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Biden signs order making sexual harassment in the military a crime

The executive order also will strengthen the military’s response to domestic violence and instances of service members sharing “intimate visual images” without permission, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

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Former US Army in Europe chief Meigs laid to rest in cemetery designed by namesake Union general

Retired Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, who died in July at the age of 76, was the third-great-nephew of Civil War general Montgomery Meigs.

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Navy separates another 23 sailors for refusing coronavirus vaccine

Though the 23 separations were involuntary, all the sailors had more than six months in the Navy and received honorable characterizations of service.

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Navy plans to recover F-35 from South China Sea after carrier’s fifth aircraft mishap in recent months

The F-35C Lightning II was attempting to land aboard an aircraft carrier during routine flight operations on Monday.

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Army pauses enforcement of vaccine mandate for civilian workers after judge halts Biden policy

Top Army leaders are directing service officials to pause enforcement of President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for civilian workers after a federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to temporarily halt the policy.

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US service member injured in Mali mortar attack

A U.S. service member was airlifted to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center after being injured in a strike on a French military base in the city of Gao.

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Hundreds of American-made munitions from WWII are detonated off Okinawa

Hundreds of unexploded munitions from World War II uncovered on Okinawa last year were detonated underwater Wednesday by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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Jumping, sliding US soldiers seek Olympic glory in Nordic combined

Two Army truck drivers are headed to the Winter Olympics in Beijing to compete in a sport that mixes cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

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No crest in sight for Tokyo’s COVID-19 wave as US military cases continue to fall

Hospitalizations in Tokyo have steadily increased, a major cause for concern by public health officials.

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From Garmisch to Beijing: Former military kid is latest addition to Team USA’s bobsled team

Team USA bobsledder Jimmy Reed spent most of his childhood in the alpine village of Garmisch, Germany, where his father was a foreign area officer helping to train troops and diplomats.

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Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first Supreme Court pick

Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.

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