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US servicemember is killed in action in Afghanistan

Citing unnamed Defense Department officials, the New York Times reported that the servicemember was a Special Forces soldier who was killed in eastern Wardak province while fighting alongside Afghan commandos.

Sgt. 1st Class Bryson Briles, left, and Staff Sgt. Jorge Flechas enjoy a relaxing moment vaping before heading to class at U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College Sept. 5, 2019. Briles said he vapes as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Flechas said he vapes for recreational purposes. Health officials say they suspect the more than 200 recent deaths and serious illnesses across a 25-state area in the United States are the result of vaping.<br>Eric Pilgrim/U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryson Briles, left, and Staff Sgt. Jorge Flechas enjoy a relaxing moment vaping before heading to class at U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College Sept. 5, 2019. Briles said he vapes as a safer alternative to cigarettes. Flechas said he vapes for recreational purposes. Health officials say they suspect the more than 200 recent deaths and serious illnesses across a 25-state area in the United States are the result of vaping.<br>Eric Pilgrim/U.S. Army
Servicemembers are warned to lay off vaping amid reports of lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, left, says Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., right, misled the public over Mast's eviction from his congressional office inside a VA hospital.<br> VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, left, says Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., right, misled the public over Mast's eviction from his congressional office inside a VA hospital.<br>
VA secretary, congressman feud over office space inside Florida hospital
This image provided on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at at Saudi Aramco's Kuirais oil field in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. <br>U.S. government/Digital Globe
This image provided on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, by the U.S. government and DigitalGlobe and annotated by the source, shows damage to the infrastructure at at Saudi Aramco's Kuirais oil field in Buqyaq, Saudi Arabia. <br>U.S. government/Digital Globe

Yemen's Houthi rebels warn of further attacks on Saudi oil facilities

The new threat came as U.S. officials were pointing fingers at Iran and its other proxies around the region and President Donald Trump said the United States was "locked and loaded" and ready to respond. Iran has denied any involvement.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Erickson was killed during a military training parachute operation in Perris, California, Sept. 10, 2019.<br>GoFundMe
Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Erickson was killed during a military training parachute operation in Perris, California, Sept. 10, 2019.<br>GoFundMe

Airman who died in parachuting accident ‘loved his country and his job,’ family says

Staff Sgt. Adam K. Erickson, 29, was killed in California during a training accident on a routine military proficiency jump.

Clearance divers from the Royal Canadian Navy's Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic conduct mine clearance operations during exercise Northern Coasts in Nyborg, Denmark, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.<br>Travis Simmons/U.S. Navy
Clearance divers from the Royal Canadian Navy's Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic conduct mine clearance operations during exercise Northern Coasts in Nyborg, Denmark, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019.<br>Travis Simmons/U.S. Navy

US and NATO partners use exercise to better protect waters where Russia operates

U.S. divers used underwater drones to find and clear simulated mines and submerged explosives in a NATO exercise that seeks to boost security in the Baltic Sea area, where Russia has grown more active.

Maj. John Wright, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force 319th Operations Group, answers questions about the RQ-4 Global Hawk at the annual Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friendship Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. <br>Theron Godbold/Stars and Stripes
Maj. John Wright, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force 319th Operations Group, answers questions about the RQ-4 Global Hawk at the annual Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friendship Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. <br>Theron Godbold/Stars and Stripes

Japanese crowds check out a Global Hawk drone at Yokota’s annual Friendship Festival

Those curious to see a hi-tech surveillance drone up-close had a chance to check one out at an event at an Air Force base in Japan.

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President Donald Trump addresses the media at the White House on Sept. 9, 2019. <br>Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post
President Donald Trump addresses the media at the White House on Sept. 9, 2019. <br>Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post

AP source: New York prosecutors subpoena Trump’s tax returns

A person familiar with the matter said Monday that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. sent a subpoena to the accounting firm Mazars USA seeking eight years of Trump’s personal and business returns.

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, speaks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, after a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Johnson held his first meeting with Juncker on Monday in search of a long-shot Brexit deal.<br>Olivier Matthys/AP
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, speaks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, after a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Johnson held his first meeting with Juncker on Monday in search of a long-shot Brexit deal.<br>Olivier Matthys/AP

Johnson, Juncker hold Brexit talks, but no breakthrough seen

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed Monday to ramp up talks on securing an elusive Brexit deal, but the two sides gave starkly different assessments of how far apart they are.

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A launch and recovery system recovers the remotely operated pressurized rescue module from the water following an unmanned training dive in Ketchikan, Alaska.<br>Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy
A launch and recovery system recovers the remotely operated pressurized rescue module from the water following an unmanned training dive in Ketchikan, Alaska.<br>Ronald Gutridge/U.S. Navy

Canadian man and his firm plead guilty to transferring US Navy rescue-sub data to China

A Canadian businessman and his company have pleaded guilty to charges related to the transfer to China of technical details about a U.S. Navy undersea submarine rescue vehicle in an effort to sell versions to the Chinese navy, U.S. court records show.

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US servicemember is killed in action in Afghanistan

Citing unnamed Defense Department officials, the New York Times reported that the servicemember was a Special Forces soldier who was killed in eastern Wardak province while fighting alongside Afghan commandos.

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