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Trump, Mattis indicate that North Korea summit is still a possibility
President Donald Trump attends a White House ceremony on May 9, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
President Donald Trump attends a White House ceremony on May 9, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

President Donald Trump adopted a warmer tone after the North Korea’s outreach on Friday, saying it was even possible the summit could take place on June 12 as planned. "They very much want to do it, we'd like to do it," he told reporters at the White House.

A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army
A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army

‘They’re going to remember his name’: 12 Army special operations soldiers honored at Fort Bragg

A dozen soldiers' names were added to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall as the command honors those it lost in the past year.

Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez<br>U.S. Navy
Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez<br>U.S. Navy

USS John S. McCain commander pleads guilty to dereliction of duty

The commander of the USS John S. McCain when it collided with a commercial tanker last year in the Straits of Singapore pleaded guilty Friday to dereliction of duty and acknowledged his role in the deaths of 10 sailors.

A three-dimensional model of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine from a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt crash site in Weymouth Bay, England, Thursday, May 24, 2018. The P-47 crashed on May 7, 1944, the pilot bailed out and was rescued.<br>Image by Deeper Dorset
A three-dimensional model of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine from a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt crash site in Weymouth Bay, England, Thursday, May 24, 2018. The P-47 crashed on May 7, 1944, the pilot bailed out and was rescued.<br>Image by Deeper Dorset

British divers who pinpointed missing Vietnam War-era C-130 set sights on Thunderbolt wreckage

The British diving team that recently narrowed down the location in the English Channel of a C-130 stolen in 1969 by a homesick U.S. Air Force sergeant is at it again.

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A bugler plays taps during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2017.<br>Stars and Stripes
A bugler plays taps during a Veterans Day ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 2017.<br>Stars and Stripes

Traditional bugle call taps emotions and patriotism

Taps is only 24 notes, but each one is powerful, evoking sincere emotions from military members and civilians alike.

Several major U.S. news sites, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, were unavailable in most European countries Friday as a new European Union data law went into effect.<br>Stars and Stripes
Several major U.S. news sites, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, were unavailable in most European countries Friday as a new European Union data law went into effect.<br>Stars and Stripes

Some US news sites unavailable in Europe as new data law takes effect

Social media users and readers of online news in Europe were experiencing the impact of a new European Union data law as the measure went into effect on Friday.

Commuters walk past photos of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Koreans in 1977, at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, May 9, 2018.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes
Commuters walk past photos of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Koreans in 1977, at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, May 9, 2018.<br>Leon Cook/Stars and Stripes

Japan shows ‘understanding’ about summit, vows to keep pressure on N. Korea

Japanese officials promised to keep pressure on North Korea after President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to cancel a historic summit with Kim Jong Un.

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Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez<br>U.S. Navy

USS John S. McCain commander pleads guilty to dereliction of duty

The commander of the USS John S. McCain when it collided with a commercial tanker last year in the Straits of Singapore pleaded guilty Friday to dereliction of duty and acknowledged his role in the deaths of 10 sailors.

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President Donald Trump attends a White House ceremony on May 9, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Trump, Mattis indicate that North Korea summit is still a possibility

President Donald Trump adopted a warmer tone after the North Korea’s outreach on Friday, saying it was even possible the summit could take place on June 12 as planned. "They very much want to do it, we'd like to do it," he told reporters at the White House.

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A three-dimensional model of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine from a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt crash site in Weymouth Bay, England, Thursday, May 24, 2018. The P-47 crashed on May 7, 1944, the pilot bailed out and was rescued.<br>Image by Deeper Dorset

British divers who pinpointed missing Vietnam War-era C-130 set sights on Thunderbolt wreckage

The British diving team that recently narrowed down the location in the English Channel of a C-130 stolen in 1969 by a homesick U.S. Air Force sergeant is at it again.

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An Israeli Air Force F-35 plane performs during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim Air Force Base near Beersheba, Israel, on Dec. 29, 2016. <br>Ariel Schalit/AP

Report: Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in Syria

A Syrian war-monitoring group said Friday suspected Israeli strikes hit a military base overnight in central Syria housing Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group alongside other factions allied with the Damascus government.

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Libya: Car bombing near hotel in Benghazi kills 7

A car bombing on a busy street in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Friday killed at least seven people, including a girl, and wounded 20, a security official said.

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Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez<br>U.S. Navy

USS John S. McCain commander pleads guilty to dereliction of duty

The commander of the USS John S. McCain when it collided with a commercial tanker last year in the Straits of Singapore pleaded guilty Friday to dereliction of duty and acknowledged his role in the deaths of 10 sailors.

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President Donald Trump attends a White House ceremony on May 9, 2018.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

Trump, Mattis indicate that North Korea summit is still a possibility

President Donald Trump adopted a warmer tone after the North Korea’s outreach on Friday, saying it was even possible the summit could take place on June 12 as planned. "They very much want to do it, we'd like to do it," he told reporters at the White House.

See more Pacific news
A three-dimensional model of Pratt & Whitney R-2800 engine from a Republic P-47D Thunderbolt crash site in Weymouth Bay, England, Thursday, May 24, 2018. The P-47 crashed on May 7, 1944, the pilot bailed out and was rescued.<br>Image by Deeper Dorset

British divers who pinpointed missing Vietnam War-era C-130 set sights on Thunderbolt wreckage

The British diving team that recently narrowed down the location in the English Channel of a C-130 stolen in 1969 by a homesick U.S. Air Force sergeant is at it again.

