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A Navy contractor works on a drill rig in Aiea, Hawaii, April 27, 2022. The rig was used to establish groundwater monitoring wells in connection with jet fuel contamination of the Navy’s water system for communities on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

CDC survey finds nearly 2,000 users of tainted Navy water in Hawaii felt sick

The drinking water in Hawaii contaminated by Navy jet fuel has caused almost 2,000 residents health issues.

A North Korean missile is launched in this image released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, Jan. 28, 2022.

UN motion for additional North Korean sanctions fails on Russia, China vetoes

Lance Cpl. Jordan Begaye, 22, of Camp Foster, Okinawa, was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison by Naha District Court, Thursday, May 26, 2022. He had been convicted of attempted sexual assault resulting in injury.

Marine gets 4 ½ years in prison for sexual-assault attempt on Okinawa

Court decision may offer line of defense for some American personnel in German tax fights

Video | Stripes in 7 for May 26, 2022

Army Gen. Cavoli tells senators that NATO expansion could force Russia to move troops in the Baltic region

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Battalion from Army’s 173rd Airborne back in Italy after Latvia deployment

Marine Corps now has 2 fully operational F-35B stealth fighter squadrons in Japan

Air Force squadron throws itself birthday bash in German skies

US military officer back at embassy in Kyiv

Ellsworth Air Force Base prepares for B-21 stealth bomber

Delta cutting flights due to staffing, COVID-19, weather disruptions

Navy pilot program in Bahrain provides personnel local option for mental health care

Distraught mother talked out of cliffside suicide on Guam is a US sailor

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Army veteran who vanished in 1976 identified as slaying victim, North Carolina cops say

Forensic DNA testing has revealed the man as Jimmy Mack Brooks, a veteran who was 26 at the time of his death nearly 50 years ago.

VA launches $20M challenge to help reduce veteran suicides

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Former Navy linebacker Diego Fagot, seen in this undated Navy Football photo, is among four Naval Academy athletes who have received permission from the Department of Defense to pursue professional sports, the academy announced Sunday. Fagot was offered a contract as an undrafted free agent by the Ravens following the 2022 NFL draft in April 2022.

Linebacker Diego Fagot among 4 Naval Academy athletes who receive permission to pursue professional sports

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III issued the approval Saturday in accordance with Directive-Type Memorandum 19-011. That policy allows service academy graduates to pursue employment in professional sports immediately following graduation.

The Vilseck Falcons celebrate after winning the DODEA-Europe Division I softball championships on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Never-quit Falcons rally late to stun Wiesbaden

Naples pitcher Alexia Malaca sends a pitch toward home plate in the Wildcats' victory over Spangdahlem on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the DODEA-Europe Division II/III softball championships in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Experienced few lead Wildcats to softball title

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‘Buried at sea’: Navy changes status of 13 sailors killed in sinking of USS Indianapolis

The Navy has finally resolved the fates of 13 sailors aboard the USS Indianapolis that was sunk in WWII.

Lt. Col. Ryan Morgan pauses at the grave of U.S. Army Capt. Ian Patrick Weikel during Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery, May 26, 2016.

Where did Memorial Day start? Here’s a look at the origins of the holiday

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Isha, from left, CJ and Garoo form a powerful team to explore the Runebarrows in Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising a satisfying but limited taste of what’s to come

For years, Suikoden fans have been clamoring for creator Yoshitaka Murayama to make another project along those lines, and they’re finally getting it with the Eiyuden Chronicle franchise. The first game out of the gate is Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, which is essentially an appetizer to the main game Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.