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‘A totally different fight’: How the Army is preparing its ‘most modern’ brigade for a mission in Europe

The Mojave Desert training stop was meant to prepare the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team to deploy in late summer to Europe, where they will be tasked with assuring security for NATO allies and serving as a deterrent against a Russian incursion into NATO territory.

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‘We’re not going anywhere’: USS Nimitz arrives for naval drills in South Korea 

Roughly 7,000 U.S. sailors and Marines from Carrier Strike Group 11 and its flagship, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, docked at Busan for an ongoing, large-scale drill by U.S. and South Korean naval forces.

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The End: War’s impact persists 50 years after US exit from Vietnam

That final troop withdrawal 50 years ago Wednesday from Vietnam marked the end of a long and politically contentious war that had left 58,000 U.S. service members dead and another 304,000 wounded.

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Air Force secretary labels China’s rapid nuclear expansion most ‘disturbing’ threat he has seen

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers Tuesday that increased efforts by China to rapidly expand its inventories of nuclear weapons worries him more than anything he has seen in his long national security career.

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Army’s largest post in Europe opens new $22 million training center

The site includes more than 8,000 training aids and devices, including simulators to practice rifle and pistol shooting. Virtual Stinger missile and artillery training also are available.

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Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear use ‘anytime’ as US carrier arrives in South Korea

Kim Jong Un reiterated his call to exponentially increase North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, which “is aimed to defend the eternal security of the state and the regional peace and stability from A to Z.”

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Army’s new Poland garrison went from Warsaw’s wish list to high US priority

The evolution of Camp Kosciuszko, which last week formally became the first U.S. permanent base in Poland, showcases how events in Ukraine over the past nine years have overhauled the United States’ military mission in Europe.

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Republican senator blocks military promotions over abortion policy as Austin warns of ‘ripple effect’

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama refused to release his hold on the Senate’s consideration of military promotions Tuesday even as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned senators a continued holdup would have a “ripple effect” across the armed forces.

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Families, veterans gather on Iwo Jima to remember crucial WWII fight

Of 70,000 Marines that fought there, more than 6,800 were killed and 19,000 were wounded. On the Japanese side, about 18,000 were killed. Only 216 were captured.

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DOD program enlists bone marrow donors in Japan

Service members, their families and civilian employees at this airlift hub in western Tokyo are enrolling this week in a bone marrow registry that could potentially save a life.

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Photo gallery | The Army’s ‘most modern’ brigade gets ready to deploy to Europe

In late February, the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team left behind the flat, pine-covered training grounds of southeast Georgia’s Fort Stewart for the rough, barren, mountainous landscape that Fort Irwin has provided Army units that train there since 1981.

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