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Time to hang them up? Military officials announced Thursday, May 13, 2021, that personnel fully vaccinated against the coronavirus are no longer required to wear masks indoors or outdoors at Defense Department facilities.<br>Photo illustration by Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Masks no longer required for fully vaccinated personnel at Defense Department facilities

Fully vaccinated Defense Department personnel are no longer required to wear masks on U.S. military installations, the Pentagon announced in a memo.

A Department of Justice criminal complaint against Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris contains video screen grabs of the suspect believed to be Warnagiris.<br>Department of Justice A Department of Justice criminal complaint against Marine Maj. Christopher Warnagiris contains video screen grabs of the suspect believed to be Warnagiris.<br>Department of Justice
Marine major charged with assaulting officers during Jan. 6 siege of US Capitol
An anti-base group near Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is complaining that CV-22 Ospreys have been flying over residential areas with their machine guns visible. The Air Force says the guns are only loaded for use over approved training areas.<br>Hamura Peace Committee An anti-base group near Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is complaining that CV-22 Ospreys have been flying over residential areas with their machine guns visible. The Air Force says the guns are only loaded for use over approved training areas.<br>Hamura Peace Committee
Tokyo-based Ospreys with guns visible draw more complaints from anti-base group
Jonah Lee, an 18-year-old high school senior in Hawaii, kayaks past Navy ships at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 23, 2021.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Jonah Lee, an 18-year-old high school senior in Hawaii, kayaks past Navy ships at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 23, 2021.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Wet feet, turtles and submarines: The journey to school is an adventure for a Navy officer's son in Hawaii

When his family moved to a different neighborhood, a high school senior came up with a creative way to keep attending his school near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam without navigating Honolulu's terrible traffic.

Sgt. Gilberto Armento, with the Arizona Army National Guard, assists with immunizations at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Mesa, Ariz., May 13, 2021. The unit began vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 17 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light to use the Pfizer vaccine for that age group. Several U.S. bases in Europe are planning to offer the vaccine to kids in that age group starting next week.<br>Laura Bauer/U.S. Army
Sgt. Gilberto Armento, with the Arizona Army National Guard, assists with immunizations at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Mesa, Ariz., May 13, 2021. The unit began vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 17 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the green light to use the Pfizer vaccine for that age group. Several U.S. bases in Europe are planning to offer the vaccine to kids in that age group starting next week.<br>Laura Bauer/U.S. Army

Military clinics in Europe gear up to give Pfizer vaccine to kids as young as 12

“We will receive enough doses for all eligible 12- to 17-year-olds to receive first and second doses,” Air Force Lt. Col. Elizabeth Erickson, acting command surgeon for U.S. European Command, said in a statement.

Research scientist Phillip Mach loads prepared blood samples into a liquid chromatography auto-sampler, while Elizabeth Dhummakupt prepares the system in February 2021 at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center in Maryland. The researchers are studying whether an over-the-counter supplement can counter the effects of VX nerve agent. <br>Brian Feeney/U.S.Army
Research scientist Phillip Mach loads prepared blood samples into a liquid chromatography auto-sampler, while Elizabeth Dhummakupt prepares the system in February 2021 at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center in Maryland. The researchers are studying whether an over-the-counter supplement can counter the effects of VX nerve agent. <br>Brian Feeney/U.S.Army

A counter to VX nerve agent might be found in supplement aisles, Army researchers say

Army researchers are hopeful a nutritional supplement found in health food stores might prevent some fatal effects of a potent nerve agent.

The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ''Woody'' Williams arrives at Souda Bay, Greece, for a port call Nov. 16, 2020. The U.S. and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a deal that could allow for more U.S. military activity in the region, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said this week. <br> Kelly M. Agee/U.S. Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ''Woody'' Williams arrives at Souda Bay, Greece, for a port call Nov. 16, 2020. The U.S. and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a deal that could allow for more U.S. military activity in the region, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said this week. <br> Kelly M. Agee/U.S. Navy

US and Greece working on deal to expand military cooperation in the Mediterranean

The deal could “bring in more locations” where U.S. troops can operate in Greece, the Greek defense minister said.

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The U.S. Marshals Service has secured an international warrant for Qinxuan Pan, the man suspected of fatally shooting a Yale graduate student in February 2021.<br>U.S. Marshals Service
The U.S. Marshals Service has secured an international warrant for Qinxuan Pan, the man suspected of fatally shooting a Yale graduate student in February 2021.<br>U.S. Marshals Service

Suspect in killing of Yale grad student arrested in Alabama

An international arrest warrant had been issued for Qinxuan Pan on murder and larceny charges in connection with the killing of Kevin Jiang, a graduate student at Yale's School of the Environment and an Army veteran.

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The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ''Woody'' Williams arrives at Souda Bay, Greece, for a port call Nov. 16, 2020. The U.S. and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a deal that could allow for more U.S. military activity in the region, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said this week. <br> Kelly M. Agee/U.S. Navy
The Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ''Woody'' Williams arrives at Souda Bay, Greece, for a port call Nov. 16, 2020. The U.S. and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a deal that could allow for more U.S. military activity in the region, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said this week. <br> Kelly M. Agee/U.S. Navy

US and Greece working on deal to expand military cooperation in the Mediterranean

The deal could “bring in more locations” where U.S. troops can operate in Greece, the Greek defense minister said.

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An anti-base group near Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is complaining that CV-22 Ospreys have been flying over residential areas with their machine guns visible. The Air Force says the guns are only loaded for use over approved training areas.<br>Hamura Peace Committee
An anti-base group near Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo is complaining that CV-22 Ospreys have been flying over residential areas with their machine guns visible. The Air Force says the guns are only loaded for use over approved training areas.<br>Hamura Peace Committee

Tokyo-based Ospreys with guns visible draw more complaints from anti-base group

Flight with the machine gun visible is a standard configuration for the Osprey, a 353rd Special Operations Group spokesman said.

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Afghanistan's Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said ambulances were rushing to the scene of a blast near Syed Al-Shahda school in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul where at least 25 people were killed on Saturday, May 8, 2021.<br>Google Maps
Afghanistan's Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said ambulances were rushing to the scene of a blast near Syed Al-Shahda school in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul where at least 25 people were killed on Saturday, May 8, 2021.<br>Google Maps

Afghan police say Kabul mosque bombing kills 12 worshipers

The bomb exploded as Friday prayers began at a mosque in northern Kabul.

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