Pompeo tries rallying foreign leaders in alleged oil attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reaching out to wary foreign leaders to frame alleged Iranian attacks in a Middle East oil shipping route as a problem for the world at large, especially for Asian countries vitally dependent on that oil.
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Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US, general says
The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a "very worrisome" threat to the United States, and U.S. counterterrorism efforts have yet to shrink its extremist ambitions, a senior American general said Wednesday.
Will Congress force gender integration at Marine Corps boot camp?
A House panel wants men and women together in recruit training at Parris Island within five years and at San Diego within eight.
DoD needs to do more to deal with climate change impact on bases says new report
In light of increasingly severe weather caused by climate change, the Defense Department needs to take steps to reduce their impact on installations according to the National Wildlife Federation.
Female team leading Navy helicopter training changes command
For the first time in the history of Helicopter Training Squadron Eight at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, two women held the top two leadership positions in the Navy’s oldest helicopter training squadron.
Members of the Travis Air Force Base Honor Guard march along Sonoma St. in Vallejo, Calif., during the city’s annual Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2017. About 75 Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and 821st Contingency Response Squadron also participated in the parade, with residents cheering them along a 1.5-mile path through the city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Wright)

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Mortar attack on Iraqi base home to US troops; no casualties
Militants in Iraq fired three mortar shells early Saturday into an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
With a new team of prosecutors, the Navy takes a final shot at SEAL Eddie Gallagher
Jury selection begins in the war crimes case on Monday, with a trial expected to kick off two days later.
Stars and Stripes and strife: Americans’ especially close relationship with their flag
From the Revolution to the present conflict in Iraq, use of the flag has progressed from primarily a naval emblem rarely flown by patriotic citizens to a widely revered national symbol.
This sergeant became the first woman in the US Army to earn a Silver Star for combat valor
Hester personally killed three enemies to her front in close-quarter combat.
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Lance Cpl. Seth Levine bounds forward during a simulated exercise of clearing a trench during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 5, 2019. (Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris/Marine Corps)

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