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A housing area at Fort Knox, Ky. Fort Knox is one of six bases that will benefit from $1.1 billion being invested in improving military housing.<br>Eric Pilgrim/U.S. Army

Army announces $1.1 billion in improvements to military housing at six bases

The $1.1 billion investment will fund “significant improvements” to 12,000 existing homes at all six bases and the construction of more than 1,200 new homes at Fort Hood, Fort Campbell, Fort Knox and Fort Wainwright, the Army said.

Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.<br>Greg Nash, Pool/AP Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.<br>Greg Nash, Pool/AP
US: Germany is 'highly valued' station for American troops
The USS Donald Cook enters the Black Sea at night, Jan. 23, 2021. The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the Black Sea as of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. <br>Yoruk Isik The USS Donald Cook enters the Black Sea at night, Jan. 23, 2021. The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the Black Sea as of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. <br>Yoruk Isik
Navy sends three ships into Black Sea as Russia takes notice
Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, pleaded guilty in Naha District Court, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing the cab while drunk the night of Nov. 7, 2020. <br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, pleaded guilty in Naha District Court, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing the cab while drunk the night of Nov. 7, 2020. <br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Marine faces 3 ½ years in prison with hard labor for drunken assault on Okinawa taxi driver

A Marine assigned to Camp Hansen pleaded guilty to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing a cab, as well as some other charges.

Boeing says its Defiant X helicopter, developed with Sikorsky, is capable of flying low and fast to bring troops where needed while evading adversaries over complex terrain.<br>Boeing Co.
Boeing says its Defiant X helicopter, developed with Sikorsky, is capable of flying low and fast to bring troops where needed while evading adversaries over complex terrain.<br>Boeing Co.

Boeing-Sikorsky unveil Defiant X, their pitch to replace the Army’s aging Black Hawk fleet

The Army is expected to call for final submissions to its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft competition later this year and may award contracts in 2022.

Locals watch U.S. Marines move along Kings Beach, Australia, in an assault amphibious vehicle during a Talisman Sabre drill, July 22, 2019. <br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes
Locals watch U.S. Marines move along Kings Beach, Australia, in an assault amphibious vehicle during a Talisman Sabre drill, July 22, 2019. <br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes

US, Australia plan to carry on with massive Talisman Sabre exercise despite pandemic

Dates and locations for the multinational military exercise Down Under have been posted on the Australian Department of Defence website.

In this May 15, 2020, file photo, Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. <br>Alex Brandon/AP
In this May 15, 2020, file photo, Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. <br>Alex Brandon/AP

ANALYSIS

Biden seen likely to keep Space Force, a Trump favorite

While President Joe Biden has quickly undone other Trump initiatives, the space-faring service seems likely to survive, even if the new administration pushes it lower on the list of defense priorities.

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Protesters take over balconies and inauguration scaffolding at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Matt McClain/The Washington Post
Protesters take over balconies and inauguration scaffolding at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.<br>Matt McClain/The Washington Post

Indictment: Military veterans in three states recruited followers, gathered weapons ahead of Capitol breach

Jessica Marie Watkins, Donovan Ray Crowl and Thomas Caldwell — all of whom are military veterans — are accused of conspiring to obstruct Congress and other counts, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

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The USS Donald Cook enters the Black Sea at night, Jan. 23, 2021. The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the Black Sea as of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. <br>Yoruk Isik
The USS Donald Cook enters the Black Sea at night, Jan. 23, 2021. The U.S. Navy has three warships operating in the Black Sea as of Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. <br>Yoruk Isik

Navy sends three ships into Black Sea as Russia takes notice

The destroyer USS Porter began its transit into the Black Sea on Thursday in support of NATO efforts, joining two other Navy vessels.

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Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, pleaded guilty in Naha District Court, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing the cab while drunk the night of Nov. 7, 2020. <br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Lance Cpl. Jamison Michael Bissett, 20, of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, pleaded guilty in Naha District Court, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing the cab while drunk the night of Nov. 7, 2020. <br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Marine faces 3 ½ years in prison with hard labor for drunken assault on Okinawa taxi driver

A Marine assigned to Camp Hansen pleaded guilty to assaulting a taxi driver and stealing and crashing a cab, as well as some other charges.

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Dr. Judea Pearl, father of American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed by terrorists in 2002, speaks in Miami Beach, Fla., on April 15, 2007.<br>AP
Dr. Judea Pearl, father of American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was killed by terrorists in 2002, speaks in Miami Beach, Fla., on April 15, 2007.<br>AP

Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl's death

The brutality of Pearl's killing shocked many in 2002, years before the Islamic State group regularly began releasing videos of their beheadings of journalists.

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