President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that U.S. military solutions are in place, “locked and loaded,” should North Korea “act unwisely.” The tweet follows an announcement Thursday by North Korean state media of a plan to fire four missiles toward Guam, a U.S. Pacific territory and home to a strategic U.S. naval base. Also on Friday, reports surfaced that U.S. officials have been briefed on regular communication between Joseph Yun, the U.S. envoy for North Korea policy, and Pak Song II, a diplomat at North Korea’s UN mission.

UPDATE: The U.S. military on Sunday called off a search and rescue operation and launched a recovery effort for three Marines who went missing Saturday when their MV-22 Osprey crashed into the sea off the east coast of Australia as it attempted to land. Twenty-three of the 26 Marines aboard the aircraft were rescued. U.S.

The United States Air Force on Wednesday successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California. The 30th Space Wing said the missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, some 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles. An Air Force statement said the military was testing the missile’s effectiveness, readiness, and accuracy. The launch, which is the fourth this year, comes as North Korea develops its own ICBMs.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that transgender individuals can no longer serve in the U.S. military in any capacity.

A U.S. airstrike killed 12 Afghan National Police officers mistaken for Taliban fighters in Helmand province. Pentagon officials confirmed the errant airstrike, which happened Friday, and offered condolences to the officers’ families. Two other officers suffered injuries. Afghan forces are fighting to retake areas of Helmand now under Taliban control. A government official said the police officers, working with army soldiers, had just regained control of a Taliban post when the air strike happened.

A military court in Jordan has sentenced a Jordanian soldier to life in prison with hard labor for killing three U.S. military trainers at a Jordanian air base. Gunfire killed the three U.S. Army green berets on Nov. 4 as their convoy waited at the base gate. The soldier pleaded “not guilty” to the charges, claiming he opened fire out of fear the base was under attack. The U.S. Embassy in a Monday statement said the trial verified the U.S. military trainers had “followed all established procedures when accessing the base the day of the incident, as we have noted before.”

Family members have identified some of the 15 Marines and a Navy sailor who died in a Monday plane crash in Mississippi. Brig. Gen. Bradley James in a statement said the family members of those killed had been notified, and the roster of their names will be released in coming days. Some of the family members released statements, spoke to local media, and posted remembrances on social media. One of the identified officers is 26-year-old Joseph Murray. Murray’s father told reporters his Florida-born son had shared his Christian faith by serving his country.