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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

Change-of-command fart leads to change-of-boxers

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — An unexpected fart during 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday led to a change of boxers for Sgt. Maj. Samuel Beckett, his wife Patti confirmed.

"Brand new ones he just got for Christmas from Duluth Trading Company," Patti told reporters. "$22.50 per pair and my Tide-To-Go pen isn't making a dent in it."

The incident occurred mid-ceremony as Beckett took over Sgt. Maj. Alfonso Vasques' position as wing sergeant major.

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