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The emergence of a bipartisan squad young lawmakers with military or intelligence backgrounds as key players in the lead-up to Wednesday’s impeachment vote betokens a greater role for these members in Congress’ future political and security debates.

Dorothy "Dot" Cole was 28 years old when she boarded a bus for the 150-mile trip to Pittsburgh, where she hoped to volunteer for the Navy. She was turned away for being too short — so she joined the Marines instead.

Meyya Meyyappan participated in China’s Thousand Talents Program, which the U.S. says was established by the Chinese government “to recruit individuals with access to or knowledge of foreign technology or intellectual property.”

The spouse of a soldier living in post housing at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, was discovered dead Wednesday morning by military police, the Army said in a news release.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and its precursors had denied repeated requests by the family of Alexander “Sandy” Nininger Jr. to exhume remains in a Philippines grave for DNA testing, maintaining the agency’s documentation could not validate taking that step.

A retired Navy SEAL who described “breaching the Capitol” in a Facebook video is now being questioned by the FBI about his involvement in last week’s violent riot, according to a news report.

A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with the October 2020 death of his 4-month old daughter at Schofield Barracks.

An FBI complaint, citing screenshots from the video, asked that a warrant be issued charging five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller with knowingly entering a restricted building without lawful authority and attempting to impede an official government function.

While military leaders in Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s chain of command have been removed from the unit, they could return to their previous job or other leadership roles in the Army pending the results of an ongoing Army Forces Command investigation.

A man photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt during the U.S. Capitol riot last week was arrested Wednesday in Virginia, authorities said.