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Navy petty officer wins transgender bodybuilding contest

Competitors were judged in the categories of lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight and masters, for age 60 and over, according to five disciplines: mass, definition, proportion, symmetry and stage presence.

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Air Force vet who set himself on fire to protest the VA dies of wounds

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced this week that 58-year-old John Michael Watts died Monday.

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Veteran sets himself on fire in protest outside Georgia Capitol

The veteran was then rushed to the nearby Grady Memorial Hospital with burns to 85 to 90 percent of his body.

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Army narrows locations for new Futures Command to 15

There are now 15 cities the Army will choose from to host its new modernization command, the service told Congress, where lawmakers are lobbying to attract it.

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Where will US Army Futures Command go? Lawmakers are lobbying to host it.

U.S. lawmakers from all over the country are lobbying the Army to locate its new Futures Command near them, eyeing a potential economic boon.

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Super Bowl surprise for fallen airman’s family thanks to Falcons’ Garland

The Air Force Reserve officer and the playoff-bound Atlanta Falcons formed a bond with a grieving Air Force family.

By Charlsy Panzino

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