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At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'
Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Out of the ashes of the Battle of Okinawa grew “one of the strongest alliances in the history of alliances,” between the United States and Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson told U.S. Marines attending the memorial.

The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes
The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

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FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)<br>AP
FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)<br>AP

US sends coffins to border with N. Korea to prepare for return of war dead remains

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Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, leads the applause for U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. during Caswell's retirement ceremony at West Point, June 22, 2018.<br> Matthew Moeller/U.S. Army
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, leads the applause for U.S. Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. during Caswell's retirement ceremony at West Point, June 22, 2018.<br> Matthew Moeller/U.S. Army

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5-year-old Nathan Simm was practicing with his prosthetic leg at the Challenged Athletes Foundation clinic on June 23, 2018. Each athlete was paired up with a volunteer to help them at the event. Volunteers wore blue shirts and athletes wore yellow shirts. <br>Caroline Hurley/Stars and Stripes
5-year-old Nathan Simm was practicing with his prosthetic leg at the Challenged Athletes Foundation clinic on June 23, 2018. Each athlete was paired up with a volunteer to help them at the event. Volunteers wore blue shirts and athletes wore yellow shirts. <br>Caroline Hurley/Stars and Stripes

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Lt. Col. Daniel McGuire, 57th Wing fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 27, 2018. A Government Accountability Office report says the military needs to get a better handle on how many pilots are leaving the service for the commercial airlines.<br>Andrew D. Sarver/U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col. Daniel McGuire, 57th Wing fighter pilot, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet assigned to the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 27, 2018. A Government Accountability Office report says the military needs to get a better handle on how many pilots are leaving the service for the commercial airlines.<br>Andrew D. Sarver/U.S. Air Force

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In a 2015 file photo, teenage cadets march along Cristianitos Road on Camp Pendleton. Forty years earlier, the valley in the background was designated "Tent Area 5" and filled with hundreds of tents that sheltered refugees who fled Vietnam in the closing days of the war.<br>Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times/TNS
In a 2015 file photo, teenage cadets march along Cristianitos Road on Camp Pendleton. Forty years earlier, the valley in the background was designated "Tent Area 5" and filled with hundreds of tents that sheltered refugees who fled Vietnam in the closing days of the war.<br>Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times/TNS

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In a 2015 file photo, teenage cadets march along Cristianitos Road on Camp Pendleton. Forty years earlier, the valley in the background was designated "Tent Area 5" and filled with hundreds of tents that sheltered refugees who fled Vietnam in the closing days of the war.<br>Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times/TNS

Report: Navy memo plans for Camp Pendleton to house up to 47,000 migrants in temporary detention

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Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'

Out of the ashes of the Battle of Okinawa grew “one of the strongest alliances in the history of alliances,” between the United States and Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson told U.S. Marines attending the memorial.

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

Can the Taliban be trusted to protect Afghanistan’s big bet on a gas pipeline?

The Afghan government has completed some of the first steps on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline project so potentially lucrative that the Taliban have promised their support. But financial and security hurdles await the fledgling pipeline, including funding concerns and a proposed pipeline route that will run through Taliban-contested provinces.

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Smoke fills the stage following an explosion at a Zanu pf rally in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Saturday, June, 23, 2018. An explosion rocked a stadium where Zimbabwe's president was addressing a campaign rally on Saturday, with state media calling it an assassination attempt but saying he was not hurt and was evacuated from the scene. Witnesses said several people were injured, including a vice president.<br>AP

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In a 2015 file photo, teenage cadets march along Cristianitos Road on Camp Pendleton. Forty years earlier, the valley in the background was designated "Tent Area 5" and filled with hundreds of tents that sheltered refugees who fled Vietnam in the closing days of the war.<br>Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times/TNS

Report: Navy memo plans for Camp Pendleton to house up to 47,000 migrants in temporary detention

According to a report published Friday afternoon by Time magazine, military leaders are drawing up plans to create a tent city at Camp Pendleton to detain as many as 47,000 illegal immigrants from Central America and other locations over the coming months.

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Haruko Arakaki, 74, attends the annual Irei no Hi ceremony at Okinawa Peace Memorial Park every year to "speak" to her father, who was lost during the Battle of Okinawa. The ceremony, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, marked the 73rd anniversary of the battle.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

At Okinawa memorial, thousands gather to honor lost loved ones, 'maintain peace'

Out of the ashes of the Battle of Okinawa grew “one of the strongest alliances in the history of alliances,” between the United States and Japan, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson told U.S. Marines attending the memorial.

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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The TAPI natural gas pipeline, named for the four nations partnering in the project, has been hailed as the great economic hope of the region, a 1,127-mile pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan through western Afghanistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.<br>J.P. Lawrence/Stars and Stripes

Can the Taliban be trusted to protect Afghanistan’s big bet on a gas pipeline?

The Afghan government has completed some of the first steps on a $10 billion natural gas pipeline project so potentially lucrative that the Taliban have promised their support. But financial and security hurdles await the fledgling pipeline, including funding concerns and a proposed pipeline route that will run through Taliban-contested provinces.

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Smoke fills the stage following an explosion at a Zanu pf rally in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Saturday, June, 23, 2018. An explosion rocked a stadium where Zimbabwe's president was addressing a campaign rally on Saturday, with state media calling it an assassination attempt but saying he was not hurt and was evacuated from the scene. Witnesses said several people were injured, including a vice president.<br>AP

Zimbabwe leader calls assassination attempt ‘cowardly act’

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa was unscathed Saturday by an explosion at a campaign rally that state media called an attempt to assassinate him.

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Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes
Bikers touring through an Alpine Valley during the Ride the Alps event, near Eng, Austria, Saturday, June 23, 2018.<br>Martin Egnash/Stars and Stripes

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US veterans join 'brotherhood' of bikers on ride through the Alps

More than 250 veterans, servicemembers and families rode their motorcycles through the jagged, gray peaks that mark the highest points in Germany as part of the annual Ride the Alps biker event this weekend.

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