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This week in Congress: Senate’s final work before summer break
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 2, 2021.
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Families urge using new DNA tech to ID Pearl Harbor unknowns
Some families of crew members are demanding the U.S. military take advantage of advances in DNA technology to identify 85 sailors and Marines from the Arizona who were buried as unknowns.
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Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home
Beyond overseas deployments, Guard members have been called in to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and protests against racial injustice.
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Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program
The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in United States.
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Defense top-line ‘will probably go up.’ Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal
“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” said House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”
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Bill to name post office after fallen soldier moves forward
Spc. Matthew R. Turcotte was shot and killed in a 2017 training accident.
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Afghan official: Mortar attack in Kandahar kills 5 people
A mortar shell struck a taxi in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province on Sunday, killing at least five civilians including two children.
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Navy christens 2nd submarine in honor of Adm. Rickover
The U.S. Navy on Saturday christened one of its newest Virginia-class attack submarines.
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US Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing 2
Navy EOD techs believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman.
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Seven decades later, remains of soldier lost in Korean War returned home
The Army’s never-ending quest to bring soldiers home was accomplished by digging through foxholes, excavating coffins and modern advancements in science.
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