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President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during his meeting with members of his cabinet in Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Looking on is Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan.<br>Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Trump tweets warning to Iran's president, Iranian state media calls it 'passive reaction'

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

Steve Blank talks with students in Stanford University's first Hacking for Defense class in the spring of 2016. The course will be offered at 22 universities in the coming year.<br>Courtesy of Stanford News Service

University course sics students on problems stumping the military

Garrett Michael Solorzano appears in court on Feb. 22, 2016.<br>Jay Pickthorn / Argus Leader

Courts accepting PTSD as criminal defense

Airmen were still hard at work despite record-setting heat at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes;

Servicemembers in Japan swelter in record-breaking heatwave

Record temperatures are baking the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo during a heatwave that has killed more than 30 people over the past week.

$Marine Staff Sgt. Ronald Orange, III Marine Expeditionary Force Band drum major, directs the band during the Guam Liberation Day parade, Saturday, July 21, 2018.<br>Matt Burke\Stars and Stripes$

Marines celebrate liberation of Guam, 74 years after critical WWII battle

Okinawa-based Marines were hailed as heroes Saturday as they led Guam’s Liberation Day parade, an annual celebration of the U.S. Pacific island territory’s deliverance 74 years ago from a brutal Japanese occupation. Thousands of Guamanians and indigenous Chamorro lined the streets shouting, “Thank you for your service.”

A civilian worker at Misawa Air Base, Japan, home of the 35th Fighter Wing, was found dead at her off-base home, Thursday, July 19, 2018.<br>Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes

Misawa child care worker found dead in her off-base residence

Japanese police are investigating the death of a Misawa Air Base civilian last week in her home off base.

U.S. Air Force aircraft maintenance personnel and fighter pilots from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, perform preflight and launch operations to deploy F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets for an AEF rotation to Southwest Asia, July 11, 2018. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing is deploying nearly 300 Airmen and approximately a dozen F-16 Block 52 Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Edward Snyder) <br>Edward Snyder/U.S. Air Force

Air Force fighter intercepts plane near Trump golf course

A U.S. Air Force fighter jet intercepted a small general aviation aircraft flying near President Donald Trump's private golf club Saturday.

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Trump tweets warning to Iran's president, Iranian state media calls it 'passive reaction'

President Donald Trump has warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States.

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Grotte Caglieron wasn't that crowded during a recent weekend visit, though it's likely to get more visitors when work is completed to restore more access and when summer vacations start.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

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Keeping its cool: Lesser-known Grotte Caglieron an easy distance from Aviano

Italy’s most famous sites — such as the Colosseum in Rome, the Grand Canal in Venice and Pompeii — are famous around the world. But it’s not that difficult to live in the country for years and find lesser-known venues that you’ve never heard of, much less discovered. Grotte Caglieron is one of those places.