Joint exercise with American and South Korean military postponed in ‘act of goodwill’ toward North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea.
‘This could get a little ugly.’ What to watch for at the NATO leaders summit
Say qualified observers: much as the event is billed as NATO’s 70th birthday, politics could make the situation feel more like a funeral.
Trump grants clemency to troops in three controversial war crimes cases
POTUS intervenes in the cases of two Army officers and a Navy SEAL.
24-hour operations begin to recover staff sergeant in Gulf of Mexico
Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff was lost from a C-130 on Nov. 5.
A ‘Warrior Tradition’: Why Native Americans continue fighting for the same government that tried to wipe them out
Since 9/11, nearly 19 percent of Native Americans have served in the armed forces, compared to an average of 14 percent of all other ethnicities.
Marine vet donates dress blues and Iwo Jima sand to be buried with veteran killed in hit-and-run
On Nov. 10, as Marines everywhere celebrated the service’s 244th birthday — the first of which took place in historic Tun Tavern just about 20 miles from Jackson’s home — his family began preparations for an unexpected funeral.

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White House: Trump undergoes exam at Walter Reed
President Donald Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday for what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical.

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Air Force and Army veteran duo aims to restore WWII submarine
Air Force veteran Mark Gatton got the idea to save the USS Ling and bring it to Louisville, Ky., when he learned that the sub was going to be scrapped in New Jersey.
Last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster dies at age 90
The blimp burst into flames while it was trying to dock at U.S. Naval Air Station Lakehurst's mooring mast on May 6, 1937.
The Pentagon completed its second audit. What did it find?
The Pentagon has completed its second ever audit, but plenty of work remains.
Army secretary awards Army Commendation Medal to West Point cadets for lifesaving
Cadets intersected at just the right spot on campus at just the right time.
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Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 conduct military free-fall training in Rota, Spain, Nov. 6, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Bigley/Navy)

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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 29, 2019. Gerald R. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15-month post-shakedown availability. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin/Navy)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Copeland, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, performs the sprint-drag-carry event for a practice Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. 25, 2019, during the Army Reserve Senior Enlisted Council. (Master Sgt. Michel Sauret/Army Reserve)

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The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, diamond pilots fly over San Francisco on Oct. 11 during the 2019 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Navy)

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