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A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases

Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities.

The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon, known as "The Old Guard," escorts a former Army colonel to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, April 2, 2018.<br>Elizabeth Fraser/U.S. Army photo
Families of former POWs angry loved ones can't receive full honors at Arlington
The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force The Air Force would not confirm reports that Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a combat controller killing in action in Afghanistan in 2002, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year.<br>Courtesy of the U.S. Air Force
Airman killed at Roberts Ridge to receive Medal of Honor, report says
Capt. Robert Mathewson Jr., left, Okinawa Naval Base commander, and Brad Reeves, American Legion Post 28 vice commander, lay flowers at the Ernie Pyle memorial on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Sunday, April 22, 2018. <br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes
Capt. Robert Mathewson Jr., left, Okinawa Naval Base commander, and Brad Reeves, American Legion Post 28 vice commander, lay flowers at the Ernie Pyle memorial on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Sunday, April 22, 2018. <br>Matt Burke/Stars and Stripes

War correspondent Ernie Pyle’s legacy more important than ever, officers say at memorial

A Sunday memorial service was held at the spot where famed World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle was felled by a Japanese bullet. Okinawa’s American Legion Post 28 began hosting memorial services in 1952 for Pyle, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for chronicling the average American soldier in foxholes across Europe.

In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo
In this April 16, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, M.D., sits with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Veteran's Affairs Committee, before their meeting on Capitol Hilin Washington. Jackson is President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Now it’s Washington’s turn to examine Jackson. The doctor to Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump is an Iraq War veteran nominated to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.<br>Alex Brandon/AP Photo

It's time for Trump's doctor to be examined, for VA chief

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson was tending to grievously injured military personnel in Iraq when he was summoned to Washington to interview for a job he barely knew existed. He didn't see a way to get there.

Enrique Salas pictured as a young Marine and later in life. <br>via Facebook
Enrique Salas pictured as a young Marine and later in life. <br>via Facebook

This deported Marine veteran came home the only way he could — in a casket

Lance Cpl. Enrique Salas, a Persian Gulf War veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2006, was buried with military honors in a Reedley, Calif. cemetery on Friday beside his younger brother, another fallen Marine.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, greets North Korean officials Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, during a February concert in Seoul, South Korea.<br>Courtesy of the Blue House
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, greets North Korean officials Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, during a February concert in Seoul, South Korea.<br>Courtesy of the Blue House

Moon’s mission: Summit a second chance at peace for S. Korean leader

President Moon Jae-in has the opportunity to finish what his mentor started when he sits down with North Korea’s leader Friday for only the third summit between the rival nations since the 1950-53 war. He knows it won’t be easy.

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to introductions during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State on Thursday, April 12, 2018.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP
CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to introductions during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State on Thursday, April 12, 2018.<br>Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Pompeo facing steep opposition at Senate panel

President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is facing serious opposition before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes
A Huawei smartphone on display at the TKS store at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, April 20, 2018.<br>Michael B. Keller/Stars and Stripes

Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases

Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities.

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pacific

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, greets North Korean officials Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, during a February concert in Seoul, South Korea.<br>Courtesy of the Blue House
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, greets North Korean officials Kim Yong Nam and Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, during a February concert in Seoul, South Korea.<br>Courtesy of the Blue House

Moon’s mission: Summit a second chance at peace for S. Korean leader

President Moon Jae-in has the opportunity to finish what his mentor started when he sits down with North Korea’s leader Friday for only the third summit between the rival nations since the 1950-53 war. He knows it won’t be easy.

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middle east

Women cry in a hospital after they lost their children in a deadly suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP
Women cry in a hospital after they lost their children in a deadly suicide attack on a voter registration center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

Taliban attacks kill 14 troops and policemen, Afghan officials say

Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan killed 14 soldiers and policemen on Monday as Kabul residents prepared to bury their loved ones slain in a horrific bombing by the Islamic State group that targeted a voter registration center the day before, killing 57.

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