Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

June 10, 2017     3 US servicemembers killed in Afghan commando attack  Three U.S. soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday when an Afghan commando opened fire on them. A fourth soldier was evacuated for treatment.   US plans massive exercise in Black Sea region U.S. Army leaders with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and the 7th Army Training Command, along with allied and partner nations, joined forces here Friday to strategize a large-scale exercise in the Black Sea region this summer.   Senate OKs 1st female Army officer to become Forces Command deputy The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of Maj. Gen. Laura J. Richardson to be the next deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command.   Germans celebrate Army Day near US base Germany celebrated the Day of the German Army near the American Grafenwoehr Training Area on Saturday.   US special ops forces helping Philippines quell siege; militants kill 13 government troops American spy planes are helping Filipino troops quell a nearly three-week siege by Muslim militants in a southern city where 13 Philippine marines were killed in the biggest single-day loss for government forces, officials said Saturday.   Warship USS Gabrielle Giffords commissioned in Texas The Navy's newest combat ship was put into active service following a commissioning ceremony Saturday, named after former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords who was injured during a 2011 shooting.   Last Men meet annually to toast fellow World War II veterans The pact in 1955 was that the original 41 World War II veteran members would reunite once a year, help each other out when needed, support families after deaths and, when there was one man left, he would toast his longevity with a glass of bubbly. George Delaplaine Jr. and Raymond F. Gafney, have been the last two men to gather for annual club meetings for the last six years now.   Navy, Coast Guard call off search for Normandy sailor who went overboard Members of the Normandy crew witnessed Petty Officer Christopher Clavin fall overboard about 3 p.m. Tuesday, prompting an immediate search that included the assistance of several Navy and Coast guard vessels.   Search underway after USS Shiloh sailor goes overboard near Okinawa  U.S. and Japanese navy ships are searching for a USS Shiloh sailor who went overboard Friday during routine operations near Okinawa.   Japan town practices evacuation drills for North Korean missile attack "Missile launched. It appears a missile has been launched. Please evacuate to a sturdy building or underground," the loudspeaker blared over the town, silencing the children who had been playing in the schoolyard and drowning out the sound of the water trickling alongside the rice paddies.   Saudis' blockade forges fear, mettle in Qatar's capital It's been a week since several Arab countries – led by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt – severed ties and imposed an economic blockade on Qatar after they accused it of supporting terrorism. The mood in this waterside Persian Gulf capital is a mix of fear, uncertainty and resilience as residents struggle to cope with a political and diplomatic crisis few imagined would so dramatically upend their world.