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ACLU petitions for immediate release of detained Afghan man

Associated Press

In this image released by the U.S, Air Force, a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, prepares for takeoff from Andersen AFB, Guam, to conduct a sequenced bilateral mission with South Korean F-15 and Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-2 fighter jets, July 7, 2017. (Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo/U.S. Air Force via AP)

A snapshot of Guam before US-North Korea conflict and now

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This May 14, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows the &quot;Hwasong-12,&quot; a new type of ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea claims it is in the final stages of preparing a plan to launch four intermediate-range ballistic missiles over Japan and into waters just off the island of Guam, where about 7,000 U.S. troops are based.Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Pyongyang challenge: Should US shoot Kim’s missiles down?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo distributed by the North Korean government on May 22, 2017, a solid-fuel &quot;Pukguksong-2&quot; missile lifts off during its launch test at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea said Wednesday that it was examining operational plans for attacking Guam, an angry reaction to U.N. punishment for recent North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tests and a U.S. suggestion about preparations for possible preventive attacks to stop the North’s nuclear weapons program. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Guam’s worries grow as tensions rise between US, North Korea

By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

In this May 11, 2017, file photo, cars enter Naval Base Guam near Hagatna, Guam. Security and defense officials on Guam said on Aug. 9, 2017, that there is no imminent threat to people there or in the Northern Mariana Islands after North Korea said it was examining its operational plans for attack. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Q&A: What does the US military do on the island of Guam?

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

A U.S. military helicopter flew over the site of a suicide bomb that struck a NATO convoy in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday. Two Americans were reported killed (Associated Press)

US military wrangles over release of American casualty info

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump right on military move

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this July 29, 2017 photo transgender U.S. Army Capt. Jennifer Sims sits on a balcony after an interview with The Associated Press in Beratzhausen near Regensburg, Germany. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Transgender soldier fears life setback after Donald Trump’s tweet

By Julie Watson and Christoph Noelting - Associated Press

The Latest: Somalia says strike killed al-Shabab commander

Associated Press

Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, said he would wait for a formal edict from the White House on whether transgender people can serve in the military. (Associated Press)

Gen. Joseph Dunford says transgender policy unchanged for now

By Robert Burns and Catherine Lucey - Associated Press

Stephen Colbert, host of CBSs "The Late Show," went off on an angry tirade against President Donald Trump on July 26, 2017, after it was announced that transgender individuals would no longer be permitted into the U.S. military. (YouTube, CBS "The Late Show")

Stephen Colbert explodes over ‘cruel’ Donald Trump’s transgender military ban: ‘F—- you’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump left, waves to the crowd as he is introduced by Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford for it's commissioning at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., Saturday, July 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Donald Trump says transgender troops will not serve in U.S. military

By Sally Persons and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this March 27, 2008, file photo, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Trump’s order: Bar all transgender troops from US military

By ROBERT BURNS and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pauses as she prepares to answer questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The Latest: Gore slams trump’s military transgender ban

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, June 11, 2017 file photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington. Most LGBT-rights activists never believed Donald Trump's campaign promises to be their friend. With his move to ban transgender people from military service on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, on top of other actions and appointments, they now see him as openly hostile. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EDITORIAL: Keeping the military fit and ready

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Demonstrators displayed "equality" flags on Capitol Hill during an event held by Rep. Joe Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, in support of transgender members of the military, in response to President Trump's declaration Wednesday that he wants transgender people barred from service. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump bans transgender troops in military

By S.A. Miller and Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Delegation: Trump wrong on transgender military members

Associated Press

1 US soldier killed, 2 wounded in southern Afghanistan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters performed military exercises, in Feb. 2011, in the Lafofe area some 11 miles south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. The U.S. military said today that a service member was killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab. (Associated Press)

U.S. carries out airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia

By Abdi Guled and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press