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View in browser October 16, 2021   USS Ronald Reagan returns to Japan after 150-day deployment to Middle East The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan steamed into its homeport on Saturday, ending a five-month deployment, during which it covered U.S. troops withdrawing from Afghanistan.  READ MORE Marine’s court-martial highlights the military straining to deal with partisan politics The court-martial highlighted the strains on the military as it attempts to uphold a nonpartisan tradition at a time when national politics are deeply polarized and many Americans are questioning how U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan ended in defeat after 20 years of war. READ MORE ‘It kills me every day’: Marine who died during training exercise leaves behind pregnant wife, daughter Lance Cpl. Jonothan Franklin Barnette “died after sustaining a small arms gunshot wound” during a training exercise at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif. READ MORE   US vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone strike On Aug. 29, a U.S. Hellfire missile struck a car driven by Zemerai Ahmadi, who had just pulled into the driveway of the Ahmadi family compound. In all, 10 members of the family, including seven children, were killed in the strike. READ MORE   Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost is second woman to lead a top US command Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost on Friday became only the second woman to lead one of the Pentagon's 11 so-called combatant commands, the multi-service organizations that spearhead U.S. military operations around the world. READ MORE White House looks to scale back climate initiative after stiff pushback from Manchin The White House is scrambling to salvage a critical proposal to reduce carbon emissions and deliver on President Joe Biden's ambitious climate agenda, as pushback from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., creates new headaches for the administration entering key international negotiations next month. READ MORE   Biden: ‘Democracy survived’ Capitol riot because of police Framed by the Capitol, President Joe Biden paid tribute Saturday to fallen law enforcement officers and honored those who fought off the Jan. 6 insurrection at that very site by declaring "because of you, democracy survived." READ MORE   Afghan refugee finds safety, peace and power in Northeast Ohio with help from Gold Star wife Mursal, 25, recently fled the oppressive and misogynistic Taliban regime that assumed control of Afghanistan this summer. Her harrowing escape, with the help of American allies, forced her to uproot from the life she knew and leave behind loved ones in search of safe harbor. READ MORE   USS Nautilus leaves Submarine Force Museum for $36 million preservation project The Nautilus made its maiden voyage in 1955, was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. READ MORE   ‘Justice for J6’ rally cost agencies that assisted Capitol Police an estimated $790,000 Local governments and the National Guard spent at least $792,500 to assist U.S. Capitol Police in its response to the Sept. 18 "Justice for J6" rally, a small right-wing rally supporting those arrested during the insurrection that prompted a massive law enforcement response and the reinstallation of the temporary Capitol perimeter fencing. READ MORE   Clinton “doing fine” and will be out of hospital soon Former president Bill Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center, southeast of Los Angeles, on Tuesday with an infection unrelated to COVID-19, his spokesman said. READ MORE   © 2021 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001-3050 VISIT STRIPES.COM