A statement from U.S. Southern Command says Navy Rear Adm. John Ring was relieved of duty.
Author: Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
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The Air Force is allowing a relative youngster to lead a key tech effort.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, a guiding influence on Space Force, resigns
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Exclusive: Pentagon spent nearly $8 million to treat 1,500 transgender troops since 2016
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Sexual assault, harassment spikes at military academies, strategies fail to stem crisis
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Exclusive: Pentagon prepares options to build border wall as Trump weighs emergency declaration
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Thousands of active-duty troops to return from missions on the southwest border
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One in five Army generals could not deploy for medical reasons in 2016, data show
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