Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

March 3, 2017     ‘Chaos’-seeking US veterans wait on Mosul front lines, ready to patch up the wounded Veterans of the U.S. and foreign militaries are drawn to the front lines here in the fight for Iraq’s second-largest city. Besides military experience, they bring medical skills, part of a toolkit they use to save the lives of Mosul’s “most vulnerable.”   Civilians treated for apparent chemical agent exposure near Mosul Five children and two women were receiving treatment this week for apparent exposure to a blistering chemical agent near Mosul, the Islamic State group’s last major stronghold in Iraq, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Friday.   Navy SEAL death in Yemen raid not undergoing larger review A more in-depth investigation into the death of the Navy SEAL during a controversial U.S. military raid in Yemen has not been ordered, despite being announced earlier this week, defense officials said Friday.   Army: Helicopter in 2015 crash was practicing evading enemy fire The Army says a Black Hawk helicopter was practicing evading enemy fire when it crashed northwest of Colorado Springs in 2015, injuring all four crew members and destroying the aircraft.   Officials: Tillerson eyes State Department budget cut over 3 years Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has agreed in principle to a White House proposal to slash foreign aid and diplomatic spending by 37 percent, but wants to spread it out over three years rather than in one dramatic cut.   Gold Star families voice support for Navy widow's decision to attend Trump speech The families of U.S. service members who have died while serving their country are split on how they see President Donald Trump's recognition of a recent military widow at his first joint address to Congress, but they almost universally support her decision to accept Trump's invitation to attend in the Capitol.   Active duty, reservists offered discount, early entry to Marine Corps Marathon Military members serving on active duty or in the Reserve may obtain early access and a discounted registration fee to run the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon.   Bird flu limits egg purchases at US commissaries in South Korea Commissary customers in South Korea are facing limits on the number of U.S. eggs they can purchase as the country suffers from its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.   Mattis asks former US ambassador Anne Patterson to take a top job at the Pentagon Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has asked recently retired diplomat Anne W. Patterson to become his undersecretary of defense for policy, effectively the third-ranking job at the department.