About 1,500 active-duty troops and 6,100 National Guardsmen are currently helping with recovery efforts in southeast states.
The U.S. Embassy confirmed the incident, saying troops on board the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship Wasp were “now safe.”
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approved Sweden's NATO accession.
The move follows reports of troops suffering significant injuries from the concussive blasts from their own weapons.
