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The Honor Plaza at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., spells out the Cadet Honor Code.<br>Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes

51 West Point cadets caught cheating must repeat a year

Most of the 73 West Point cadets accused in the biggest cheating scandal in decades at the U.S. Military Academy are being required to repeat a year, and eight were expelled, academy officials said Friday.

Logan, 11, and his father, U.S. Air Force veteran Mike Jellesed, 61 of Libby, Mont., after a long discussion, receives the Moderna Vaccine from RN Mark Sheldon on March 30, 2021. <br>Tony Bynum/The Washington Post Logan, 11, and his father, U.S. Air Force veteran Mike Jellesed, 61 of Libby, Mont., after a long discussion, receives the Moderna Vaccine from RN Mark Sheldon on March 30, 2021. <br>Tony Bynum/The Washington Post
Many veterans don't trust coronavirus vaccines. For a VA crew in the rural West, that means changing minds, one by one.
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 ), Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a platoon live-fire range in Blatind, Norway, March 22, 2021. The U.S. signed a revised defense cooperation agreement with Norway April 16, 2021, which will allow the U.S. to build facilities at four bases in the country. <br> Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 ), Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a platoon live-fire range in Blatind, Norway, March 22, 2021. The U.S. signed a revised defense cooperation agreement with Norway April 16, 2021, which will allow the U.S. to build facilities at four bases in the country. <br> Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps
US can build military facilities in Norway under new defense cooperation pact
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin walks with the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, Army Gen. Scott Miller, at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2021.<br>Lisa Ferdinando/DOD
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin walks with the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, Army Gen. Scott Miller, at Resolute Support Headquarters, Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 21, 2021.<br>Lisa Ferdinando/DOD

Number of US troops in Afghanistan could increase to help with drawdown efforts

More American troops could deploy to Afghanistan in the coming months to help with U.S. withdrawal efforts from the country, Pentagon’s chief spokesman said Friday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sits alone in St. George's Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. <br>Jonathan Brady, pool/AP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sits alone in St. George's Chapel during the funeral of Prince Philip, the man who had been by her side for 73 years, at Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Saturday April 17, 2021. <br>Jonathan Brady, pool/AP

The queen says goodbye to Philip, continues her reign alone

Philip, who died April 9 at the age of 99, was laid to rest in the Royal Vault at Windsor Castle after a funeral service steeped in military and royal tradition — but also pared down and infused with his own personality.

COVID-19 immunization cards are distributed to vaccine recipients following their vaccination. <br>Naval Health Clinic Hawaii
COVID-19 immunization cards are distributed to vaccine recipients following their vaccination. <br>Naval Health Clinic Hawaii

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All about your coronavirus vaccine card and what to do if you lose it

The official form of documentation to show you received a coronavirus vaccine is the small white vaccination record card issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which you receive after your first shot.

Marines from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment return fire on the enemy after the enemy fired an RPG rocket at their position on July 15, 2012. <br>Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS
Marines from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment return fire on the enemy after the enemy fired an RPG rocket at their position on July 15, 2012. <br>Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

Essay

A combat photographer looks back on the 'forever war'

It was October 2005 when I first flew into Kabul aboard a Pakistani International Airlines flight. Mud homes pocked the desert landscape. Afghanistan looked quiet and serene — almost safe. That sense of security crumbled away moments after landing.

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U.S. soldiers take part in a 12-mile foot march during the Best Warrior Competition at Ft. McClellan, Ala., on April 9, 2021.<br>3rd Medical Command Deployment S
U.S. soldiers take part in a 12-mile foot march during the Best Warrior Competition at Ft. McClellan, Ala., on April 9, 2021.<br>3rd Medical Command Deployment S

Fort McClellan still swarms with soldiers, thanks to National Guard

What is Fort McClellan? A shuttered post, a mixed-use development, a military training site? Or all three?

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Lawyer Nikola Kovacevic, who represented 17 refugees, prepares to talk to Hamid Ahmadi from Germany through an interpreter, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, March 25, 2021. <br>Darko Vojinovic/AP
Lawyer Nikola Kovacevic, who represented 17 refugees, prepares to talk to Hamid Ahmadi from Germany through an interpreter, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, March 25, 2021. <br>Darko Vojinovic/AP

Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling

The ruling is a rare official acknowledgment that countries in Europe conduct pushbacks in violation of European Union and international laws which ban forcibly returning people to other countries without looking into their individual circumstances or allowing them to apply for asylum.

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga boards his plane to depart at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, April 17, 2021, after his visit to Washington. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up the inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries. <br>Luis M. Alvarez/AP
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga boards his plane to depart at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, April 17, 2021, after his visit to Washington. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up the inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries. <br>Luis M. Alvarez/AP

Japanese leader asks Pfizer for additional vaccine supply

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked the U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc. for additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine to speed up the inoculation drive that lags behind many other countries.

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Marines from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment return fire on the enemy after the enemy fired an RPG rocket at their position on July 15, 2012. <br>Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS
Marines from the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment return fire on the enemy after the enemy fired an RPG rocket at their position on July 15, 2012. <br>Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

Essay

A combat photographer looks back on the 'forever war'

It was October 2005 when I first flew into Kabul aboard a Pakistani International Airlines flight. Mud homes pocked the desert landscape. Afghanistan looked quiet and serene — almost safe. That sense of security crumbled away moments after landing.

see more

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