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A U.S. strike Wednesday on a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific killed two men. The strike raises to at least 207 the total number of people killed since the U.S. campaign against “narcoterrorists” in the region began in early September. Read the latest at Stripes.com.

STRIKE: The U.S. military disabled an unladen oil tanker on Tuesday while it was en route to an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf. Read more: www.stripes.com/theaters/mid...

STORM TRACKER | Final warning has been issued for Tropical Storm Jangmi by Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Jangmi is hurtling off the east coast of Honshu into the northwest Pacific. Yokosuka Naval Base has entered Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness All Clear.

STORM TRACKER: Tropical Storm Jangmi continues charging headlong northeast, skimming the south coast of Japan’s main islands and keeping Yokosuka Naval Base and the Kanto Plain coast in its sights for a close pass at mid-afternoon Wednesday.

#STORMTRACKER: U.S. bases on Okinawa remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 1-E (emergency) into early Tuesday morning. Destructive winds of 58 mph or greater continue for the island.

STORM TRACKER | Jangmi is a Korean word that means "rose," but every rose has its thorn. U.S. bases on Okinawa remained in Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 through Friday evening.

STORM TRACKER: Jangmi was upgraded to a tropical storm Thursday evening by Joint Typhoon Warning Center. And its latest forecast track puts Okinawa right in Jangmi’s crosshairs as a possible Category 1-equivalent typhoon early Tuesday morning.

STORM TRACKER | We’re getting a better idea of how close Tropical Depression Jangmi might come to Okinawa early next week.

STORM TRACKER | Tropical Depression Jangmi continues on a slow course north-northwest, away from Yap. It’s forecast by Joint Typhoon Warning Center to edge close to Okinawa as a possible Category 1-equivalent typhoon early next week.

Rain on this Memorial Day? USAA’s Joel Vargas has something to say: #militarylife

At 3 p.m. local time this #MemorialDay, USAA invites all to observe the National Moment of Remembrance by pausing to reflect and honor those who gave their lives for our freedoms.

Actor Gary Sinise spoke with @ggronowski.bsky.social about hosting the annual National Memorial Day Concert. Watch the concert this Sunday, May 24, at 8pm est. Check your local listings 📺 #MemorialDay

WATCH: Rows of white markers stretch across the grounds of Clark Veterans Cemetery inside the Clark Freeport Zone in the Philippines, where more than 9,000 American veterans, Philippine scouts and their family members are buried side by side. 📽️: @kiddaaron.bsky.social

WATCH: U.S. Marines took their first steps toward using drones in combat and relief missions as they practiced maneuvering unmanned aircraft through obstacles this week at Camp Schwab on Okinawa. 📽️: @brianmcelhiney.bsky.social Read more about the Basic Drone Operator Course here: bit.ly/4nOE5LS

WATCH: U.S. and Nigerian forces launched additional strikes against Islamic State militants in Northeastern Nigeria. It’s the third strike in five days for U.S. forces in coordination with their Nigerian counterparts, and the attacks have killed 175. Read more: www.stripes.com/theaters/afr...

The USS Gerald R. Ford is home at last.