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North Korea says it will suspend nuclear and missile tests
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured in this undated photo from the Korean Central News Agency. <br>Courtesy of KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured in this undated photo from the Korean Central News Agency. <br>Courtesy of KCNA

The surprise announcement came just a week before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the heavily fortified border area on the divided peninsula.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asks a question about military acquisitions during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asks a question about military acquisitions during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Will former POW McCain help sink CIA nominee implicated in torture program?

Activists seeking to derail President Donald Trump’s nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the CIA are looking to Sen. John McCain to cast the deciding vote against her — assuming he is well enough to return to Washington.

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Army: No VA benefits for false warning of bad anthrax vaccine

The Army told soldiers stationed in South Korea on Thursday that they were not eligible for disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs after the service retracted a memorandum warning of bad batches of the anthrax vaccine.

Former President George H. W. Bush greets the mourners with his daughter Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch during the visitation for former first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church Friday, April 20, 2018, in Houston. Barbara Bush died on April 17, at the age of 92.<br>Mark Burns/Offce of George H.W. Bush/Pool via AP
Former President George H. W. Bush greets the mourners with his daughter Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch during the visitation for former first lady Barbara Bush at St. Martin's Episcopal Church Friday, April 20, 2018, in Houston. Barbara Bush died on April 17, at the age of 92.<br>Mark Burns/Offce of George H.W. Bush/Pool via AP

President George HW Bush greets mourners honoring his wife

Barbara and George Bush were married longer than any other presidential couple when she died Tuesday at their home in Houston. One of just two first ladies to have a child elected president, Barbara Bush was widely admired for her plainspoken style and her advocacy for causes including literacy and AIDS awareness.

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Trainees check their cellphones and at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, as they prepare to be processed for departure on Victory Block Leave. <br>Robert Timmons/U.S. Army
Trainees check their cellphones and at Fort Jackson, S.C., on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, as they prepare to be processed for departure on Victory Block Leave. <br>Robert Timmons/U.S. Army

T-Mobile offers new phone service discounts for military families and veterans

T-Mobile has launched a campaign geared toward veterans, with a hiring effort, discounts on phone lines, and investments in its network near military bases.

Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

Army art programs help soldiers tap into their creative sides

Art therapist at Vicenza encourages people who’ve never painted a sunset, sketched a songbird or even doodled a doodle to give it a try. For many, such activities are relaxing, rewarding, even therapeutic.

A narrow bridge spans the waterfall at the center of Saarburg, Germany. The roughly 60-foot waterfall gives the routinely picturesque town a distinctive centerpiece.<br>Gregory Broome/Stars and Stripes
A narrow bridge spans the waterfall at the center of Saarburg, Germany. The roughly 60-foot waterfall gives the routinely picturesque town a distinctive centerpiece.<br>Gregory Broome/Stars and Stripes

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Distinctive waterfall, stunning views set quaint German town Saarburg apart

A river runs through it. Along with a waterfall! That’s the claim to fame of Saarburg, a small southwestern German town nestled in the picturesque wine region close to the border with Luxembourg.

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asks a question about military acquisitions during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Will former POW McCain help sink CIA nominee implicated in torture program?

Activists seeking to derail President Donald Trump’s nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the CIA are looking to Sen. John McCain to cast the deciding vote against her — assuming he is well enough to return to Washington.

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DOD civilian pleads guilty to sexually abusing sleeping co-worker at Navy base in Japan

Michael Cerera, 36, admitted to crawling into a fellow employee’s hotel bed while she was asleep and sexually abusing her while he was on a temporary duty assignment at Yokosuka Naval Base, according to federal court documents.

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When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Airmen and soldiers take on obstacle course challenge at Ramstein

Nearly 200 people participated in this year’s CLEAR Challenge, which included events such as a silent walk, bubble soccer, tug-of-war matches and an obstacle course.

