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Four days after North Korea's fifth and possibly most powerful nuclear weapons test, the US Air Force responded with a show of force on Tuesday, flying two powerful B-1 bombers over South Korea. North Korea claimed Friday's test showed it had a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on ballistic missiles, a possibility that increases fears for US allies in the region and also poses a threat to US bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam.
Chelsea Manning began a hunger strike Friday at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where she is serving a 35-year sentence for the leaking of hundreds of thousands of classified documents. Manning is seeking written assurances from the Army that she will receive the medical treatments for her gender dysphoria beyond the hormone treatment she began in early 2015.
While Donald Trump sends millions of Americans fleeing the GOP, Hillary Clinton scoops up more endorsements of the type Republican nominees usually enjoy. The Clinton camp announced endorsements from two retired four-star generals, Bob Sennewald and David Maddox .
SpaceX is scouring computer and video data for clues to the devastating launch pad explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite. SpaceX is scouring computer and video data for clues to the devastating launch pad explosion that destroyed a rocket and satellite.
Two Pakistani military helicopters are planning to search Saturday morning for a pair well-known Utah climbers missing on an icy mountain. The Pakistan military plans to search with helicopters Saturday morning for a pair well-known Utah climbers missing on an icy mountain peak that has been encased by thick clouds and snowfall for days.
It's unclear whether desperation or arrogance is more to blame for Volkswagen's systematic use of illegal, emissions tampering software in 11 million diesel-powered vehicles around the world. It is clear is that despite stifling stop-sale orders, a tarnished reputation and billions of dollars in recalls, repairs and buybacks, the company does not lack confidence-at least publically.
It's the humility of Stewart Marshall and veterans like him that sticks out like a battle scar across the brow. "So often it is not the veterans - in fact it's almost never the veterans who do this, it is friends and family members who start this process - but it's absolutely critical," said South Carolina U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, who presented nine honors to the Indian Land, S.C. resident Tuesday.
Testing for the fuel cell pickup truck began last year, and the Army intends to "conduct user assessments and demonstrations in 2017." Exact specifications for the truck haven't been revealed, but a shadowy teaser image shows that its styling differs significantly from the production Colorado.
Congratulations to Woodlawn Volunteer Firefighter and Staff Sergeant James Munns for receiving a letter of commendation from the City of San Antonio Fire Department for his heroic efforts on August 11th while he was in Texas for military schooling. According to the letter from San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood, "Munns took quick, skilled actions in treating a toddler for symptoms of potential heat exhaustion from being left alone in a hot car for an extended amount of time."
In a year with the first female presidential nominee by a major political party, and with 27 female Olympic gold medalists outnumbering their male counterparts, American women have a lot to celebrate in their movement for equality. But they also still face many challenges, and on Women's Equality Day, U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas set up a roundtable discussion to talk about these challenges and their possible solutions.
A legendary and much honored figure in Marine Corps history is slated to receive another tribute next week at Camp Pendleton. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is scheduled to visit the base Tuesday to speak about a future destroyer being named after the late Marine Gunnery Sgt.
After a punishing week for his campaign and internal rumblings over its direction, Indiana governor and Republican nominee for vice president Mike Pence was defiant and nothing short of optimistic in a Lancaster town hall event on Tuesday. In front of a crowd of supporters at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Pence portrayed a wholly unified front as his campaign looks to galvanize the GOP base in this, a conservative stronghold in a crucial swing state.
Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $129 million modification to a U.S. foreign military sales contract for the tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, missiles. The procurement of the TOW missiles is for the U.S. Marine Corps , U.S. Army and foreign military customers Bahrain and Morocco.
Conservative third-party candidate Evan McMullin entered the race for the White House Monday, and he's already coming out swinging against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. During an interview Monday night with ABC's Tom Llamas, McMullin, a former CIA agent and former House Republican Conference policy advisor, called Trump a "weak candidate" who "ensures" a November victory for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president.
Khizr Khan at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia spoke from the heart, on behalf of himself and his wife, Ghazala Khan, regarding their son Capt. Humayun Khan of the United States Army.
But the Dalton High School graduate who was injured while serving in the Army in Iraq and who became known nationally while winning the "Dancing With the Stars" TV show in 2011, says he's been increasingly concerned about the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Martinez says the "last straw" was when a supporter presented Trump with a Purple Heart, which is awarded to U.S. military members who are wounded in combat, and Trump said he'd always wanted a Purple Heart and this was a much easier way of getting it.
Until August, ground zero in that rebellion was, of course, Donald Trump's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, which, when he handily won, rocked and shocked the Republican establishment and political world at large. Truly, he feels people's pain and has an intuitive, real feel for what's wrong and what needs to change.
Robin Starck is a retired submarine commander who still lives in the shadow of America's largest naval base, and he's heard all the shouting about Donald Trump and his tangle with the parents of a U.S. Army officer killed in Iraq. "Trump goes to the extreme," said Starck, 79. "Sometimes he goes off the wall."
Between Home Depot and Wal-Mart in Cockeysville, in an unassuming collection of industrial buildings off York Road, Textron Systems assembles the Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle. Commonly called a drone, the Shadow recently logged its 1 millionth flight hour, a milestone the company celebrated with a party last month for its employees.