President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Navy carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Scott A. Wirtz Saturday at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Wirtz, a civilian and former Navy SEAL from St. Louis was killed Jan. 16 in a suicide bomb attack in Manbij, Syria. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Trump salutes remains of 4 Americans killed in Syria attack

President Donald Trump traveled to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base on Saturday to pay his respects to the returning remains of four Americans who were killed this week in a suicide bomb attack in Syria.

Landmark Air Force chapel suffering from leaks, corrosion
The landmark Cadet Chapel that towers over the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado is suffering from leaks and corrosion, so the school has drawn up the most ambitious restoration project in the building’s 55-year history.
US peace envoy: Washington wants to see peace in Afghanistan
U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Saturday that Washington was ready to "address legitimate concerns" of all Afghan sides in order to restore peace in Afghanistan.
Tornado damages Florida air base hit by hurricane
Buildings on a Florida air base were damaged by an apparent tornado according to base officials.
New House Armed Services committee sees an influx of veterans, women
The committee will have 18 new members this year, a significant turnover in who is crafting the nation's military policy.
Audit: Naval Academy is falling apart
The Naval Audit Service’s report says the Annapolis, Maryland, college’s infrastructure has degraded to the point of threatening its ability to train midshipmen.
Students seen mocking Native Americans could face expulsion
Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video showing them mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial after a Washington rally could potentially face expulsion, according to the diocese.
Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers
When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them.
Coast Guard spouses to hold dinner for federal workers
BZ, Military Spouses of Newport and Roger Williams University.
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabab extremists
The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack on Somali forces.
‘China watcher’ takes over Senate’s Seapower Subcommittee in reshuffle
Sen. Roger Wicker is relinquishing his sea power gavel in a shakeup that includes new ranking members for the nuclear weapons and cybersecurity subpanels.

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A B-2 Spirit bomber deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conducts aerial refueling Jan. 15, 2019, near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH), Hawaii, during an interoperability training mission. (Master Sgt. Russ Scalf/Air Force)

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Quartermaster 2nd Class Andrew Burgess takes a sextant reading on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Jan. 6, 2019, in the Mediterranean Sea. (MC1 Mike DiMestico/Navy)

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Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Nikolas Rojas fires an M-500 shotgun Jan. 1, 2019, during a live-fire qualification course aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (MC3 Matthew Freeman/Navy)

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Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, crawl under barbed wire during a bayonet assault course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Jan. 30. The recruits were instructed to utilize their rifles to help shield them from the barbed wire as they crawled to the next portion of the course. Annually, more than 17,000 males recruited from the Western Recruiting Region are trained at MCRD San Diego. Kilo Company is scheduled to graduate March 16. (Cpl. Erick Clarosvillalta/Marines)

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Commands have various events to launch their local Combined Federal Campaign pledge drives, held at various times between now and Jan. 11. Here, a tug-of-war tournament helped kick off the local 2017 Combined Federal Campaign charity pledge drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Oct. 13, 2017. (Cpl. Jason Jimenez/Marine Corps)

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