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Syrian government forces oversee the evacuation by bus of rebels and their family from the towns of Ruhaiba in the eastern Qalamoun region in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Saturday, April 21, 2018. <br>SANA via AP

Syria's Damascus region to see thousands more evacuations

Syrian state media says rebels have started to evacuate three towns in the eastern Qalamoun region in the Damascus countryside.

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Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, leader of Special Operations Command Africa, left, reviews local troops in formation during a visit Thursday to Flintlock 2018 headquarters in Agadez, Niger. Flintlock, which ended Friday, is the largest U.S. special operations exercise in Africa and comes at a time when commanders are worried that extremist groups in the region are gaining momentum.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

US Special Operations soldiers, African partners wrap up Flintlock exercise

U.S. special operations troops ended their largest training mission in West Africa on Friday, as part of a bid to better train local soldiers for the fight against terror groups.

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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., asks a question about military acquisitions during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Will former POW McCain help sink CIA nominee implicated in torture program?

Activists seeking to derail President Donald Trump’s nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the CIA are looking to Sen. John McCain to cast the deciding vote against her — assuming he is well enough to return to Washington.

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DOD civilian pleads guilty to sexually abusing sleeping co-worker at Navy base in Japan

Michael Cerera, 36, admitted to crawling into a fellow employee’s hotel bed while she was asleep and sexually abusing her while he was on a temporary duty assignment at Yokosuka Naval Base, according to federal court documents.

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When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Airmen and soldiers take on obstacle course challenge at Ramstein

Nearly 200 people participated in this year’s CLEAR Challenge, which included events such as a silent walk, bubble soccer, tug-of-war matches and an obstacle course.

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Syrian government forces oversee the evacuation by bus of rebels and their family from the towns of Ruhaiba in the eastern Qalamoun region in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Saturday, April 21, 2018. <br>SANA via AP

Syria's Damascus region to see thousands more evacuations

Syrian state media says rebels have started to evacuate three towns in the eastern Qalamoun region in the Damascus countryside.

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Maj. Gen. Marcus Hicks, leader of Special Operations Command Africa, left, reviews local troops in formation during a visit Thursday to Flintlock 2018 headquarters in Agadez, Niger. Flintlock, which ended Friday, is the largest U.S. special operations exercise in Africa and comes at a time when commanders are worried that extremist groups in the region are gaining momentum.<br>John Vandiver/Stars and Stripes

US Special Operations soldiers, African partners wrap up Flintlock exercise

U.S. special operations troops ended their largest training mission in West Africa on Friday, as part of a bid to better train local soldiers for the fight against terror groups.

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Family members look to the flag-draped casket of deported Marine veteran, Enrique Salas, after it was placed in a hearse after a funeral Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley, Friday morning, April 20, 2018. <br>John Walter/The Fresno Bee (TNS)
Family members look to the flag-draped casket of deported Marine veteran, Enrique Salas, after it was placed in a hearse after a funeral Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley, Friday morning, April 20, 2018. <br>John Walter/The Fresno Bee (TNS)

This deported Marine veteran came home the only way he could — in a casket

Lance Cpl. Enrique Salas, a Persian Gulf War veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2006, was buried with military honors in a Reedley, Calif. cemetery on Friday beside his younger brother, another fallen Marine.

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When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes
When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Marine Maj. Terry Traylor explains a computer communication process during a cybersecurity class at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., on April 3, 2018. Traylor is teaching this class at North Dakota State Universityas an unpaid volunteer.<br>Dan Gunderson /Minnesota Public Radio via AP
Marine Maj. Terry Traylor explains a computer communication process during a cybersecurity class at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., on April 3, 2018. Traylor is teaching this class at North Dakota State Universityas an unpaid volunteer.<br>Dan Gunderson /Minnesota Public Radio via AP

Marine brings military-learned cyber skills to university classroom

Marine major who teaches "hacking class" at North Dakota State University as an unpaid volunteer says he's excited to bring some of the skills honed in the military to an academic setting

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Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

Army art programs help soldiers tap into their creative sides

Art therapist at Vicenza encourages people who’ve never painted a sunset, sketched a songbird or even doodled a doodle to give it a try. For many, such activities are relaxing, rewarding, even therapeutic.

