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Marine faces military hearing over firearms allegations
In this July 7, 2017 photo provided by Trevor Reilly, Reilly, left, poses with Marine Pfc. Ali Al-kazahg while hiking in the Eagles Nest Wilderness of the Dillon Ranger District in Colorado. Al-kazahg was apprehended in May 2019 at Offutt Air Force Base. Al-kazahg is in custody in a brig awaiting a military court hearing scheduled for Aug. 21, 2019, on allegations he made threats and tried to bring weapons onto the base in Nebraska while he was on leave. <br>Trevor Reilly/AP
In this July 7, 2017 photo provided by Trevor Reilly, Reilly, left, poses with Marine Pfc. Ali Al-kazahg while hiking in the Eagles Nest Wilderness of the Dillon Ranger District in Colorado. Al-kazahg was apprehended in May 2019 at Offutt Air Force Base. Al-kazahg is in custody in a brig awaiting a military court hearing scheduled for Aug. 21, 2019, on allegations he made threats and tried to bring weapons onto the base in Nebraska while he was on leave. <br>Trevor Reilly/AP

Pfc. Ali Al-kazahg is in custody on allegations that he tried to enter a Nebraska Air Force base with two semi-automatic rifles, a pistol, a silencer, a bump stock, a vest with body armor and a case of ammunition while on leave.

Alyssa Kidd comforts Beckham Kidd while the family comes together for the renaming of the Weapons Load Training facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to the Kidd Weapons Load Training facility in honor of the late Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. Kidd Aug. 16, 2019. Kidd was killed last fall in an attempted break-in of his vehicle outside his home in Bossier, La.<br>2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs
Alyssa Kidd comforts Beckham Kidd while the family comes together for the renaming of the Weapons Load Training facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to the Kidd Weapons Load Training facility in honor of the late Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. Kidd Aug. 16, 2019. Kidd was killed last fall in an attempted break-in of his vehicle outside his home in Bossier, La.<br>2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

Barksdale dedicates facility to slain airman, addresses safety after string of off-base murders

Tech Sgt. Joshua Kidd was one of five members of the Barksdale community to be murdered since June 2018, according to the Air Force.

Malawi's Gen. Vincent Thom Nundew, left, and Ghana's Lt. Gen. Obed Boamah Akwa, center, look on as Liberia's Maj. Gen. Prince Charles Johnson III, right, speaks during a panel discussion on the importance of empowering noncommissioned officers at a conference U.S. Africa Command hosted for African senior enlisted leaders at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. <br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes
Malawi's Gen. Vincent Thom Nundew, left, and Ghana's Lt. Gen. Obed Boamah Akwa, center, look on as Liberia's Maj. Gen. Prince Charles Johnson III, right, speaks during a panel discussion on the importance of empowering noncommissioned officers at a conference U.S. Africa Command hosted for African senior enlisted leaders at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. <br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

African militaries are working to bolster their 'backbone,' the NCOs

High-ranking enlisted troops in Africa aren’t always proud of their rank, one senior noncommissioned officer confessed to a roomful of his peers from nearly 30 African countries and the U.S.

A relative wails near the coffins of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug.18, 2019. <br>Rafiq Maqbool/AP
A relative wails near the coffins of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug.18, 2019. <br>Rafiq Maqbool/AP

Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

President Ashraf Ghani said he would eliminate ISIS safe havens as Afghanistan mourns at least 63 people, including children, killed in the Kabul bombing at a wedding hall Saturday. Close to 200 others were wounded.


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Stars and Stripes is commemorating the Vietnam War at 50 with a series of features intended to add context and understanding to the history of that war and to the changes it wrought.

President Richard Nixon announced in 1969 he would begin withdrawing troops from South Vietnam. “Peace with honor” became his new motto. An end was in sight.

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Police: Airman fatally shot breaking into Phoenix apartment

Authorities say the airman was shot early Sunday by a resident who told them he saw the man remove the patio door off its hinge and start kicking the glass door.

A new Air Force study reviewed the risk for prostate cancers among its fighter pilots and new Veterans Health Administration data showing that the rate of reported cases of prostate cancers per year among veterans using the VA health care system across all services has risen almost 16% since fiscal year 2000.<br>Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS
A new Air Force study reviewed the risk for prostate cancers among its fighter pilots and new Veterans Health Administration data showing that the rate of reported cases of prostate cancers per year among veterans using the VA health care system across all services has risen almost 16% since fiscal year 2000.<br>Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS

‘We are dropping like flies’: Ex-fighter pilots push for earlier cancer screening

Pilots who contacted McClatchy said they suspect the cancers may be linked to prolonged exposure in the cockpit to radiation from the radar systems on their advanced jets, or other sources such as from cockpit oxygen generation systems.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton prepares to moor near the USS Montgomery at Lumut Naval Base, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. <br>Tristin Barth/U.S. Navy
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton prepares to moor near the USS Montgomery at Lumut Naval Base, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. <br>Tristin Barth/U.S. Navy

US, Malaysia wrap up five days of training near Strait of Malacca

Maritime Training Activity Malaysia 2019 involved drills to improve maritime security and law enforcement skills, and includes training in counter-piracy, counter-smuggling, port security and maritime interceptions.

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Alyssa Kidd comforts Beckham Kidd while the family comes together for the renaming of the Weapons Load Training facility at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to the Kidd Weapons Load Training facility in honor of the late Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. Kidd Aug. 16, 2019. Kidd was killed last fall in an attempted break-in of his vehicle outside his home in Bossier, La.<br>2nd Bomb Wing Public Affairs

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