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DHS requests room for up to 20,000 unaccompanied minors on military bases
U.S. Border Patrol agents conduct intake of people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S.at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Border Patrol agents conduct intake of people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the U.S.at the Central Processing Center in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.<br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Up to 20,000 migrant children could be housed on U.S. military bases under a plan being considered by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to U.S. officials. The children would be unaccompanied minors who cross the border without family members, not children separated from them.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano speakes to sailors at Chinhae Naval Base, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Steven Giordano speakes to sailors at Chinhae Naval Base, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018.<br>Marcus Fichtl/Stars and Stripes

Navy’s top enlisted sailor announces retirement amidst misconduct probe

Master Chief of the Navy Steven Giordano on Thursday announced he would leave the service in an attempt to “avoid distraction” as the Navy inspector general probes allegations that he fostered a hostile work environment in his Pentagon office.

An airman fires a M240 machine gun during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Dec. 20, 2017.<br>Colville McFee/U.S. Air Force
An airman fires a M240 machine gun during weapons training at Beale Air Force Base, California, Dec. 20, 2017.<br>Colville McFee/U.S. Air Force

Investigators find missing Minot AFB machine gun in airman’s home

Special agents with the service’s Office of Special Investigations found the machine gun while executing a federal search warrant at an airman's residence.

South Vietnam, April, 1967: Helicopters stream in to take soldiers from the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division on an "Eagle Mission" to investigate suspicious activity and round up Viet Cong suspects in Hau Nghia province.<br>Tom Dreiling/Stars and Stripes
South Vietnam, April, 1967: Helicopters stream in to take soldiers from the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division on an "Eagle Mission" to investigate suspicious activity and round up Viet Cong suspects in Hau Nghia province.<br>Tom Dreiling/Stars and Stripes

Vets with bladder cancer could wait years for government to recognize Agent Orange link

In the past nine years, Vietnam War veteran Robert Lytle has undergone three surgeries. Doctors removed eight malignant tumors from his bladder. The Department of Veterans Affairs has denied his requests for disability compensation three times.

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A U.S. Army tank crew take a breather while serving during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait in February, 1991.<br>Wayne J. Begasse/Stars and Stripes
A U.S. Army tank crew take a breather while serving during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait in February, 1991.<br>Wayne J. Begasse/Stars and Stripes

National Mall site selected as location of national Gulf War memorial

A federal commission on Thursday approved a site on the National Mall for the future National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial after several months of debate over whether to choose another location along the Potomac River.

<br>Douglas Demaio/U.S. Army photo
<br>Douglas Demaio/U.S. Army photo

Military making headway on opioid epidemic among servicemembers, vets, officials say

The military is seeing significantly lower levels of opioid abuse and use as it installs a series of reforms in the midst of a drug epidemic that has gripped the nation, two service health officials told lawmakers.

A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 37th Helicopter Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., performs close air support during a joint training exercise in the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Donald C. Knechtel/Courtesy of U.S. Air Force
A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 37th Helicopter Squadron at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., performs close air support during a joint training exercise in the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Donald C. Knechtel/Courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Air Force set to award contract for replacing Huey helicopters by year-end

The Air Force is expected to award a contract by the end of the year to replace all active-duty UH-1N Huey helicopters, the service announced Thursday.

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People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. <br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP

Feds seek removal of 20-day limit on immigrant family holds

The Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with their parents.

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Col. Brandon Newton, garrison commander of Camp Red Cloud and other bases north of Seoul, South Korea, stands in front of a color guard during the garrison's inactivation ceremony, Thursday, June 21, 2018. <br>Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes

Army takes step toward closing Camp Red Cloud with inactivation ceremony

Soldiers stood in formation as the garrison’s colors were cased Thursday in a ceremony officials said marked an important step toward closing this Korean War-era base and reducing the U.S. footprint north of Seoul.

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Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, listens to a question after delivering a pre-NATO summit speech at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, June 21, 2018.<br>Matt Dunham/AP

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The bonds between Europe and North America are under strain and there's no guarantee the trans-Atlantic partnership will survive, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday.

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Kurdish Security Force students patrol a road during an advanced instructor course at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center in Erbil, Iraq April 16, 2018.<br>Courtesy of Norman Sehmisch/German army

Turkey says 35 Kurd leaders killed in airstrikes in Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asserted that Turkish jets have dealt a heavy blow on the outlawed Kurdish rebels' leadership in Iraq, saying some 35 high-level militants were killed.

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African migrants who were found on a damaged rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea and rescued by the Libyan coast guard rest on the shore, east of the capital, Tripoli, Libya on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.<br>Libyan Coast Guard via AP

EU seeks to screen migrants in Africa, stop boat crossings

In talks over the next week, EU leaders will affirm their intention to stop migrants leaving north African shores by paying countries like Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to hold people until their eligibility for asylum can be established.

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People who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, stand in line at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. <br>U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP

Feds seek removal of 20-day limit on immigrant family holds

The Department of Justice on Thursday asked a federal judge to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an effort to keep children with their parents.

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Col. Brandon Newton, garrison commander of Camp Red Cloud and other bases north of Seoul, South Korea, stands in front of a color guard during the garrison's inactivation ceremony, Thursday, June 21, 2018. <br>Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes

Army takes step toward closing Camp Red Cloud with inactivation ceremony

Soldiers stood in formation as the garrison’s colors were cased Thursday in a ceremony officials said marked an important step toward closing this Korean War-era base and reducing the U.S. footprint north of Seoul.

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Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, listens to a question after delivering a pre-NATO summit speech at Lancaster House in London, Thursday, June 21, 2018.<br>Matt Dunham/AP

NATO head: No guarantee trans-Atlantic alliance will survive

The bonds between Europe and North America are under strain and there's no guarantee the trans-Atlantic partnership will survive, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday.

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Kurdish Security Force students patrol a road during an advanced instructor course at the Kurdistan Training Coordination Center in Erbil, Iraq April 16, 2018.<br>Courtesy of Norman Sehmisch/German army

Turkey says 35 Kurd leaders killed in airstrikes in Iraq

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asserted that Turkish jets have dealt a heavy blow on the outlawed Kurdish rebels' leadership in Iraq, saying some 35 high-level militants were killed.

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African migrants who were found on a damaged rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea and rescued by the Libyan coast guard rest on the shore, east of the capital, Tripoli, Libya on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.<br>Libyan Coast Guard via AP

EU seeks to screen migrants in Africa, stop boat crossings

In talks over the next week, EU leaders will affirm their intention to stop migrants leaving north African shores by paying countries like Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to hold people until their eligibility for asylum can be established.

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South Vietnam, April, 1967: Helicopters stream in to take soldiers from the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division on an "Eagle Mission" to investigate suspicious activity and round up Viet Cong suspects in Hau Nghia province.<br>Tom Dreiling/Stars and Stripes
South Vietnam, April, 1967: Helicopters stream in to take soldiers from the 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division on an "Eagle Mission" to investigate suspicious activity and round up Viet Cong suspects in Hau Nghia province.<br>Tom Dreiling/Stars and Stripes

Vets with bladder cancer could wait years for government to recognize Agent Orange link

In the past nine years, Vietnam War veteran Robert Lytle has undergone three surgeries. Doctors removed eight malignant tumors from his bladder. The Department of Veterans Affairs has denied his requests for disability compensation three times.

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