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US forces begin delivering aid to Colombia after deadly earthquake
Air Force cargo planes ferrying supplies arrived over the weekend as the death toll in Colombia passed 280.
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Military officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training base
Base officials have “addressed the immediate cleanliness” of a shower at Camp Bullis, Texas shown in a photo recently posted on social media.
Army Apache helicopter crash in Texas kills 2 crew members aboard
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Marines identify West Coast recruit who died after physical fitness test
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Navy denies reports of deteriorating mental health aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
“Based on information available to the command, we have not identified an increase in reported suicidal ideation or suicide attempts aboard the ship,” officials said.
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Soldiers can now buy beer and hard seltzer at Fort Hood’s dining hall
“Our soldiers are adults, so we’re treating them accordingly,” an Army official said.
Roughly 250 active duty soldiers are fighting a wildfire in Washington state
The soldiers are working with experienced civilian firefighters to help build and improve barriers meant to stop a wildfire from spreading.
500 soldiers in Hawaii don’t have a dining hall. The Army got them a food truck
Army officials said meal options at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, amount to a “food desert.”
Special operations airman pulls man from burning car
“All I was thinking about was saving him.”
Navy limits anonymous complaints for harassment and discrimination
The Navy and Marine Corps will no longer process such anonymous reports of harassment and discrimination as Military Equal Opportunity complaints.
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