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The White House announced that Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II will receive the Medal of Honor for going above and beyond the call of duty April 6, 2008, while assigned to Special Operations Task Force - 33 in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.<br>Courtesy of Ronald J. Shurer II

Former Army medic Ronald J. Shurer II to receive Medal of Honor

Former Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II was originally awarded the Silver Star for his actions on April 6, 2008, while assigned to support Special Operations Task Force 33, but his award was upgraded to the nation's highest military honor upon review.

New Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game in San Diego on June 4, 2017.<br>Gregory Bull/AP New Army recruits take part in a swearing in ceremony before a baseball game in San Diego on June 4, 2017.<br>Gregory Bull/AP
Army misses 2018 recruiting goal, which hasn't happened since 2005
Charles McDaniel, Jr., holds the dog tag worn by his namesake father during the Korean War. His father's remains and dog tag were returned by North Korea in July.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes Charles McDaniel, Jr., holds the dog tag worn by his namesake father during the Korean War. His father's remains and dog tag were returned by North Korea in July.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Battered dog tag is family's precious bond to father identified from Korean War remains
A soldier from the 10th Mountain Division fires an M4 rifle during team live-fire training on a range in Djibouti, June 23, 2018. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has found a fix for a glitch in the M4/M4A1 assault rifles, which causes the weapon to unintentionally fire.<br> Haley D. Phillips/U.S. Air Force
A soldier from the 10th Mountain Division fires an M4 rifle during team live-fire training on a range in Djibouti, June 23, 2018. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has found a fix for a glitch in the M4/M4A1 assault rifles, which causes the weapon to unintentionally fire.<br> Haley D. Phillips/U.S. Air Force

Army finds fix for glitch that caused M4 rifles to fire unintentionally

The U.S. Army has found a fix for a glitch in the M4 and M4A1 assault rifles that causes the weapons to unintentionally fire, officials said Friday.

Expeditionary Combat Camera posters and logos are displayed on stage during their disestablishment ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 21, 2018.<br>Darren M. Moore/U.S. Navy photo
Expeditionary Combat Camera posters and logos are displayed on stage during their disestablishment ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Sept. 21, 2018.<br>Darren M. Moore/U.S. Navy photo

Navy dissolves combat camera units that have documented sailors for decades

The Navy announced late last year that it would disband the Navy Expeditionary Combat Camera command, by Oct. 1 to save money. Sailors who served in Combat Camera commands have been reassigned across the fleet.

A teal ribbons is tied to a tree at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y. April 8, 2018, to help raise awareness of sexual assault.<br>Mary Schwarzler/U.S. Air Force
A teal ribbons is tied to a tree at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y. April 8, 2018, to help raise awareness of sexual assault.<br>Mary Schwarzler/U.S. Air Force

New military sexual assault report finds highest risks on Navy ships, certain larger bases

A wide-ranging study of sexual assault and harassment among military ranks found the biggest risks are on a few of its largest bases, especially for the Army and Marine Corps. The greatest risk, however, is on the Navy’s fleet of ships.

Your boarding pass may show details such as future travel you have scheduled.<br>American Airlines/TNS
Your boarding pass may show details such as future travel you have scheduled.<br>American Airlines/TNS

Veteran's family upset by lack of honors when casket arrived at National Airport

Col. Lewis Henry Dunagan's family thought arrangements had been made that included having an escort meet Dunagan's casket when they landed. But when the family arrived, there was no escort and none of the crew members seemed aware they were a military family traveling with the remains of a loved one, according to his daughter.

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Navy Special Warfare Trident insignia worn by qualified U.S. Navy SEALs.<br>U.S. Navy
Navy Special Warfare Trident insignia worn by qualified U.S. Navy SEALs.<br>U.S. Navy

Navy SEAL detained in ISIS death probe, report says

The Navy Times reported Friday the unidentified SEAL based in California was being held in the brig at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, though he has not been charged with a crime.

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The U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes

Sailor dies in Naples car crash

The 21-year-old Navy medical specialist died after a two-car crash in Casal di Principe, a town about seven miles from the Navy Support Site. A second U.S. servicemember was injured, but has already been released from a local hospital.

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Charles McDaniel, Jr., holds the dog tag worn by his namesake father during the Korean War. His father's remains and dog tag were returned by North Korea in July.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Charles McDaniel, Jr., holds the dog tag worn by his namesake father during the Korean War. His father's remains and dog tag were returned by North Korea in July.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Battered dog tag is family's precious bond to father identified from Korean War remains

When North Korea turned over 55 boxes possibly holding the remains of Americans who died in the Korean War in July, McDaniel greeted the news with caution. His father, Charles McDaniel, Sr., was declared MIA on Nov. 2, 1950, and his remains had never been located.

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A member of the Kurdish internal security forces patrols in Manbij, Syria, on March 28, 2018. Turkey will soon conduct joint patrols with U.S. forces in Manbij, a top Turkish official said Friday, Sept. 21.<br>Hussein Malla/AP
A member of the Kurdish internal security forces patrols in Manbij, Syria, on March 28, 2018. Turkey will soon conduct joint patrols with U.S. forces in Manbij, a top Turkish official said Friday, Sept. 21.<br>Hussein Malla/AP

Turkey says it will patrol north Syria town with US forces

Turkey will soon conduct joint patrols with U.S. forces in the strategic northern Syrian town of Manbij, once a stronghold of the Islamic State group, a top Turkish official said on Friday.

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