Lara Korte

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A Syrian Free Army vehicle idles beside a U.S. Army vehicle near al-Tanf Garrison, Syria, on May 6, 2023. The number of U.S. bases in Syria will eventually drop from eight to one, Tom Barrack, the American ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, said June 2, 2025, in an interview with a Turkish TV station.

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Afghan evacuees arrive at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on Aug. 26, 2021. A White House budget proposal seeks to end funding for Operation Enduring Welcome, a program that allows Afghans who helped the U.S. during the Afghanistan war resettle in the United States.

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The littoral combat ship USS Canberra operates in the Persian Gulf on May 23, 2025. It has since arrived in Manama, Bahrain. (Facebook/U.S. Central Command) The littoral combat ship USS Canberra arrived at the U.S. naval base in Bahrain last week, the first of four new vessels expected to replace aging mine countermeasures ships in the Middle East, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

3 weeks ago | stripes.com | Lara Korte

Raytheon delivered a new radar to the Missile Defense Agency recently, the company said in a statement last week. The Defense Department now has its first AN/TPY-2 radar with a complete gallium nitride- populated array, which allows it to track smaller objects at greater distances.

3 weeks ago | stripes.com | Lara Korte

Mexican Pink in Kaiserslautern, Germany, has a variety of tequila- and mezcal-based cocktails. The offerings include classics like palomas and margaritas and more inventive offerings like the black rock, a beverage made with fruit juices and activated charcoal. Pictured, center, is the spicy mezcalita, made with mezcal, lime juice, mango juice and chili powder.