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The different branches of the U.S. military currently use ten different patterns of camouflage for their uniforms. But under a measure passed Wednesday by the House Armed Services Committee, the services would have to agree on one common pattern. -
Six U.S. troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan since the month of June began. On June 1, Army Staff Sgt. Job Reigoux was killed when his unit was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. -
The Pentagon has named the two U.S. soldiers killed, along with nine Afghan school children, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives on June 3 in Tsamkani, Afghanistan. They were 2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, of Panama, Oklahoma. -
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple murder counts in the massacre of 16 Afghan civilians, nine of whom were children. -
Army Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, died in Afghanistan on June 2nd. The Department of Defense reports Mullen was killed when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. -
Chris Beck was in the military for 20 years and a member of the elite Navy SEAL Team 6. But it wasn't until Beck's retirement in 2011 that Chris was able to become Kristen, and reveal herself to be a transgender female. -
Nine Afghan children walking home from school and two U.S. troops were killed Monday by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle in Paktia province, Afghanistan. -
The first day of June was a deadly one for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Three soldiers died in three separate incidents, including Army Spc. Kyle P. Stoeckli, 21, who was killed in an IED attack. -
The Department of Defense announced it is investigating the death of Army Pfc. Mariano M. Raymundo, 21, who died in Sharan, Afghanistan on June 1. -
KPBS Midday EditionA visit to San Diego by StoryCorps kicks off today at the USS Midway Museum. The Military Voices Initiative will record the memories of veterans and their families.
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