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Controversial military personnel nominee faces Senate panel this week
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 5, 2025.
Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week
The carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lithuanians bid farewell to 4 US troops who died in training accident
Thousands stood in respect on Vilnius' streets as hearses carried the bodies of the four soldiers to the airport before being flown to the U.S. for burial.
Army identifies final soldier found deceased in Lithuania peat bog
Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, was the final soldier found deceased Tuesday in the peat bog, one week after being reported missing.
Fourth missing US soldier found deceased in Lithuanian bog
The recovery of the fourth soldier ends a weeklong search for four U.S. soldiers whose armored vehicle was found submerged in a Lithuanian peat bog.
By Beth Sullivan