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CFL/ACFLs, As a best practice, do not sign a member’s check-out or check-in sheet until they are officially placed in a transfer status or gained in PRIMS. -
I’m not unique. Special to no degree whatsoever and adamant that I don’t deserve the success I’ve had in life so far. If life were fair, my stupidity and naivety would have been punished long ago. But it isn’t, and they weren’t. Instead, promotion and pay raises followed me to each duty station. Commendations, awards, and a “career with unlimited potential,” I was told, lay on the path before me. I told them I was happy, and I think they believed me. Then one day, I tried to kill myself.
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South Korea aims to reclaim wartime operational control (OPCON) from the US, a role Washington has assumed from around the time of the Korean War. Since 1994, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has held peacetime OPCON, but efforts to regain wartime OPCON from the US-led Combined Forces Command have stalled over concerns about its readiness in command, control, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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An Indiana man was arrested in connection with online threats that led to last week’s Naval Academy lockdown, during which a midshipman was shot and a law enforcement officer was injured. Justin Fleming, 23, was arrested Sept. 12 on federal charges of “suspicion of sending an online threat through a social media application concerning the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.,” reads a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana.
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If you’ve had certain dental procedures, like wisdom teeth removal, a root canal, or oral surgery, some dentists may prescribe an opioid painkiller to help manage your pain. While your comfort is a priority, it’s important to also understand any potential negative side effects posed by opioids and the importance of using opioids responsibly.
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