See more Europe news
An Israeli Air Force F-35 plane performs during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim Air Force Base near Beersheba, Israel, on Dec. 29, 2016. <br>Ariel Schalit/AP

Report: Suspected Israeli strike targets Hezbollah in Syria

A Syrian war-monitoring group said Friday suspected Israeli strikes hit a military base overnight in central Syria housing Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group alongside other factions allied with the Damascus government.

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Libya: Car bombing near hotel in Benghazi kills 7

A car bombing on a busy street in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Friday killed at least seven people, including a girl, and wounded 20, a security official said.

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The U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment placed more than 200,000 flags on May 24, 2018, at graves throughout Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day weekend.<br>Michael S. Darnell/Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment placed more than 200,000 flags on May 24, 2018, at graves throughout Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day weekend.<br>Michael S. Darnell/Stars and Stripes

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'Old Guard' honors the fallen through Arlington National Cemetery's Flags-In

Flags were placed in front of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday by hundreds of soldiers with the Old Guard during the annual pre-Memorial Day Flags-In ceremony.

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President Donald Trump looks on as the Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md<br>Evan Vucci/AP
President Donald Trump looks on as the Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Trump tells grads 'you don't give up, you don't give in'

President Donald Trump stressed the United States' military might as he addressed graduates at the United States Naval Academy Friday, saying the "best way to prevent war is to be fully prepared for war."

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Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.<br>Jessica Hill/AP
Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.<br>Jessica Hill/AP

'Needed more than ever,' Coast Guard gets Pence praise at graduation ceremony

Vice President Mike Pence warned the new U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates on Wednesday of the perils America faces from rogue regimes, criminal networks and terrorist groups, saying the new ensigns will be on the front lines of the threats.

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A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army
A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army

‘They’re going to remember his name’: 12 Army special operations soldiers honored at Fort Bragg

A dozen soldiers' names were added to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall as the command honors those it lost in the past year.

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy provides remarks after accepting command of both the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a ceremony held on Peterson U.S. Air Force Base, Colorado, May 24, 2018. <br>U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy provides remarks after accepting command of both the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a ceremony held on Peterson U.S. Air Force Base, Colorado, May 24, 2018. <br>U.S. Northern Command

Bi-national command at NORAD gets a bi-national commander

While Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy wears an American uniform, underneath he's Canadian — making O'Shaughnessy's position as the new leader of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command especially meaningful.

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Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut, formerly of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were fired Monday.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut, formerly of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were fired Monday.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Marines fire commander, senior enlisted leader at California light armored battalion

Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion were removed from their positions due to a loss in confidence of their ability to lead.

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President Donald Trump looks on as the Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md<br>Evan Vucci/AP
President Donald Trump looks on as the Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Annapolis, Md<br>Evan Vucci/AP

Trump tells grads 'you don't give up, you don't give in'

President Donald Trump stressed the United States' military might as he addressed graduates at the United States Naval Academy Friday, saying the "best way to prevent war is to be fully prepared for war."

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Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.<br>Jessica Hill/AP
Vice President Mike Pence is saluted as he arrives to speak at the commencement for the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.<br>Jessica Hill/AP

'Needed more than ever,' Coast Guard gets Pence praise at graduation ceremony

Vice President Mike Pence warned the new U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates on Wednesday of the perils America faces from rogue regimes, criminal networks and terrorist groups, saying the new ensigns will be on the front lines of the threats.

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A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army
A Special Forces soldier touches the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall, during the Fallen Warrior Memorial Ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., on May 24, 2018. <br>Dillon Heyliger/U.S. Army

‘They’re going to remember his name’: 12 Army special operations soldiers honored at Fort Bragg

A dozen soldiers' names were added to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Wall as the command honors those it lost in the past year.

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy provides remarks after accepting command of both the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a ceremony held on Peterson U.S. Air Force Base, Colorado, May 24, 2018. <br>U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy provides remarks after accepting command of both the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a ceremony held on Peterson U.S. Air Force Base, Colorado, May 24, 2018. <br>U.S. Northern Command

Bi-national command at NORAD gets a bi-national commander

While Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy wears an American uniform, underneath he's Canadian — making O'Shaughnessy's position as the new leader of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command especially meaningful.

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Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut, formerly of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were fired Monday.<br>U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut, formerly of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, were fired Monday.<br>U.S. Marine Corps

Marines fire commander, senior enlisted leader at California light armored battalion

Lt. Col. Rafael A. Candelario II and Sgt. Maj. Marcus A. Chestnut of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion were removed from their positions due to a loss in confidence of their ability to lead.

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Houston Rockets' Chris Paul, right, shakes hands with teammate James Harden after a 95-92 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.<br>Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

Gordon leads Rockets over Warriors 98-94 to take series lead

After two blowout losses in this series, including an embarrassing 41-point rout in Game 3, the Rockets know they don't have any time to celebrate Tuesday's win. It was a victory that snapped Golden State's NBA-record 16-game home playoff winning streak.

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Houston Rockets' Chris Paul, right, shakes hands with teammate James Harden after a 95-92 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Oakland, Calif.<br>Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

Gordon leads Rockets over Warriors 98-94 to take series lead

After two blowout losses in this series, including an embarrassing 41-point rout in Game 3, the Rockets know they don't have any time to celebrate Tuesday's win. It was a victory that snapped Golden State's NBA-record 16-game home playoff winning streak.