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Russian troops in a Russian air force Mi-8 helicopter are pictured here during a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, which realsed the photo on Saturday, May 28, 2022.

Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments

Local officials say Russian and Ukrainian troops engaged in close-quarter combat in the eastern Ukraine city of Sievierodonetsk on Sunday, knocking out power and cellphone service and forcing civilians to flee.

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President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, May 24, 2022, as first lady Jill Biden listens.

Biden called again to mourn with a city stricken by grief

Dakota, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who fought in Ukraine before suffering a head injury, is now back home in Ohio.

Ukraine war volunteers are coming home, reckoning with difficult fight

Poppy wall helps visitors deepen understanding of sacrifice on Memorial Day

Vets groups, advocates rally in DC to urge the Senate to pass legislation to help veterans exposed to toxins

At Arlington National Cemetery, a convicted killer rests among heroes

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Biden tells Navy graduates next decade will be decisive for democracy and world order

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Then-U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2020.

Army units in South Korea receive award for initial response to COVID-19 pandemic

End of the ‘blue and gray’? National commission considers mothballing legendary insignia of the 29th Infantry Division

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Second Wright-Patterson child care center proposed as a new Air Force 'unfunded priority'

Navy

Service members and their families deployed to Bahrain can now receive certain types of mental health care locally, instead of having to fly back to America, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in an announcement Thursday.

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

Navy unveils climate action strategy but glosses over carbon emissions from ships and planes

Italian destroyer joins USS George H.W. Bush strike group in final deployment preps

Space Force

Staff Sgt. David Diehl II, 436th Communications Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of wing cybersecurity, displays his new United States Space Force tapes and service branch patch at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 12, 2021. Diehl was one of three members of Team Dover accepted into the U.S. Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Senators introduce legislation to create Space National Guard under Space Force

Lawmakers fight to keep US Space Command in Colorado Springs

Florida senators lead bipartisan push to bring Space Force training HQ to Space Coast

Coast Guard

Coast Guard investigates ‘foul odor,’ sickness on Carnival Magic cruise ship

Space launches vs. cruise lines: Coast Guard concludes investigation into Royal Caribbean ship

55 Cuban migrants stopped at sea off the Florida Keys in a week, Coast Guard says

Marine Corps

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Marine base lockdown caused by inadvertent weapon discharge

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Bo Hopkins in Paris on March 23, 2006. The veteran actor died on Saturday, May 28, 2022; he was 80.

Bo Hopkins, ‘American Graffiti’ actor and Army vet, dies at 80

Ukraine war volunteers are coming home, reckoning with difficult fight

Uvalde a mix of pride and anger as it grieves school attack

Europe

Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russia claims capture of key transport hub, as Zelensky remains defiant

Asia-Pacific

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party's politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, May 29, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified.

N. Korea moves to soften curbs amid doubts over COVID counts

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

Report: Navy's Hawaii fuel tanks need repair before draining

Middle East

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's newest ship, the Shahid Mahdavi, center right, under construction in a shipyard west of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 21, 2022. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building the massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz as it tries to expand its naval presence in waters vital to international energy supplies and beyond, satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press show. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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Africa

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Rival Libya leader says he has no plans to rule from Tripoli

Congo's M23 rebels attack military base in country's east

Americas

A supporter of Historical Pact coalition presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, holds a flag with the image of Petro before a closing campaign rally in Zipaquira, Colombia, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Elections are set for May 29. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Bo Hopkins, ‘American Graffiti’ actor and Army vet, dies at 80

Bo Hopkins, a Korean War Amy veteran who stared in films from the 1960s through 2020, died on Saturday. He was 80.

The reflection of visitors and the Washington Memorial in the background is seen on the glass panel encasing more than 645,000 fabric poppy flowers at the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor on Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Washington D.C.

Poppy wall helps visitors deepen understanding of sacrifice on Memorial Day

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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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Darmstadt, West Germany, July, 1984: Future basketball Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes, recently retired after 16 outstanding years in the NBA, speaks during a visit to U.S. troops in Germany. In an interview, Hayes criticized the decision by his former team, the Houston Rockets, to use their top draft pick on a second center, Akeem Olajuwon, when they already had Ralph Sampson on the roster. Hayes would have drafted Michael Jordan instead — a choice that seems obvious in hindsight, but must be weighed against Olajuwon's outstanding career in which he led Houston to two NBA titles in the mid-1990s.

Elvin Hayes in Germany, 1984

Darmstadt, West Germany, July 1984: Future basketball Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes, recently retired after 16 outstanding years in the NBA, speaks during a visit to U.S. troops in Germany.