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Army sets execution date for Nidal Hasan by firing squad at Fort Hood https://t.co/lMoPO6ZH2b

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Corps bans alcohol, sets curfew for Marines on Okinawa after alleged killing https://t.co/tIqrwrbyQL

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Marines at Camp Pendleton get a new dining hall drive-thru for quick meals https://t.co/DTzm0Yepms

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Army Apache helicopter batters Alabama car show with rotor wash https://t.co/FbAIaIzfIW

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This is the second grounding in recent months. The fleet also paused in August for a week after an Apache mishap killed two pilots.

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A Navy F/A-18F came home from Iran with ‘Sub Buster’ markings https://t.co/ENwpFxdwmM

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Trump approves firing squad for the execution of the 2009 Fort Hood shooter https://t.co/yAhnRTcJxq

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Army grounds fleet of AH-64Es for second time in three months https://t.co/VdDaNsxGdv

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Hostile fire and imminent danger pay have gone up for the first time since 2002.

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Hundreds of soldiers transfer to newly created jobs in robotics and space https://t.co/DccyiFLn2x

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Soldier awarded Purple Heart from drone attack that killed six in first days of war https://t.co/0tZOimXzlK

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Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians can now wear a rust-colored beret, joining other fancy hat wearers like Security Forces.

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Marine arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman in Okinawa https://t.co/ePWgFKsuAc

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Air Force pulls bombers from RAF Fairford https://t.co/6yqNV4LSoz

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USS George HW Bush stops in Thailand after leaving the Middle East https://t.co/xMMuQQYzQ9

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Pentagon increases combat pay as war with Iran continues https://t.co/iU3tMYinuZ

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Air Force authorizes new berets for explosive ordnance techs https://t.co/b8qTS6bLoq