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Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com.

Once Homeless, Reservist Recognized for Helping Female Vets Find Homes

Jaspen Boothe has fought homelessness and cancer, and now she's dedicated to helping female veterans find homes.

Diana Flowers pins new collar devices on her husband, Michael Flowers, during a frocking ceremony June 30, 2014, at Naval Base Coronado. Both were frocked to senior chief. (US Navy photo by Paul Coover)

US Navy Announces Selects for E-7 Chief Petty Officer in Fiscal 2016

The U.S. Navy recently identified more than 4,000 individuals tapped for advancement to chief petty officer in the next...

The photo shows the USNS Mercy sailing dangerously close to the USS Arizona Memorial. (Photo by Navy sailor)

Witness: US Navy Ship Struck USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii

A U.S. Navy ship struck part of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor on Wednesday morning, a woman said.

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, center, is escorted into a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., in November.

Obama Commutes Sentence of Chelsea Manning

President Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army analyst who leaked info to the website...

Lawmakers to Army: Don't Award Bergdahl Back Pay

One hundred lawmakers are urging the U.S. Army not to award Bowe Bergdahl any back pay for his time in Taliban captivity.

U.S. Army Sergeant La David Johnson, who was among four special forces soldiers killed in Niger. (U.S. Army photo)

Investigators Find More Remains of US Soldier Killed in Niger

U.S. military investigators found more remains of the Army soldier killed in Niger, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.

Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter. (Air Force Photo)

Airman Who Staved Off Ambush in Afghanistan to Receive Air Force Cross

A combat controller who acted heroically by helping stave off an ambush in Afghanistan will receive the Air Force Cross

A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcon flies over Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 6, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Michael Cossaboom)

Missing Engine Parts Caused F-16 Crash Near DC, Air Force Says

Missing parts caused an engine failure that resulted in an F-16C crashing earlier this year near Washington, D.C., a report...

An A-29 Super Tucano pitch to land in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

A-29 Super Tucano Crashes Outside Moody, Pilots Eject

An A-29B Super Tucano attack aircraft slated for the Afghan air force crashed in a residential area outside Moody Air Force...

FILE PHOTO -- A Marine performs a static line jump at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi, Dec. 14, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

Marine Dies in Parachute Accident in Arizona

A U.S. Marine died in a parachute accident in Arizona, prompting the Marine Corps to suspend certain types of jumps.

In this March 27, 2008, file photo, an aerial view of the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Everything You Need to Know About Trump's 2019 Budget Request

President Trump released his budget request for fiscal 2019, marking the first step in a months-long process.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star operates near two seals off the shore of Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/David Mosley)

Coast Guard Budget Would Fund 1st New Heavy Icebreaker in 40 Years

The service asked for about $11.7 billion in funding for 2019, an increase of $979 million over its previous request.

Army Investigating Deadly Heavy-Duty Truck Accident in Florida

Spc. Luis E. Garcia, a member of the 53rd Infantry Brigade, died in the three-vehicle accident on Jan. 19.

FILE PHOTO -- Static-line parachutists descend from the sky during International Jump Week 2017 near Bitburg, Germany, July 13, 2017 (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Jodson B. Graves)

Marine Who Died in Arizona Parachute Accident Identified

Cpl. Alejandro Romero died in a double-bag static line parachute mishap Monday in Coolidge.

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