Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

June 30, 2017     Judge won’t drop rare misbehavior charge against Bergdahl The Army judge overseeing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s court-martial declined to drop the rare misbehavior charge that could land the former Taliban captive in prison for the rest of his life.   How big should the Army be in 2018? No one in Washington agrees Lawmakers in Congress want to increase the size of the Army in 2018, but the House and Senate disagree on how many more soldiers the service should add next year.   China steps closer to military dominance in South China Sea with missile shelters, hangars China has not built missile shelters on two other islands it has militarized in the Spratly Island chain — Subi and Mischief reefs — but it has constructed fighter jet hangars and surveillance arrays on all three.   Operation Kiddy Car: Keeping a Korean War hero’s memory alive A group of survivors, advocates and researchers is determined to keep alive the memory of an Air Force chaplain who led a campaign to save nearly 1,000 orphans as Chinese and North Korean forces closed in on Seoul in 1950.   Staffing shortages in Arkansas a 'snapshot' of VA hiring problems Two dozen members of the medical staff at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock gathered along the road outside the facility on Monday morning, holding up signs and chanting at passersby in protest of staffing shortages that they believe are severe and put patients at risk.   Measure forces Congress to examine post-9/11 war powers role A stunning move this week by a House panel to force a debate on new presidential war powers revealed mounting frustration that Congress has for too long dodged one of its most important responsibilities: to decide whether to send American fighting forces into harm's way.   30 years ago, he chose to live out of his car. Now this WWII vet has a place to call home About 30 years ago, WWII veteran Chuck Johnson decided to live out of his car. Now, for the first time since Sept. 8, 1988, he has a place to call home.   Trump taps former Texas senator for NATO post Kay Bailey Hutchison, the former Republican senator from Texas, was tapped by the Trump administration to serve as the United States ambassador to NATO, the White House announced on Thursday.   Super Hercules’ operational debut a wet one at Yokota Air Base, Japan Yokota pilots underwent months of training on the J model, which boasts more advanced avionics compared to the venerable H model that’s being phased out.   Security to be boosted for Kaiserslautern’s annual festival Security will be significantly beefed up this weekend for the Lautrer Altstadtfest, which authorities say will draw an estimated 200,000 people.   Shapiro takes charge of 21st Theater Sustainment Command Maj. Gen. Steven A. Shapiro took command Friday of the Army’s sustainment forces in Europe, which over the past two years have enabled one of the largest movements of ammunition, armor and troops back to the Continent since the end of the Cold War.   Veteran's PTSD sign asks for fireworks courtesy Marine veteran encourages those who have a neighbor with PTSD not to set off fireworks without first notifying them about when and where they plan to set off the fireworks.