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The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship burned for five days after a fire broke out onboard July 12. It could cost the Navy $3 billion to repair the ship or $1 billion to repurpose it.
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More than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling for vets to volunteer. -
About half of Defense Dept. installations worldwide have implemented travel restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 and protect America's fighting forces. It's making for a tough holiday.
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Joe Herrera says an unnamed officer shot him in the thigh during protests against police killings and racism. This is the fifth federal lawsuit related to the Austin Police Department's use of the ammunition in May.
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A new report from the nonprofit Military Family Advisory Network sheds light on hunger among active duty service members, veterans and retirees.
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The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least eight in the Afghan capital and came on a day when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to discuss Afghan peace talks.
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Advocates say the Army is too quick to write off soldiers as deserters when they don't show up for duty. That can delay searches when a service member disappears because of an accident, suicide, or abduction.
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Six locations have made it past the first round of cuts and are still under consideration to become the new headquarters for U.S. Space Command, the Air Force announced Thursday.
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Communities in 26 states hope to be chosen as the headquarters for U.S. Space Command, which could employ an estimated 1,400 people.
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The American troop presence will decline in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. Senior military leaders reportedly oppose the move.
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Chuck Hagel, who was also a Republican senator, says President Trump's moves at the Defense Department are compromising national security, too.
