Then-Capt. Stephen Osakue sends a holiday greeting to Alexandria, Virginia, from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, in October 2013.

Columbus Air Force Base major drowns on cruise ship

Major Stephen Osakue, 37, a research pharmacist at Columbus, drowned early Friday morning.

US releases photos to bolster claim Iran attacked tankers as 1,000 additional troops to be sent to Middle East
In an effort to bolster its public case against Iran, the Pentagon on Monday released new photos that officials said show that members of Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard were responsible for attacks last week on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf.
Venezuela relief on the agenda as Goldfein meets with Latin American air forces
Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief will be a central topic at the conference, attended by representatives from 21 Western Hemisphere nations.
US Forces Korea is lifting its curfew for 90 days to see if troops can behave
Behavior, morale and readiness factors will be assessed at the end of the 90-day period.
Heavily armed Marine arrested trying to enter Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska
The Marine was arrested with two semi-automatic rifles, a pistol, a suppressor, a bump stock,body armor and ammunition.
Pompeo tries rallying foreign leaders in alleged oil attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reaching out to wary foreign leaders to frame alleged Iranian attacks in a Middle East oil shipping route as a problem for the world at large, especially for Asian countries vitally dependent on that oil.
In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, an Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq. (Khalid Mohammed/AP)

Mortar attack on Balad Air Base, Iraq, but no casualties

Militants in Iraq fired three mortar shells early Saturday into an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
Medal of Honor recipient praises revolutionary neck injection treatment for PTSD
“I feel like a million pounds was taken off me,” the Medal of Honor recipient said.
Members of the Travis Air Force Base Honor Guard march along Sonoma St. in Vallejo, Calif., during the city’s annual Independence Day Parade, July 4, 2017. About 75 Airmen from the 60th Medical Group and 821st Contingency Response Squadron also participated in the parade, with residents cheering them along a 1.5-mile path through the city. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Wright)

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Critics protest plan for US military to use Galápagos island for anti-drug trafficking flights
A plan by Ecuador to let the U.S. military use a Galápagos island for aircraft on anti-drug trafficking flights is drawing criticism that the agreement would damage the archipelago’s unique animal and plant life.
Rockets land in Iraq’s Camp Taji, home to US military personnel
The Iraqi military says three rockets have hit an installation north of Baghdad used by Iraqi troops and where American trainers are also present. There was no immediate word on casualties.
Court allows a class-action lawsuit against VA for the first time
Previous attempts to force the department to respond to a large group of veterans complaints instead of individual cases failed to meet the court's standards.
DC Comics’ Frank Miller reinvents Clark Kent as Man of SEAL
Superman’s alter ego, who usually trips over his own feet and stutters in front of Lois Lane, is headed to BUD/S training - and this time he’s a lady’s man. That’s right; Seal Beach is about to have a new recruit on Coronado Island. And he’s an E-1, no less.
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Cpl. Dustin Murphy, left, and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Bird, right, conduct military free fall operations June 6, 2019, on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan. (Cpl. Ryan Harvey/Marine Corps)

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Lance Cpl. Seth Levine bounds forward during a simulated exercise of clearing a trench during Integrated Training Exercise 4-19 aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 5, 2019. (Lance Cpl. Preston L. Morris/Marine Corps)

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Soldiers with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., during Flags-In, May 23, 2019. Over 280,000 American flags are placed at each headstone in the cemetery before Memorial Day. (Sgt. Nicholas T. Holmes/Army)

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Test of resolve, credibility in nuke deal fallout as US-Iran edge closer to war

Iran announced it was breaking compliance with the international agreement that keeps it from making nuclear weapons and the Trump administration followed by ordering 1,000 more troops to the Middle East. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida to meet with the heads of U.S. Central Command and U.S, Special Operations Command to discuss regional security ongoing operations.
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