Vietnam has revved up South China Sea land reclamation efforts this year, beginning construction on eight previously untouched Spratly Islands features. The activation comes as part of the Corps' Force Design 2030 recalibration toward agile logistics in the contested island chains of the Pacific. A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down less than an hour apart on Oct. 26. Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jeffrey Diaz died after attempting to rescue children from high surf at a Kauai beach over the weekend, authorities said. By Beth Sullivan
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