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  2. One female platoon will be training with five male platoons in the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion starting Saturday

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  3. Brazil’s new president said he’s open to the possibility of hosting a U.S. military base, amid concerns about Russia’s ties to Venezuela

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  4. Speculation about Shanahan's future comes as the Pentagon attempts to project an air of normalcy following the departure of Mattis

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  6. Europe Quick Trips: On display at the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace are two exhibitions focusing on Britain’s relationship with Russia through battles, marriages and diplomacy

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  7. Sgt. Jorden Thomas Williams was a dog handler with the 's 549th Military Working Dog Detachment, 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion.

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  8. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton are hoping their trips to the Middle East can help shore up support from America's partners amid increasing tensions in the region.

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  9. One female platoon will be training with five male platoons in the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion starting Saturday, according to a statement.

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  10. Pentagon officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the request is for “additional capabilities to support Customs and Border Patrol on the southwest border."

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  11. The raises appear to be an unintended consequence of the shutdown: When lawmakers failed to pass bills Dec. 21 to fund multiple federal agencies, they allowed an existing pay freeze to lapse.

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  12. President Donald Trump said Friday his country has deployed 80 military personnel to Liberville, Gabon to secure U.S. citizens and the American embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid fears of violence following an election last week.

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  13. Reps. Brian Mast, Jim Baird and Dan Crenshaw have all earned Bronze Stars and Purple Hearts.

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  14. Alaska law enforcement officers discovered the body of Sgt. Jorden Thomas Williams during a welfare check that had been requested by family members living outside the state, the said Friday in a statement.

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  15. Yokota’s population of about 11,500 servicemembers, civilians and dependents increased last year with the arrival of five CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft from the 353rd Special Operations Group.

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  16. T. Moffatt Burriss, a former Columbia area contractor, Republican state lawmaker and American World War II battlefield hero, died Friday. He was 99.

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  17. Under the new rates, an active duty E-7 with 18 years of service will receive $4,745.40 of base pay, compared to $4,625.10 in 2018.

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  18. A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of a controversial Trump administration ban of transgender personnel in the military, though the policy can’t be implemented yet because of ongoing lawsuits.

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  19. Donald Trump told acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan that he did not want watchdog reports from his department detailing the Afghanistan war to be released anymore. The response from officials overseeing production of such documents? No comment.

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  20. “This is an extremely challenging time for our country and the world. We are in dire need of oversight from Congress and principled, coherent thinking on U.S. national defense strategy,” said Rep. Adam Smith.

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