K-pop star serving with US Army wins Best Warrior competition in South Korea

South Korean pop star Kang Young Hyun, who is serving his compulsory military service, is among Eighth Army’s Best Warriors.

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Polish prime minister calls for permanent bases in NATO’s east

Poland is prepared to construct new bases to host more NATO forces and other countries along the alliance’s eastern flank ought to follow suit, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told security leaders gathered in Warsaw.

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Secret Service workers for Biden Asia trip sent home

An agent and an armed physical security specialist were involved in an alcohol-fueled incident that included a heated argument with a taxi driver and led to local law enforcement filing a police report.

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Army captain jailed after lewd assault of his soldier during promotion

A U.S. Army officer who put his head between a soldier’s breasts during her promotion in Jordan was convicted by a court-martial of two related charges, documents provided Wednesday by the service show.

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House lawmakers look to help military families combat inflation by calling for lower prices at commissaries

Eight Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to remove the revenue requirement at base commissaries, which would lower grocery prices and help military families better cope with fast-rising inflation.

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US and allied military bosses gather in Brussels to chart path for NATO in east

US European Command’s Gen. Tod Wolters and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley are among the officials taking part in a meeting of the NATO Military Committee, the alliance’s highest military authority.

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US Navy drawing up plans for fleet operations facility in Italy

The Navy is planning a four-story operations center at the home of 6th Fleet, which oversees naval forces in Europe and Africa.

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Marines identify corporal killed in single-vehicle crash on Okinawa

The Marine Corps on Friday identified Cpl. Jovennie Anthony Jeremiah as the Marine who died May 14 following a single-car crash outside Camp Foster.

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Some motorists drive off base for gas as AAFES’ prices soar in the Pacific

Army and Air Force Exchange Service fuel prices in the Pacific, which topped $5 a gallon for premium in March, are due to rise again Saturday.

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USS Ronald Reagan departs Japan for a routine mission in a complicated region

Approximately 120 people – sailors and family members – gathered pierside and waved goodbye to those aboard the massive warship.

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Milley speaks with top Russian general days after post-Ukraine invasion call between Austin and Russian defense minister

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff, held a conversation that the Pentagon declined to further detail beyond acknowledging it had happened.

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