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The main edition of the newspaper in digital form is available Monday through Thursday. A combined Weekend Edition for Europe and Pacific is published on Fridays, and a Contingency edition is ...
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The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in ...
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News about the United States armed forces — United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marines, United States Coast Guard, United States Space Force, United ...
Airstrikes target suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
10 hours ago · Islamabad often claims that the Pakistani Taliban use Afghan soil to launch attacks in Pakistan, a charge Kabul has denied. Syed Muhammad Ali, an Islamabad-based security expert, said Tuesday’s ...
USS Cole returns home after challenging 7-month combat …
1 day ago · The USS Cole returned home to Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on Dec. 23, 2024 after a seven month combat deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
Troops in select US urban areas will lose their cost-of-living ...
4 days ago · The Pentagon said troops assigned to about 36 urban areas of the U.S. will see a bump in cost-of-living allowance rates in January, while more than 50 other locations will lose the extra money.
Active-duty troops eligible for flexible health care spending …
6 days ago · A Health Care Flexible Spending Account is an optional benefit that enables service members to set aside up to $3,300 in pre-tax earnings to pay for health expenses such as co-pays and cost shares ...
Weekly Update | Stars and Stripes
Since 2015, the Navy has spent about $3.7 billion modernizing seven Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruisers. But only three will be delivered back to fleet, and none will gain five service life ...
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