MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gov Tim Walz on Friday authorized the Minnesota National Guard to deploy in preparation for potential civil unrest during the upcoming trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd. The Democratic governor’s executive order authorizes the deployment of an unspecified number of troops in Minneapolis, St. …

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Wookies. Homo Spaciens. The Anti-Gravity Gang. Rocketmen. Floaty Bois. Those questionable offerings were among about 400 suggestions on what to call members of the military’s newest branch, submitted by Air Force and Space Force members before “Guardians” was chosen in December, according to a list provided to Military.com on Friday. Other suggestions included Starmen, Rangers, …

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The Air Force is launching an investigation into base security standards service-wide after an intruder managed to get onto the military post in Maryland where the president’s fleet of transport aircraft is kept. An adult man gained access Thursday to Joint Base Andrews and was able to get aboard an Air Force C-40, the military …

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Two sailors died of the illness caused by the coronavirus this week, bringing the total number of U.S. troops killed by the illness to at least 20. Chief Quartermaster Herbert Rojas, a 50-year-old staff instructor at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, died of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Rojas was quarantining in his off-base residence after …

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Saudi Arabia Friday appeared determined to look on the bright side a day after President Biden used his first major foreign policy speech to announce an end to U.S. military support and arms sales for the oil-rich kingdom’s campaign in neighboring Yemen. Mr. Biden on Thursday denounced the Saudi-led campaign against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels …

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