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July 5, 2021

 

Philippine military’s worst air disaster kills 52, wounds 51

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two refurbished U.S. Air Force aircraft handed over to the Philippines, Washington's oldest treaty ally in Asia, as part of military assistance this year.

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More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers flee into Tajikistan as Taliban extends control, Tajik officials say

More than 1,000 Afghan soldiers fled into neighboring Tajikistan early Monday to escape clashes with Taliban insurgents who have mounted an aggressive offensive as NATO forces withdraw, according to Tajik border officials.

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Afghan military officials: US left Bagram at night, didn’t tell new commander

Afghanistan's army showed off the sprawling air base Monday, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America's war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.

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US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked

An alleged rocket attack came six days after U.S. troops in eastern Syria came under a similar attack.

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On the USS Gerald R. Ford, shock trials are a test of the ship and lesson in marine mammal safety

Detonating explosives next to the USS Gerald R. Ford during this summer’s shock trials is meant to test the ship — but a team on the carrier makes sure the blasts don’t do the same for marine mammals.

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Identifying the remains a burdensome task in Florida condo collapse

Nobody has been found alive since the first hours of the June 24 disaster that killed at least 27 people in the town of Surfside, so updating the families has so far been a matter of delivering bad news.

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Mayor: Crews did everything possible to find missing pets in condo collapse

Prior to the demolition, rescue teams conducted full sweeps looking for animals, searching every possible hiding place and — in the areas that were not accessible — using ladders on high-lift cranes to look through what was left of the 12-story building.

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Germany grants 2,400 visas to Afghan employees, relatives

Foreign Ministry spokesman Rainer Breul said that 2,400 German visas were granted in recent weeks for Afghan employees and their relatives.

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National Guard soldier fatally shot in Chicago over holiday weekend

A 19-year-old National Guard soldier visiting his family in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend was shot and killed early Saturday morning.

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Ukraine’s military starts walking back plan for women to parade in pumps after backlash

Ukraine is starting to walk back its plan for female military cadets to wear heels in an upcoming parade following an outpouring of criticism, including demands that the country’s male defense minister don the often uncomfortable footwear.

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Marines to practice over Moses Lake in Summer Fury 21

Exercise Summer Fury 21 will involve the deployment of F/A-18 Hornets and F-35C Lightning II fighters, as well as transport aircraft and helicopters from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, to test the Corps’ ability to “conduct long-range strikes against a peer enemy.”

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