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CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan -- “I was adopted,” confided Patrick A. Flynn, the usually soft laugh lines that crinkle around his eyes sagging for a moment. “I wasn’t put in an orphanage. I was bounced around from family to family, relative to relative. I remember one of the first places that felt like home, felt safe, was the church.”

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Sgt. Michael Vura and Cpl. Austin Cox, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303 helicopter mechanics, assisted in victim evacuation and casualty care following the mass casualty attack in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 1.

WASHINGTON -- About 500 Soldiers are beginning this week to beta-test a number of computer-generated vehicle platforms and weapons systems in a variety of simulated environments, said Maj. Gen. Robert M. Dyess.

WASHINGTON -- The Army now has two more role models for all Soldiers to follow. After six days of demanding events at the Best Warrior Competition last week, a specialist and staff sergeant stood out among this year's highly-skilled competitors.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2017 — The Defense Department continues to respond to deadly hurricane damage in Puerto Rico, with 13,229 personnel now on the island and medical support operations ongoing aboard the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort near San Juan, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis reported today.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2017 — Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell reports that U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria are executing the strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and they want to know what's next.