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Trump picks former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has selected investment banker and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to serve as the next Army secretary.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2023.

Duckworth calls for Trump’s help in expanding IVF access for troops

A row of military members stands in a line outside of the Department of Defense building while the defense secretary and the South Korean president stand beside one another.

Aborted martial law in South Korea imperils trilateral cooperation with US, Japan: experts

‘Underequipped for the task at hand’: US needs to stockpile munitions, invest in low-cost weapons, Sullivan says

Austin endorses women in combat jobs and exhorts West Point cadets to defend the Constitution

NATO readies countermeasures to combat Russian, Chinese hybrid warfare, bloc chief says

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AAFES hastily ends Aviano mandate that tied fuel discounts to Military Star card sign-up

First lady begins last official overseas tour at NAS Sigonella in Sicily

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USS George Washington bans its sailors from drinking alcohol after arriving in Japan

American forces strike, destroy several weapons that fired rockets, mortars near US-led coalition base in Syria

Navy and Marines don’t agree on amphibious ships, and it delays deployments, watchdog report says

Army charges Fort Irwin soldier in death of fellow soldier

Navy fires commander of Reserve center in Wyoming

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Two Texas National Guard soldiers work Jan. 21, 2022, at an observation post near the state’s border with Mexico as part of Operation Lone Star. The mission began in March with 500 troops and has surged to about 10,000 in the last three months.

3 US Army soldiers arrested on human smuggling charges along the border with Mexico

Trump picks former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as Army secretary

Army soldier lies about grandma’s pie sales to steal $41,000 in COVID loans, feds say

Air Force

Americans stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, will not have to use a Military Star card to make payments to the Forax fuel rations card after a new policy was rescinded.

AAFES hastily ends Aviano mandate that tied fuel discounts to Military Star card sign-up

Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters wrap up an unusual season

Air Force EOD team moves into $11 million compound in South Korea

Navy

First lady Jill Biden visits Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily on Dec. 4, 2024. After speaking to service members and their families, she went to the tiny Sicilian village of Gesso, where her great-grandparents lived before immigrating to the U.S.

First lady begins last official overseas tour at NAS Sigonella in Sicily

Navy fires commander of Reserve center in Wyoming

Navy and Marines don’t agree on amphibious ships, and it delays deployments, watchdog report says

Space Force

Space Force guardians in dress uniforms stand at attention during an activation ceremony.

Space superiority is the goal as US Space Forces Japan activates at Tokyo air base

New Japan-based Space Force unit will guard troops from above, regional commander says

Colorado Springs named permanent home for 250 Delta 15 Space Force guardians, ahead of possible Space Command fight

Coast Guard

The crew poses with cocaine with a street value worth $182.8 million.

Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads $182.8 million in seized cocaine

Coast Guard searches for 5 people after a fishing boat reportedly capsized in seas off Alaska

Coast Guard will hire civilian icebreaker while waiting for its own to be built

Marine Corps

Four Marines armed with guns stand by a wall in front of a wooden door.

Marines from California’s Camp Pendleton to operate out of Australia for 6 months next year

Full Marine helicopter detachment trains from expeditionary sea base for first time

New Marine sniper rifle with caliber conversion options is ready early, service says

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Europe

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier holds a document during speeches at the National Assembly prior to a no-confidence vote that could bring down the Prime Minister and the government for the first time since 1962, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962

NATO seeks to position Kyiv for truce talks with arms plan shift

Police in Georgia arrest an opposition leader as mass protests continue

Asia-Pacific

A man in a military uniform and hard hat kneels on top of a gas container in the back of a truck.

Navy base in Japan is first to test backup power via Congressionally mandated drill

Aborted martial law in South Korea imperils trilateral cooperation with US, Japan: experts

South Korea’s Yoon replaces defense chief with parliament poised to vote on impeachment

Middle East

A group of Palestinian men walk down a street, with one, his face twisted in anguish, carrying the plastic and blanket wrapped body of a young girl.

Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects

Iranian fighter jet crashes in the country’s south, killing 2 pilots

Israeli strikes on a Gaza tent camp kill at least 21 people, hospital says

Africa

President Joe Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at Catumbela airport in Angola on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit

Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party

Biden says US is ‘all in’ on Africa during Angola visit meant to counter China

Americas

A sign indicates Mexico’s Sinaloa state as military and police patrol the area.

Mexican troops seize a record fentanyl haul in northern Sinaloa state

How Cuba fooled the US to get millions of dollars from Miami for its armed forces

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump on tariffs threat

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Korea

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Veterans

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

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Sports

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Pitcher Ayami Sato makes history as first woman to play Canadian pro baseball

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History

HED: Final Flag Lowering at Berlin Brigade Headquarters, 1994

Berlin, Germany, Sept. 7, 1994: Sgt. Brett Hickman (left), Sgt. David Rogers and Sgt. Alton Henderson from the Berlin Brigade perform the final retreat ceremony for the American flag at Clay Headquarters, marking the departure of U.S. troops from Berlin.

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Final flag lowering at Berlin Brigade Headquarters, 1994

Berlin, Sept. 7, 1994: Sgt. Brett Hickman (left), Sgt. David Rogers and Sgt. Alton Henderson from the Berlin Brigade perform the final retreat ceremony for the American flag at Clay Headquarters, marking the departure of U.S. troops from Berlin.

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Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

Disney fans want their ashes spread at parks. It’s a forbidden ritual.

Every year, millions of people seek an escape from the real world at Disney theme parks. Some love the destinations so much they want to stick around forever.

Travel

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is a much-beloved site for many. But it’s not a suitable final resting place.

Disney fans want their ashes spread at parks. It’s a forbidden ritual.

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Viewers gather around a circular stage as performers dance and play instruments.

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