Military

The Pentagon announced Friday that it has increased the number of National Guard troops authorized for inauguration security to 25,000, even as military officials scramble to find suitable quarters to house Guardsmen flooding into Washington, D.C. “The Defense Department has agreed to provide up to 25,000 service members to support the Presidential Inauguration National Special …

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A reimbursement increase for service members who move themselves that was put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic is now permanent. Troops who move themselves as part of a Personally Procured Move, commonly referred to as a do-it-yourself, or DITY, move, will receive 100% of what the government would pay a contracted moving company. Until …

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The nation’s capital is being shut down on an unprecedented scale for Inauguration Day as U.S. law enforcement agencies prepare for “any contingency that might arise” during the “vital, no-fail mission,” a top Secret Service official said Friday. Downtown Washington looks like a war zone with thousands of armed soldiers, metal fences and security checkpoints …

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U.S. military commanders in Alaska have ordered alcohol sales to cease after 10 p.m. on two bases in an effort to control drinking-related mental health issues such as suicide. As of Friday, “alcohol may not be purchased between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on the installation,” according to a post Thursday on …

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LONDON — The family of a Libyan man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing has lost an appeal in a court in Scotland to have his conviction overturned posthumously. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was jailed for life in 2001 for his involvement in the attack on Pan Am flight 103, which crashed in Scotland during a flight from …

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