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Islamic State is expected to fall back, wage urban warfare in Mosul
Iraqi special forces forces raise an Iraqi flag after retaking Bartella, outside Mosul, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by a U.S.-led coalition launched a multi-pronged assault this week to retake Mosul and surrounding areas from Islamic State militants.<br>Khalid Mohammed/AP

The Islamic State group is expected to fall back from its outer perimeter defenses in Mosul and wage what could be brutal urban combat inside the city of about 1.5 million people, a U.S. military official said Friday.

Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, 34, of Anaheim, California, was identified Friday as the servicemember killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in an advisory role with Iraqi coalition troops.<br>U.S. Navy photo

Navy explosives technician is first US death in battle for Mosul

Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, 34, of Anaheim, California, was identified Friday as the servicemember killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in an advisory role with Iraqi coalition troops.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the Philippines-China Trade and Investment Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016.<br>Wu Hong/Pool Photo

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Despite separation, US and Philippines may not be headed to divorce

It remains unclear just how President Rodrigo Duterte’s rhetoric will affect the U.S.-Philippine alliance, and beyond that, the security balance in a region where tensions over territorial claims continue to simmer.

Navy veteran Glenn Towery, 64, served in the Vietnam War from 1971 to 1972 on the USS Rupertus before he was medically evacuated. Towery has faced homelessness and drug use, and he was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2008. He recently started a nonprofit in an attempt to prevent servicemember and veteran suicide. <br>Courtesy of Glenn Towery

'Give my all': A veteran's struggle and his fight against all military suicide

With help, Glenn Towery has worked through a series of hardships, including disability and bouts of PTSD. Now, he’s trying to assist veterans who are considering suicide — something he knows firsthand.

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William Gagan, of the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project, right, tends to sick child in the southwest Haiti village of Jabouin on Oct. 18. <br>Dianna Cahn/Stars and Stripes

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Navy veteran among those treating injuries, distributing food for Haitians who lost everything in storm

At night she sings. A rich, melodic gospel hymn that carries from the porch of her ravaged home into the village night, as if to summon joy. But joy is slow to return to this stricken peninsula region of southwest Haiti.

Airman 1st Class Jesse Johnson and Staff Sgt. Thomas Tyrone, members of the U.S. Air Force's Fly-Away Security Team at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, suit up for a mission on Sept. 23, 2016.<br>Chad Garland/Stars and Stripes

‘Air marshals of Afghanistan’: Fly-away security teams guard planes, crews on high-risk flights

After a few orbits high over the airfield at the former British military base in Afghanistan, the C-130J Super Hercules began a rapid descent to the ruddy-brown earth.

Airstrikes kill 8 al-Qaida militants in Yemen

Two separate airstrikes in Yemen this month killed eight al-Qaida militants, U.S. Central Command said Friday.

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The house of Harold Thomas Martin III is seeing in Glen Burnie, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. The federal government contractor is accused of stealing highly classified information. <br>Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press

Ex-NSA worker accused of stealing secrets to stay in custody

Harold T. Martin III, a former U.S. Navy lieutenant, has been locked up since August, when FBI agents who searched his home and car found evidence of what prosecutors call a "breathtaking" theft of top secret government information.

Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Clark looks through binoculars while standing watch in the pilothouse aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur on Oct. 4, 2016, as the ship was operating in the South China Sea. <br>Gerald Dudley Reynolds/U.S. Navy

US Navy destroyer conducts operation in Chinese waters

A U.S. Navy warship on Friday passed through waters claimed by China near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the Defense Department said.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason, 912th Air Refueling Squadron crew chief, watches a KC-135 Stratotanker after marshalling it onto the taxiway for its flight Sept. 19, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.<br>Jack Sanders/U.S. Air Force

Pay bump available for airmen in Turkey

The Air Force is looking for a few good airmen to serve in Turkey, offering $300 per month in incentives to bulk up its presence there, the service announced.

A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016. <br>Christopher Brecht/U.S. Army

Iraqi, Kurdish forces say they feel let down by level of U.S.-led air support

Iraqi army commanders advancing from the southeast complain that they have been forgotten, while even counterterrorism troops, who work closely with the U.S.-led coalition, said air cover was disappointing on their first day in the fight.

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Estep watches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp transit the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 12, 2016. The Wasp is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.<br>Nathan Wilkes/U.S. Navy

USS San Antonio joins Libya operation

The Navy’s USS San Antonio is now serving in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Odyssey Lightening, replacing another warship in a move that will alter the type of air power being brought to the fight in Libya.

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The house of Harold Thomas Martin III is seeing in Glen Burnie, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. The federal government contractor is accused of stealing highly classified information. <br>Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press

Ex-NSA worker accused of stealing secrets to stay in custody

Harold T. Martin III, a former U.S. Navy lieutenant, has been locked up since August, when FBI agents who searched his home and car found evidence of what prosecutors call a "breathtaking" theft of top secret government information.

Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Clark looks through binoculars while standing watch in the pilothouse aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur on Oct. 4, 2016, as the ship was operating in the South China Sea. <br>Gerald Dudley Reynolds/U.S. Navy

US Navy destroyer conducts operation in Chinese waters

A U.S. Navy warship on Friday passed through waters claimed by China near disputed islands in the South China Sea, the Defense Department said.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason, 912th Air Refueling Squadron crew chief, watches a KC-135 Stratotanker after marshalling it onto the taxiway for its flight Sept. 19, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.<br>Jack Sanders/U.S. Air Force

Pay bump available for airmen in Turkey

The Air Force is looking for a few good airmen to serve in Turkey, offering $300 per month in incentives to bulk up its presence there, the service announced.

