NYTIMES (Luke Broadwater) - Trump Administration Celebrates Good Friday in Official Messages
President Trump and administration officials have extended more pronounced overtures to Christians in public statements and executive orders.
STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Federal court rules in ‘very large bid protest’ over high-value VA contracts | Stars and Stripes
Eighteen companies were affected by the ruling in a case that involved how the VA evaluated proposals.
STRIPES (Gary Warner) - Some crew evacuated from USS Princeton because of small fires in port last month; ship is back at sea | Stars and Stripes
At no point did a major fire break out, the Navy said, and the situation was quickly brought under control with no injuries to personnel.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - USS Gerald R. Ford leaves Croatia to resume operations | Stars and Stripes
The world’s largest aircraft carrier has returned to full operational duty following a hiatus for repairs and crew rest, weeks after a shipboard fire injured three Navy sailors.
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Iran using children in military roles as US strikes continue, rights groups say | Stars and Stripes
Iran is recruiting and mobilizing children as young as 12 into a military campaign, according to Amnesty International, which says the practice amounts to a war crime.
STRIPES (John Vandiver) - Vice chief of staff LaNeve emerges as frontrunner for No. 1 post after Army chief’s removal | Stars and Stripes
Gen. Christopher LaNeve is set to serve as acting Army chief of staff following the removal of Gen. Randy George.
STRIPES (Lara Korte) - Trump threatens more strikes after deadly US bridge attack near Tehran | Stars and Stripes
President Donald Trump threatened more attacks on Iranian infrastructure, hours after U.S. forces struck a highway bridge near Tehran.
STRIPES (Yoojin Lee) - Army squadron from Alaska makes South Korean curtain call before identity change | Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Army’s 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, finished its final major training event, a live-fire exercise in South Korea, before it officially becomes a paratroop battalion.
STRIPES (Lara Korte) - US fighter jet shot down in Iran, reports say | Stars and Stripes
A search and rescue effort was underway to locate the crew of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down in Iran, The New York Times reported, citing U.S. officials.
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - You Vote: With two US jets crashing Friday during conflict with Iran, how will this affect the war?
The second plane crashed nearly the same time that Iran shot down an Air Force F-15E fighter jet, where one member of the two-person plane remains missing.