0.

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AOSR has a Reale chance to return to D2 hoops glory

AOSR recorded two double-digit wins over tough Division I squad Naples last weekend, improving its overall record to 4-0.