Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Jeffrey Thomas stands at attention alongside Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran after being awarded the Silver Star (MC3 Christopher A. Veloicaza).

EOD petty officer awarded Silver Star

Thomas was presented with the award for his “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.”

ODESSA, Ukraine (Jul 16, 2013) Then Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Rachel Watson (center) watches as Lt. Tetyana Muirhead, right, conducts medical training at Ukrainian Western Naval Base during Sea Breeze 2013. Watson, now a master chief was relieved as the command master chief of NCHB-11 for misconduct (MC2 Jason Howard/US Navy)

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Pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report about North Korea's latest missile test that passed over Japan on Sept. 15, 2017. (Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)

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Navy Midshipmen celebrate after defeating Tulane Green Wave at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy Midshipmen defeated Tulane Green Wave 23-21. (Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports)

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Navy and Cincinnati will meet for the first time Saturday since 1956, yet both coaching staffs are quite familiar with each other.

Electricity poles and lines lay toppled on the road after Hurricane Maria hit Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20. (Carlos Giusti/AP)

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The San Juan medical center, hub of care for more than 93,000 veterans in the Caribbean, saw only minor damage from the Category 4 storm.

U.S. wheelchair basketball team members celebrate their gold medal win during the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Fla., May 12, 2016. (DoD)

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Mother and son at home, shortly before the Marine left for his second deployment. (courtesy of Amanda Jacobs)

A Gold Star Mother remembers her fallen Marine

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The U.S. Education Department has given Purdue University its approval to move forward with plans to acquire Kaplan University to form a new online school. (Getty Images)

Feds OK Purdue acquisition of Kaplan

The federal government has given Purdue University the green light to continue with plans for its new online school.

Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed Social Security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans. (Mike Stewart/AP)

Lawmakers, advocates say Equifax hack highlights need for more troop protections

Senators call for more protections for service members after Equifax hack. Advocates cite service members' needs in expanding consumers' rights to sue financial companies.

The Navy is implementing regulations aimed at getting ship crews more sleep while cutting back on the most grueling watch schedules. Here, a sailor stands watch on the amphibious transport dock ship San Diego in August. (MC3 Justin A. Schoenberger/Navy)

Navy issues new sleep and watch schedule rules for the surface fleet

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