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Sgt. Maj. Paris Jackson, financial management noncommissioned officer in charge of the 230th Financial Management Support Unit, performs a leg tuck during the Strong Soldier competition at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on June 27, 2020.<br>Vontrae Hampton/U.S. Army Reserve

The Army is rolling out a new fitness test: Will it hold back women?

An Army initiative to create a stronger, fitter fighting force has yielded a dramatic gender gap, raising questions about whether the service unintentionally might compound barriers for women trying to move up the ranks.

A photo from Johnson family complaint filed Sept. 18, 2020, shows mold in their on-base housing at Camp Lejeune, N.C.<br>Scott and Lindsey Johnson A photo from Johnson family complaint filed Sept. 18, 2020, shows mold in their on-base housing at Camp Lejeune, N.C.<br>Scott and Lindsey Johnson
Three Marine families at Camp Lejeune sue housing firms over moldy, pest-filled homes
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown in an undated photo published by the Korean Central News Agency. <br>KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown in an undated photo published by the Korean Central News Agency. <br>KCNA
North Korean leader apologizes for killing of South Korean official, presidential office says
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley attends a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 26, 2020. <br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Gen. Milley: Military services working to remove all identifying information from promotions processes

Top leaders for each of the Defense Department’s military services are working to remove all personal identifying information from promotions packets, Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday.

A sign at an exchange store at Camp Foster, Okinawa, warns customers about age and purchase limits for medications containing dextromethorphan, Sept. 10, 2020.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
A sign at an exchange store at Camp Foster, Okinawa, warns customers about age and purchase limits for medications containing dextromethorphan, Sept. 10, 2020.<br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

Report: Cough-suppressant abuse on Okinawa still a problem, despite military efforts to stop it

The authors of the study recently published in Military Medicine began their research into dextromethorphan abuse in 2017 after 34 patients were admitted to the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa emergency room for dextromethorphan intoxication.

A crew member polishes the windows of the B-29 Superfortress "FiFi," owned by the Texas-based Commemorative Air Force, during a Thursday media event for Friday's Arsenal of Democracy flyover of Washington, D.C.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes
A crew member polishes the windows of the B-29 Superfortress "FiFi," owned by the Texas-based Commemorative Air Force, during a Thursday media event for Friday's Arsenal of Democracy flyover of Washington, D.C.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

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Vintage aircraft set to fly over DC Friday to mark the anniversary of World War II's end

Friday's Arsenal of Democracy flyover commemorates the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. More than 60 vintage WWII-era aircraft are to take part in the event.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jancarlo San Martin, assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, looks at a cellphone on Sept. 18, 2020.<br>Benjamin A. Lewis/U.S. Navy
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jancarlo San Martin, assigned to Naval Station Rota, Spain, looks at a cellphone on Sept. 18, 2020.<br>Benjamin A. Lewis/U.S. Navy

Survey: Coronavirus pandemic, social distancing are taking toll on veterans’ mental health

About 60% of veterans surveyed reported feeling disconnected from their family, friends, or community. Half of veterans agreed their mental and physical health has worsened since social distancing themselves.

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The Facebook logo. <br>Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
The Facebook logo. <br>Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Facebook removes Russian networks tied to intelligence services that interfered in 2016 election

Facebook shut down two Russian disinformation networks operated by the nation's intelligence services and a third by people affiliated with a notorious troll farm that interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the company announced Thursday.

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Soldiers and families living on U.S. Army bases in Germany will stop receiving free American Forces Network television services as of Sept. 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Army
Soldiers and families living on U.S. Army bases in Germany will stop receiving free American Forces Network television services as of Sept. 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Army

Free AFN TV ends at Army housing in Germany this weekend

The end of the automatic AFN programming, which includes college and professional sports as well as popular stateside shows, comes after the Army in Europe decided earlier this year not to renew a contract for the service in Germany, officials said.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown in an undated photo published by the Korean Central News Agency. <br>KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown in an undated photo published by the Korean Central News Agency. <br>KCNA

North Korean leader apologizes for killing of South Korean official, presidential office says

The rare apology was a major step toward defusing tensions after the South said that North Korean troops had shot to death and burned the body of a fisheries inspector who had gone missing from a patrol boat on Monday.

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A fifth grade class at Bahrain School in September 2019. Elementary and middle school classes at the Navy base in Bahrain will resume on Sept. 27, 2020, a decision made by school officials after Navy leaders eased the health protection condition earlier this month.<br>Stars and Stripes
A fifth grade class at Bahrain School in September 2019. Elementary and middle school classes at the Navy base in Bahrain will resume on Sept. 27, 2020, a decision made by school officials after Navy leaders eased the health protection condition earlier this month.<br>Stars and Stripes

Navy base school in Bahrain to reopen classrooms despite teachers’ union objections

U.S. military and school officials on Bahrain plan to resume classes Sunday for elementary and middle school students, despite teacher concerns that the health risk is still too high for in-person learning.

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