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WASHINGTON -- President Donald J. Trump warned North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un yesterday not to underestimate the will and power of the United States and urged him to rid his country of nuclear weapons.

Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a tug-of-war event during a field meet at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 2, 2017. The field meet was an opportunity for BLT 3/5 to celebrate a job well done during their time as the Ground Combat Element of the 31st MEU.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, taxis for take-off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7, 2017. The F-35A is deployed under U.S. Pacific Command’s theater security package program, which has been in operation since 2004.

OKINAWA,Japan -- Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing participated in the joint field training exercise Blue Chromite 2018, throughout the prefecture of Okinawa, Japan, October 23 – November 3, 2017.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7, 2017 — After losing his arm and leg in battle, a Hawaiian soldier being treated at the Naval Medical Center San Diego told his doctors that more than anything else, he wanted to surf again.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- Col. Dave Ashley’s schedule since May 2017 included climbing a mountain, completing a 40-mile trail run, competing in a multiday athletic event that included bicycling and kayaking and achieving a perfect score on his military physical fitness test, his seventh in a row.