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Girl Scout Eleanor Pierson, 9, of Yokota Air Base, Japan, helps Marcel Gadsden, pastor of the Japan Kingdom Builders Church in Fussa, sort hundreds of nonperishable food items she collected for the homeless, April 20, 2021. <br>Theron Godbold/Stars and Stripes

‘Don’t give up’: Pastor reaches out to overlooked homeless population near Yokota Air Base

Marcel Gadsden, pastor of the Japan Kingdom Builders Church in Fussa, said the local homeless population is often overlooked by programs founded by churches and community members at Yokota to assist service members and their families. He said he wants to change that.

Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks at a press conference held Aug. 26, 2020 at Fort Hood.<br>U.S. ARMY Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks at a press conference held Aug. 26, 2020 at Fort Hood.<br>U.S. ARMY
CID found little was done to find Sgt. Elder Fernandes in first 48 hours after he disappeared
The 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron has administered 1,138 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to service members at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania as of March 16, 2021. Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<br>Diana E. Ferree/U.S. Air Force The 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron has administered 1,138 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to service members at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania as of March 16, 2021. Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and Janssen vaccines have been authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<br>Diana E. Ferree/U.S. Air Force
80% of overseas military medical beneficiaries to receive coronavirus vaccine by June 1, DHA director says
Army Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, of Gansevoort, N.Y., was killed Monday during a static-line jump as part of the training exercise, said Lt. Col. Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division. She was assigned to the division’s 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg, N.C.<br> U.S. Army photo
Army Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, of Gansevoort, N.Y., was killed Monday during a static-line jump as part of the training exercise, said Lt. Col. Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division. She was assigned to the division’s 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg, N.C.<br> U.S. Army photo

82nd Airborne paratrooper killed in training jump was artist, forward observer

Spc. Abigail Jenks, 21, of Gansevoort, N.Y., was fatally injured during a static-line jump as part of the training exercise, said Lt. Col. Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne. She was assigned to the division’s 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team.

FILE - This file image made from a video aired Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the television station claims is Israel's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. The Israeli military said that a missile was fired into Israel from neighboring Syria early Thursday, April 22, 2021, and that it has struck targets in Syria in response. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in Dimona, the Negev town that is home to Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, indicating a possible incoming attack. <br>Channel 10 via AP
FILE - This file image made from a video aired Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the television station claims is Israel's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. The Israeli military said that a missile was fired into Israel from neighboring Syria early Thursday, April 22, 2021, and that it has struck targets in Syria in response. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in Dimona, the Negev town that is home to Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, indicating a possible incoming attack. <br>Channel 10 via AP

Israel says it strikes targets in Syria after missile attack

The Israeli military said air raid sirens sounded early Thursday near Dimona, the desert town that is home to the country's secretive nuclear reactor.

Participants in the 2007 Rolling Thunder event arrive in Washington, D.C. after gathering at the Pentagon.<br>Stars and Stripes
Participants in the 2007 Rolling Thunder event arrive in Washington, D.C. after gathering at the Pentagon.<br>Stars and Stripes

Organizers say Pentagon is jeopardizing Memorial Day motorcycle ride

AMVETS, the national veterans group organizing the ride, said the Defense Department has ignored its application to use the Pentagon parking lot as a staging area.

Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Nikki Barnes, left, and Lara Dallman-Weiss have qualified to represent the United States in sailing at the Tokyo Olympics.<br>Carol Bareuther
Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Nikki Barnes, left, and Lara Dallman-Weiss have qualified to represent the United States in sailing at the Tokyo Olympics.<br>Carol Bareuther

First Coast Guardsman to make an Olympic team will sail for the gold south of Tokyo

A member of the Coast Guard is chasing Olympic sailing glory in Japan, 230 years after the U.S. Revenue Marine began hunting smugglers in wind-powered, wooden cutters.

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NASA nominee says he'll try to stick to Trump's schedule for return to the moon

Former Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said the ambitious moon program, dubbed Artemis, transcends politics and that it "has to be continued, regardless of who's in the majority, of who's in the presidency."

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COVID-19 vaccination cards sit on the desk of a health care worker at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 18, 2021. Fully vaccinated people who have no symptoms of COVID and show a vaccination card don't need to have a coronavirus test before going to a restaurant or other business in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, officials say. <br>Marine Corps Base Hawaii
COVID-19 vaccination cards sit on the desk of a health care worker at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Feb. 18, 2021. Fully vaccinated people who have no symptoms of COVID and show a vaccination card don't need to have a coronavirus test before going to a restaurant or other business in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, officials say. <br>Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Quarantine rules lifted for fully vaccinated, asymptomatic US personnel at Ramstein and Stuttgart bases

Coronavirus restrictions, including quarantine and testing requirements, were eased on bases in two German states where tens of thousands of American service members, DOD civilians and their families live.

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Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, speaks with 13 other leaders of navies or their representatives from allied and partner nations throughout the Indo-Pacific region on Sept. 24, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during a virtual key leader engagement to discuss outlooks and perspectives during the coronavirus pandemic.<br>MC2 Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Adm. John Aquilino, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, speaks with 13 other leaders of navies or their representatives from allied and partner nations throughout the Indo-Pacific region on Sept. 24, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii during a virtual key leader engagement to discuss outlooks and perspectives during the coronavirus pandemic.<br>MC2 Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago/Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet

Senate confirms Adm. Aquilino to lead Indo-Pacific Command

Adm. John Aquilino was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday to be the next commander of Indo-Pacific Command, making him the top military officer in the strategically important region.

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FILE - This file image made from a video aired Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the television station claims is Israel's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. The Israeli military said that a missile was fired into Israel from neighboring Syria early Thursday, April 22, 2021, and that it has struck targets in Syria in response. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in Dimona, the Negev town that is home to Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, indicating a possible incoming attack. <br>Channel 10 via AP
FILE - This file image made from a video aired Friday, Jan. 7, 2005, by Israeli television station Channel 10, shows what the television station claims is Israel's top secret nuclear facility in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, the first detailed video of the site ever shown to the public. The Israeli military said that a missile was fired into Israel from neighboring Syria early Thursday, April 22, 2021, and that it has struck targets in Syria in response. Earlier, air raid sirens sounded in Dimona, the Negev town that is home to Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, indicating a possible incoming attack. <br>Channel 10 via AP

Israel says it strikes targets in Syria after missile attack

The Israeli military said air raid sirens sounded early Thursday near Dimona, the desert town that is home to the country's secretive nuclear reactor.

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