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Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.

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A memorial service in November 2009 for those killed at Fort Hood.
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From Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat

A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences.

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The R.A.F. Fairford air base, from which a dozen American B-1 bombers were withdrawn last weekend, has been a mainstay of U.S.-British military cooperation since it opened in 1944.
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Case of U.S. Marine Accused of Murder in Japan Draws Outcry

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a close Trump ally, is under pressure to strengthen oversight of the U.S. military in Japan.

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A protest after a U.S. marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a local woman in Okinawa.
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Man Arrested in Connection With Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford

A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Fairford last month.

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Armed police officers stood guard on a road outside the perimeter of the R.A.F. Fairford air base last month.
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U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats

The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation.

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A B-1 bomber at R.A.F. Fairford in Britain taking off on Sunday. All 12 B-1s were moved from the base in a highly unusual withdrawal.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Warns of Dire Economic Crisis

The rare admission from Mohsen Rezaei, the security chief, came weeks after the U.S. tightened sanctions and its naval blockade.

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People shopping in a bazaar in Tehran in July. Iran’s currency has plunged since the war began.
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Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa

The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago.

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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, where Lance Cpl. Devin J. Ballad was assigned, is seen in the background in Okinawa, Japan.
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How RAF Fairford in a Quiet Corner of England Became a U.S.-Iran Flashpoint

A mysterious call last Sunday near a military base used by the U.S. set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty in Britain.

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A police roadblock near the R.A.F. Fairford air base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications that Iran played a part” in the previous weekend’s events there.
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