The Here, Now

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Instructor pilots from the 47th Training Wing at Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas prepare to take off in T-38s. The Air Force has announced an expanded Palace Chase program and active-duty service commitment waivers to help it voluntarily reduce a coronavirus-driven overmanning problem. (Airman 1st Class Anne McCready/Air Force)
COVID left the Air Force overmanned. Now's your chance to get out early or go Reserve.

 

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This photo released Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a military drill. (Iranian Army via AP)
Amid tensions with US, Iran kicks off ground forces drill on coast of Gulf of Oman

 

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Trump Leaves White House, Says 'It's Been a Great Honor'

 

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It's no secret, Germany's Type 212 sub has cool, new tech

 

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AFT: An MV-22 Osprey stages during a night during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP) exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. (Sgt. Jennessa Davey/Marine Corps)

 

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AFT: Members of the National Guard salute as they stand near the U.S. Capitol while the national anthem is sung during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

 

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AFT: U.S. Army and Italian Army paratroopers conduct airborne operations after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, Dec. 10, 2020. (Paolo Bovo/Army)

 

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A message from Wuhan residents to countries that scrutinized the city's lockdown, one year on

 

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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213632.shtml

 

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Soldiers place additional concertina wire to the border fence on a hillside above Nelson Street in downtown Nogales, Ariz. (Jonathan Clark/Nogales International via AP)
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren't scheduled to go home

 

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A KC-10 Extender refuels a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 17, 2021. (Senior Airman Aaron Larue Guerrisky/Air Force)
US B-52 conducts 'presence patrol' after Iranian Guard holds missile drill

 

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AFT: The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 12, 2021. (MC3 Jason Waite/Navy)

 

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Maintenance men assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 72nd Group Army perform thorough inspections on a WZ-10 attack helicopter prior to a flight training exercise on January 14, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Huanpeng)

 

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AFT: An F-35B Lightning II lands on the flight deck o the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) on Jan. 9, 2020, in the Philippine Sea. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Cavenaile/Navy)

 

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NATO welcomes US intention to extend New START with Russia - Global Times

 

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AFT: An U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender during an n-air refueling mission supporting Operation Octave Quartz with armed over-watch in Africa, Jan. 9, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison/Air Force)

 

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US carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions | Taiwan News | 2021/01/24

 

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Taiwan records 13 incursions by Chinese air force in single day | Taiwan News | 2021/01/23