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Obama praises George HW Bush for volunteer initiative President Barack Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House on Monday in a salute to public service and to the drive for volunteerism that the 41st president inspired with his "thousand points of light" initiative more than two decades ago.   Tricare cuts will hurt at-risk military children, lawmakers say New rules for Tricare will limit the ability of thousands of military children with developmental disabilities to get the therapy and care they need, two U.S. senators and an advocacy group say.   Plenty of reasons for Marines to train in Australia — just don't mention China U.S. Marines in Darwin are using the vast open spaces to prepare for combat missions, practice disaster-response scenarios and work with Australian forces on sharing skills and improving cooperation between longtime allies.   Dangers abound when training among the slithering, scaled and 8-legged Some Marines deployed to Australia’s Northern Territory might think they can make friends with the local wildlife. But it’s best if they don’t try.   POW/MIA recovery unit defended in wake of critical internal report In 2010 a seven-member team from the Hawaii-based Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command investigated an anonymous lead that an American World War I soldier's remains were in an underground passageway in Connigis, France.   US repeals propaganda ban, spreads government-made news to Americans Until this month, a vast ocean of U.S. programming produced by the Broadcasting Board of Governors such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks could only be viewed or listened to at broadcast quality in foreign countries.   Military suicide problem hits home at MacDill AFB Douglas Caldas was the life of any party, according to his brother and girlfriend, a guy who could bring two disparate groups together just by pulling off a joke. He was a hard worker with track record of success at his job.   Thieves take disabled veterans' hunting gear Thieves shot down an effort by Michigan volunteers to help disabled military veterans by stealing nearly $18,000 in equipment used to transport gear and veterans into the woods to hunt.   Scorby named commander of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia The Navy has named Rear Adm. John C. Scorby the next commander of Navy Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia, a position overseeing shore installations from Rota, Spain, to Djibouti and Bahrain.   Remembering the arrival in North Dakota of an early UAV It’s not big in the history books and it doesn’t get talked about at gatherings of World War II veterans. But on a wintry day in the final year of the war, Imperial Japan attacked North Dakota.   US Air Force combat aircraft no longer grounded Squadrons worldwide that were grounded by budget cuts in April were scheduled to start flying again Monday, the Air Force announced.   Daily Headlines sponsored by MOAA, serving military officers since 1929. Find out more about MOAA.