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Earlier this month, the colonel’s granddaughter, Christine Shelly, 42, executive vice president of Grantham Education Corp., made a surprise visit to Hamahiga from Washington, D.C.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/okinawa-island-still-honors-marine-colonel-who-helped-in-1960s-1.360641

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First hailed a hero, then stripped of his medals and charged with murder only to be pardoned by the president, Maj. Mathew Golsteyn now wants his Silver Star and Special Forces tab restored.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/accused-of-war-crimes-pardoned-by-trump-army-major-wants-his-medals-special-forces-tab-back-1.608782

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Oct 1, 2024A decorated soldier based at Fort Liberty died in a fiery plane crash over the weekend in North Carolina, the Army confirmed Tuesday. Lt. Col. Jason Campbell, 43, was one of five people killed …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-01/army-soldier-fort-liberty-crash-death-15370427.html

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Jul 23, 2024An Air Force colonel was fired from his command at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., days before he was slated to hand off his duties, according to service officials.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-23/eglin-air-force-colonel-fired-14572498.html

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Nov 9, 2023The Navy is investigating the death of a sailor whose body was found in his residence near Naval Base Kitsap in Washington, service officials said this week. The death, which happened Oct. 22, has …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-11-09/navy-sailor-suicides-kitsap-11998272.html

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Apr 18, 2024The USS Ronald Reagan’s skipper, Capt. Daryle Cardone, and USO Regional Vice President Scott Maskery cut a ribbon to open a USO center aboard the aircraft carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-18/uso-center-uss-ronald-reagan-13585103.html

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Nov 22, 2023The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson arrives to its homeport at Naval Base Kitsap, just west of Seattle, following a strategic deterrent patrol, April 4, 2018.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-22/naval-base-kitsap-submariner-death-12140183.html

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Jan 21, 2023The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky returns to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington, Dec. 21, 2021. A small Navy vessel sank at the base on Thursday, Jan. 19 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-01-21/sailors-injured-navy-8837897.html

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May 23, 2023The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan heads out on patrol from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. (Jennessa Davey/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-05-23/ronald-reagan-carrier-patrol-yokosuka-japan-10205868.html

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Jul 31, 2023It is scheduled to relocate sometime next year to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., for maintenance. The USS George Washington, the carrier the Ronald Reagan replaced in 2015, is …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-31/uss-ronald-reagan-birthday-celebration-10915700.html

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Dec 1, 2023Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton in Washington state and Naval Base Coronado, Calif., had deferred maintenance costs that were significantly higher than the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-12-01/navy-buildings-billions-maintenance-housing-12224739.html

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Dec 12, 2023The Puget Sound project is part of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program — a $21 billion rebuilding and modernization of the service’s four shipyards at Bremerton, Wash …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-12-12/navy-kitsap-shipyard-lease-land-12342049.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Four U.S. Air Force and one South Korean air force C-130J Super Hercules airlifters flew over the Korean Peninsula for the first five-transport aircraft sortie last …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-08/air-force-south-korea-c-130j-five-ship-japan-14418771.html

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Capt. Neil Koprowski takes command of Naval Forces Korea during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Fleet Headquarters in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, June 8, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-08/navy-captain-south-korea-abortion-policy-10373250.html

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Arthur Duncan adjusts his necktie on March 1, 1962. Duncan, a tap dancer and singer who became one of the first African American regulars on a TV variety show, joining “The Betty White Show …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-17/arthur-duncan-tap-dancer-army-veteran-8789158.html

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Born in California, he’s a 1988 graduate of Humboldt State University and has been a journalist for 40 years. related stories DODEA school year kicks off with student ambassadors and universal pre-K

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-08-23/aviano-air-base-water-alert-14954263.html

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Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WSML 751) reunite with family and friends after returning to their Base Alameda, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, following a 120-day Indo …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2024-08-12/uscgc-waesche-returns-home-120-days-14843895.html

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SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan – The latest in a round of new school construction at U.S. military bases in Japan, a $54.5 million project at this naval base in the country’s southwest, officially …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-09-21/dodea-ej-king-sasebo-japan-7413571.html

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The 529th Military Police Company Honor Guard welcomes the secretary of the Army to U.S. Army Europe and Africa headquarters, Sept. 20, 2022, on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-30/eucom-army-ukraine-germany-7520540.html

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Nov 28, 2023The Marine Corps had a rate of 34.9 suicide deaths per 100,000 active-duty service members. The Army rate was 28.9, the Navy was 20.6 and the Air Force was 19.7.

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