Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

July 16, 2017     Navy commissions destroyer honoring WWII’s first Medal of Honor recipient The John Finn is the first new ship built from the keel up with the Aegis Baseline 9 weapon system, which enables the ship to simultaneously conduct air warfare and ballistic missile defense.   Jordan court to rule Monday in fatal shootings of 3 US troops A military court is set rule Monday in the murder trial of a Jordanian soldier accused of gunning down three U.S. military trainers in a shooting spree at a Jordanian air base.   Some of the toughest battles still to be fought against ISIS The battle of Mosul is over, but the war against the Islamic State is far from done. The militants have lost some 60 percent of the territory they controlled at the peak of their expansion, but that leaves a sizable area, mostly in Syria but also Iraq, to be recaptured.   More hurdles as Senate again delays vote on GOP health bill The Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote this coming week to repeal and replace the nation's health care law after Sen. John McCain's announced absence due to surgery, an enormous setback as time dwindles for Republicans to pass the signature legislation after years of promises.   Dozens of US civilians are in Syria fighting alongside local forces against ISIS The heavily armed fighters peered out of a broken second-story window at their outpost in a crumbling house on the western edge of this shell-shocked city, where the Islamic State is fighting a furious battle to hold on to the capital of its self-declared caliphate.   Thunderbirds, displays wow crowds at RAF Fairford Airmen gave away freebies and guided tours around static displays of current U.S. military aircraft such as the B-1 and B-52 bombers, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and CV-22B Osprey.   Former Marines capture overall titles in Pacific Muscle Classic on Okinawa About 350 spectators turned out for the competition, which featured nine competitors in the women’s figures division and 14 in the six men’s bodybuilding categories.   U.S. Army Special Operations Command gives community leaders a look at capabilities Dozens of visitors to Fort Bragg last month found themselves thrust into the center of a conflict that has been raging for more than 50 years.   Iran detains president's brother, sentences American to 10 years in prison Iran has imprisoned a Chinese-American man for ten years after accusing him of "infiltrating" the country and detained President Hassan Rouhani's brother over allegations of financial misconduct, authorities said Sunday.   Former Sen. Conrad Burns to be interred at Arlington Former Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns will be interred Monday at Arlington National Cemetery.   Doctors remove blood clot above Sen. McCain's eye Mayo Clinic Hospital doctors said Saturday that McCain underwent a "minimally invasive" procedure to remove the nearly 2-inch (5-centimeter) clot, and that the surgery went "very well."   Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.