A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016. <br>Christopher Brecht/U.S. Army

Iraqi, Kurdish forces say they feel let down by level of U.S.-led air support

Iraqi army commanders advancing from the southeast complain that they have been forgotten, while even counterterrorism troops, who work closely with the U.S.-led coalition, said air cover was disappointing on their first day in the fight.

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Estep watches the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp transit the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 12, 2016. The Wasp is deployed with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.<br>Nathan Wilkes/U.S. Navy

USS San Antonio joins Libya operation

The Navy’s USS San Antonio is now serving in the Mediterranean Sea as part of Operation Odyssey Lightening, replacing another warship in a move that will alter the type of air power being brought to the fight in Libya.

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Staff Sgt. Qasey Perry (left), crew chief with the 101st Air Refueling Wing, Maine Air National Guard, receives the 10,000th walking stick from Galen Cole at the Cole Land Transportation Museum in Bangor on Friday morning.<br>BDN

Maine museum gives out 10,000th walking stick in veteran program

World War II veteran Galen Cole started giving out walking sticks to World War II veterans on Memorial Day 1997 and later expanded the program to include all Maine veterans. Each stick is marked with the colors of the veteran’s service.

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Lt. Cmdr. Jared Burgess’s wife, Lt. Cmdr. Tiffani Walker, nominated him in August for the “Travel MANager #1 Dad” sweepstakes, hosted by Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton with the nonprofit National Military Family Association.<br>Amir Vera/The Virginian-Pilot (Tribune News Service)

Norfolk Navy family gets a big surprise: a free vacation

Lt. Cmdr. Jared Burgess’s wife, Lt. Cmdr. Tiffani Walker, nominated him in August for the “Travel MANager #1 Dad” sweepstakes, hosted by Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton with the nonprofit National Military Family Association.

A UH-1Y Venom flies over a live-fire range during RIMPAC at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 15, 2016.<br>Jaclyn Pienkowski/U.S. Air Force

Marine helicopter hits power line, makes hard landing in Hawaii

The UH-1Y, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, was flying in an authorized training area when it struck the line around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. There were no injuries to the flight crew or civilians.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason, 912th Air Refueling Squadron crew chief, watches a KC-135 Stratotanker after marshalling it onto the taxiway for its flight Sept. 19, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.<br>Jack Sanders/U.S. Air Force

Pay bump available for airmen in Turkey

The Air Force is looking for a few good airmen to serve in Turkey, offering $300 per month in incentives to bulk up its presence there, the service announced.

26 Fort Bragg soldiers graduate from FTCC paramedic course

More than two dozen Fort Bragg medics are better prepared to provide life-saving care, thanks to a partnership between Womack Army Medical Center and Fayetteville Technical Community College.

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore prepare to receive Cuban nationals interdicted in the Florida Straits on Dec. 7, 2015. <br>Ashley J. Johnson/U.S. Coast Guard

Survivors from two Cuban crossings found in Florida Keys, one man lost

Eleven Cuban men reached reached shore on Big Pine Key after leaving Cuba on Thursday. The survivors told officials that “one man was separated from the group after entering the water Saturday.”

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Lt. Cmdr. Jared Burgess’s wife, Lt. Cmdr. Tiffani Walker, nominated him in August for the “Travel MANager #1 Dad” sweepstakes, hosted by Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton with the nonprofit National Military Family Association.<br>Amir Vera/The Virginian-Pilot (Tribune News Service)

Norfolk Navy family gets a big surprise: a free vacation

Lt. Cmdr. Jared Burgess’s wife, Lt. Cmdr. Tiffani Walker, nominated him in August for the “Travel MANager #1 Dad” sweepstakes, hosted by Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton with the nonprofit National Military Family Association.

A UH-1Y Venom flies over a live-fire range during RIMPAC at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 15, 2016.<br>Jaclyn Pienkowski/U.S. Air Force

Marine helicopter hits power line, makes hard landing in Hawaii

The UH-1Y, assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, was flying in an authorized training area when it struck the line around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. There were no injuries to the flight crew or civilians.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason, 912th Air Refueling Squadron crew chief, watches a KC-135 Stratotanker after marshalling it onto the taxiway for its flight Sept. 19, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.<br>Jack Sanders/U.S. Air Force

Pay bump available for airmen in Turkey

The Air Force is looking for a few good airmen to serve in Turkey, offering $300 per month in incentives to bulk up its presence there, the service announced.

26 Fort Bragg soldiers graduate from FTCC paramedic course

More than two dozen Fort Bragg medics are better prepared to provide life-saving care, thanks to a partnership between Womack Army Medical Center and Fayetteville Technical Community College.

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore prepare to receive Cuban nationals interdicted in the Florida Straits on Dec. 7, 2015. <br>Ashley J. Johnson/U.S. Coast Guard

Survivors from two Cuban crossings found in Florida Keys, one man lost

Eleven Cuban men reached reached shore on Big Pine Key after leaving Cuba on Thursday. The survivors told officials that “one man was separated from the group after entering the water Saturday.”

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Air Force wide receiver Ronald Cleveland sprints for a touchdown against Abilene Christian during an NCAA college football game at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. <br>Stacie Scott/The Gazette via Associated Press

Air Force football concerned with productivity, not carries

Air Force has an unusually large number of accomplished ball carriers at its disposal this year. This presents the unusually challenging issue of getting the ball in everyone's hands.

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