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A sanitation crew works to disinfect the chartered Boeing 767 known as the Patriot Express at Osan Air Base, South Korea, July 14, 2020.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

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North Korea shows off what appears to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade on Oct. 10, 2020.<br>KCNA
North Korea shows off what appears to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade on Oct. 10, 2020.<br>KCNA

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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 26, 2018. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

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Airman 1st Class Sarah Figueroa said on social media that she experienced sexual harassment and retaliation at Misawa Air Base.<br>Instagram
Airman 1st Class Sarah Figueroa said on social media that she experienced sexual harassment and retaliation at Misawa Air Base.<br>Instagram

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Capt. Brett Crozier addresses his crew while serving as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 17, 2020.<br>Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy
Capt. Brett Crozier addresses his crew while serving as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 17, 2020.<br>Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy

Removal of fired USS Theodore Roosevelt commander’s name from plaque causes uproar

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First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army
First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army

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A child wears his mask while browsing local shops with his mother outside Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2020.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes
A child wears his mask while browsing local shops with his mother outside Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2020.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

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First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army

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First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army

NCOs to rank their assignment choices under Army’s new preference system

Army officers have had a similar system of ranked choices in place since 2016, this is the first time it has been introduced for NCO ranks.

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A child wears his mask while browsing local shops with his mother outside Osan Air Base, South Korea, Oct. 20, 2020.<br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

South Korea sees triple digit rise in coronavirus cases as seven more US troops test positive

Four of the service members who tested positive for the coronavirus arrived on government-chartered flights at Osan Air Base, other three traveled on commercial aircraft that landed at Incheon International Airport.

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Military spending among the U.S.'s allies in Europe and Canada increased for the sixth consecutive year, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.<br>NATO

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Fraud, waste and abuse cost US $19 billion in one decade in Afghanistan

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Police officers detain a protester at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020.<br>Sunday Alamba/AP

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Capt. Brett Crozier addresses his crew while serving as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 17, 2020.<br>Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy

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Gate 12A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from 2017. Col. Patrick Miller, the base's installation commander, will soon make a decision on whether to allow up to half of the base’s workforce back within the fence line. <br>Michelle Gigante/U.S. Air Force

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First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army
First Sgt. Joseph N. Buck Jr., 1173rd Deployment and Distribution Support Battalion, 595th Transportation Brigade, recites the noncommissioned officer creed alongside other soldiers during an NCO induction ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2019. Many NCOs, primarily in the ranks from staff sergeant through master sergeant, will be able to rank their desired next assignments under a new program.<br>Jordan M. Rose/U.S. Army

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Capt. Brett Crozier addresses his crew while serving as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 17, 2020.<br>Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy
Capt. Brett Crozier addresses his crew while serving as commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Jan. 17, 2020.<br>Alexander Williams/U.S. Navy

Removal of fired USS Theodore Roosevelt commander’s name from plaque causes uproar

The USS Theodore Roosevelt's executive officer said Capt. Brett Crozier's nameplate, which has been replaced, was missing because someone 'took it as a souvenir.'

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.<br>Sue Ogrocki/AP

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A crowd of 11,388 attended the Los Angeles Dodgers' 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Tuesday night's World Series opener. That was the smallest Series crowd since 10,535 attended Game 6 in 1909 between the Tigers and Pittsburgh at Detroit's Bennett Park.