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3 Reserve soldiers from Fort Moore killed in drone attack at Jordan base
Army Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett were killed in the strike on the small northeast Jordan base known as Tower 22, according to the Pentagon.
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Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for US drone, preliminary report suggests
U.S. forces may have mistaken an enemy drone for an American one and let it pass unchallenged into a desert base in Jordan where it killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens more, officials said Monday.
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Fort Cavazos soldier killed, another injured in shooting along Texas highway
One Fort Cavazos soldier was killed and another injured in a shooting Saturday morning in a town about 15 miles from the central Texas Army post.
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Federal notices suggest US may bring its nuclear weapons back to England
A notice on a public federal website indicates that Washington may move some of its nuclear arsenal to the United Kingdom, amid concerns that tactical nuclear weapons are a growing part of Russian military strategy.
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Austin returns to work at the Pentagon after complications from surgery
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to the Pentagon on Monday after being absent for nearly a month because of prostate cancer and complications from the surgery.
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VA expected to follow Pentagon in removing barriers to IVF treatment
The expected changes, noted in a letter filed last week in a federal lawsuit, would open in vitro fertilization, or IVF, treatments to veterans who are single or in a same-sex couple by allowing donor eggs or sperm to be used in the procedure.
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Seasoned submariner takes reins of Naval Base Guam amid island’s military buildup
A veteran submariner has taken command of U.S. Naval Base Guam as the island prepares for an influx of Marines and the development of new missile defenses.
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Hawaii fighter jet drills bring in aircraft from mainland US and Australia
Aircraft from California and Australia are in Hawaii through Wednesday conducting combat training with Honolulu-based F-22 fighters.
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Dog that survived Hurricane Maria provides emotional support at air base in Japan
Maria, an 8-year-old lab terrier mix and a rescue dog, is the first certified therapy dog at a USO in Japan, Josephine Grenier, USO Yokota’s operations specialist, told Stars and Stripes on Jan. 18.
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Iran distances itself from deadly US base attack as Biden faces pressure to respond
Washington’s response will be stronger than its most recent retaliations against Iranian proxies, according to a person familiar with the U.S. position, underlining the risks of further escalation in a conflict that’s already spread from Gaza across the Middle East.
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USS Leyte Gulf deploys to Caribbean, South America
The USS Leyte Gulf deployed Sunday from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to the 4th Fleet area of operations, which includes the Caribbean and Central and South America.
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