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Air Force and Royal Brunei Armed Forces personnel unload pallets of ammunition from a C-17 Globemaster III at Brunei International Airport, Oct. 4, 2019.<br>Camilo Parody/U.S. Marine Corps
Air Force and Royal Brunei Armed Forces personnel unload pallets of ammunition from a C-17 Globemaster III at Brunei International Airport, Oct. 4, 2019.<br>Camilo Parody/U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps sells nearly $2 million in small-arms ammunition to Brunei for first time

The sale was conducted under terms set by the Acquisition and Cross-Serving Agreement between Brunei and the United States, which allows U.S. armed forces to conduct the military-to-military exchange of logistics and supply services.

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Gen. Robert Brown, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, and his wife Patti, greet Joseph Bragg Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, after the general's farewell ceremony at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Gen. Robert Brown, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, and his wife Patti, greet Joseph Bragg Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, after the general's farewell ceremony at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Gen. Brown bids farewell to Pacific Army command as he heads for retirement

U.S. Army Pacific commander Robert Brown was honored with a farewell ceremony at Fort Shafter on Friday. He will retire from a 38-year Army career next month with an official ceremony on the mainland.

Army Spc. Sierra Hill, of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, takes the oath of enlistment on a zipline at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 25, 2018, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas.<br>Samuel Northrup/U.S. Army
Army Spc. Sierra Hill, of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, takes the oath of enlistment on a zipline at Chaubattia Military Station, India, Sept. 25, 2018, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas.<br>Samuel Northrup/U.S. Army

From Hawaiian waterfalls to Wrigley Field, many troops seek memorable spots to re-enlist

Some servicemembers took oaths while scuba diving, flying or ziplining. For others, it was all about location: the highest peak in Germany, the scene of an epic D-Day battle in Carentan, France, or Chicago’s Wrigley Field.

A volunteer helps sort holiday-season mail in the post office at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 2, 2019.<br>Destinee Sweeney/U.S. Air Force
A volunteer helps sort holiday-season mail in the post office at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Jan. 2, 2019.<br>Destinee Sweeney/U.S. Air Force

Treaty deal averts military mail disruption but cost of shipping overseas likely to rise

U.S. negotiators hammered out a compromise deal during an emergency meeting of treaty members held this week in Geneva, Switzerland, that gives the U.S. Postal Service flexibility in setting postage rates for incoming international mail.

Capt. Jeff Bernard, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, speaks about increased electricity rates for residents of Navy privatized housing, during a town hall meeting, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes
Capt. Jeff Bernard, commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, speaks about increased electricity rates for residents of Navy privatized housing, during a town hall meeting, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019.<br>Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes

Electricity bills for some Navy housing residents in Hawaii to increase by 68%

Residents of Hickam Communities and Ohana Military Communities were notified only two weeks ago that the rate for electricity coming from a Navy-owned power grid would increase from 19 cents per kilowatt-hour to 32 cents per kWh on Oct. 1.

A construction crew demolishes the steeple at Chapel 2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2019, after it was damaged by Hurricane Michael four months earlier.<br>Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force
A construction crew demolishes the steeple at Chapel 2 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 15, 2019, after it was damaged by Hurricane Michael four months earlier.<br>Javier Alvarez/U.S. Air Force

Former top military officials seek action, saying climate change poses ‘unprecedented security risks’

A group of former top military and national security officials on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump to establish a sweeping plan that treats climate change as a major national security threat.

Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys take flight from Cassidy International Airport, Kiribati, Sept. 20, 2019, during their trans-Pacific flight between Australia and Hawaii.<br>Colin Kennard/U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys take flight from Cassidy International Airport, Kiribati, Sept. 20, 2019, during their trans-Pacific flight between Australia and Hawaii.<br>Colin Kennard/U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Ospreys fly to Hawaii after completing six-month rotation in Australia

The Ospreys had spent the past six months in Australia as part of the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin aviation combat element, training in more than a dozen exercises across the country.

On his 98th birthday, Silver Star recipient Henry C. Smith poses with former Army Rangers Jose Mortenson, left, and Wes Goldman in Traverse City, Mich., May 20, 2019. Smith died on Aug. 5.<br>Jonnie Melillo Clasen
On his 98th birthday, Silver Star recipient Henry C. Smith poses with former Army Rangers Jose Mortenson, left, and Wes Goldman in Traverse City, Mich., May 20, 2019. Smith died on Aug. 5.<br>Jonnie Melillo Clasen

With death of 98-year-old muleskinner, only nine Merrill’s Marauders remain

Sgt. Henry C. Smith was awarded a Silver Star for his efforts in leading an intelligence and reconnaissance patrol through the jungles of Burma in April 1944. He died Aug. 5 at the age of 98.

A soldier fires an M4 carbine, the military's version of Colt's AR-15, at a range on Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, June 4, 2019.<br>DeAndre Pierce/U.S. Army Reserve
A soldier fires an M4 carbine, the military's version of Colt's AR-15, at a range on Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, June 4, 2019.<br>DeAndre Pierce/U.S. Army Reserve

Colt ending retail sales of AR-15 rifles to focus on military, police demand

The high-velocity AR-15 has gained notoriety as the weapon carried by gunmen in certain mass shootings in recent years, and even made headlines last week when it was mentioned during the Democratic presidential primary debates.

A soldier of the Royal Thai Army inspects a newly acquired Stryker before a handover ceremony commences in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.<br>Kevin Martin/U.S. Army
A soldier of the Royal Thai Army inspects a newly acquired Stryker before a handover ceremony commences in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.<br>Kevin Martin/U.S. Army

Thailand becomes first nation to buy Strykers from US

Gen. Robert Brown, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, participated in an official handover ceremony at Royal Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok. Accepting the vehicles was Gen. Apirat Kongsompong, commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army.

Battleship USS Arizona survivor Lauren Bruner salutes as he is piped ashore from the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 6, 2013.<br>Tiarra Fulgham/U.S. Navy
Battleship USS Arizona survivor Lauren Bruner salutes as he is piped ashore from the USS Arizona Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 6, 2013.<br>Tiarra Fulgham/U.S. Navy

With death of Lauren Bruner, 98, only three survivors of USS Arizona attack remain

During a news conference in 2014, Lauren Bruner announced he decided to have the urn that would hold his cremated ashes interred aboard the USS Arizona.