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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has filed a complaint with the Navy over a Bible being included into a POW/MIA display at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.<br>Courtesy of MRFF
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has filed a complaint with the Navy over a Bible being included into a POW/MIA display at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.<br>Courtesy of MRFF

San Diego-based admiral declines to probe Bible placement at Okinawa hospital

Although the Navy vowed to probe complaints by the troops that Navy officials in Okinawa were trying to convert people to Christianity through a Vietnam War display, an admiral in San Diego nixed the investigation.

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Pacific area Coast Guard boss says service needs more money for global operations

He commands U.S. Coast Guard forces from the shores of East Africa to the Rocky Mountains, rescuing mariners at sea, enforcing fishing laws, interdicting smugglers and protecting America’s ports, and Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette says his Coasties need more money.

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When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes
When Doves Fly, a 76th Airlift Squadron team, battles a fellow squadron team, Not Our First Rodeo, during a tug-of-war match at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

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Airmen and soldiers take on obstacle course challenge at Ramstein

Nearly 200 people participated in this year’s CLEAR Challenge, which included events such as a silent walk, bubble soccer, tug-of-war matches and an obstacle course.

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Marine Maj. Terry Traylor explains a computer communication process during a cybersecurity class at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., on April 3, 2018. Traylor is teaching this class at North Dakota State Universityas an unpaid volunteer.<br>Dan Gunderson /Minnesota Public Radio via AP
Marine Maj. Terry Traylor explains a computer communication process during a cybersecurity class at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., on April 3, 2018. Traylor is teaching this class at North Dakota State Universityas an unpaid volunteer.<br>Dan Gunderson /Minnesota Public Radio via AP

Marine brings military-learned cyber skills to university classroom

Marine major who teaches "hacking class" at North Dakota State University as an unpaid volunteer says he's excited to bring some of the skills honed in the military to an academic setting

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Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes
Vicenza Art and Crafts Center supervisor Michelle Sterkowicz assists student Jack Dupree during a free-form art session for young people designed to build resiliency, held weekly at the base library.<br>Nancy Montgomery/Stars and Stripes

Army art programs help soldiers tap into their creative sides

Art therapist at Vicenza encourages people who’ve never painted a sunset, sketched a songbird or even doodled a doodle to give it a try. For many, such activities are relaxing, rewarding, even therapeutic.

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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has filed a complaint with the Navy over a Bible being included into a POW/MIA display at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.<br>Courtesy of MRFF
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has filed a complaint with the Navy over a Bible being included into a POW/MIA display at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.<br>Courtesy of MRFF

San Diego-based admiral declines to probe Bible placement at Okinawa hospital

Although the Navy vowed to probe complaints by the troops that Navy officials in Okinawa were trying to convert people to Christianity through a Vietnam War display, an admiral in San Diego nixed the investigation.

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Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette<br>U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette<br>U.S. Coast Guard

Pacific area Coast Guard boss says service needs more money for global operations

He commands U.S. Coast Guard forces from the shores of East Africa to the Rocky Mountains, rescuing mariners at sea, enforcing fishing laws, interdicting smugglers and protecting America’s ports, and Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette says his Coasties need more money.

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NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski signs autographs for sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford's flight deck during a tour of Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday, April 19, 2018. <br>Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot (TNS)

NASCAR champion's USS Gerald R. Ford visit to be a highlight of Coca-Cola 600

Whenever NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski wins a race, he holds an American flag out of his window to pay tribute to military veterans and service members who are among the sport’s most faithful fans.

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NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski signs autographs for sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford's flight deck during a tour of Naval Station Norfolk on Thursday, April 19, 2018. <br>Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot (TNS)

NASCAR champion's USS Gerald R. Ford visit to be a highlight of Coca-Cola 600

Whenever NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski wins a race, he holds an American flag out of his window to pay tribute to military veterans and service members who are among the sport’s most faithful fans.