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Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines. Two Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, one of which is seen here, escort pair of Tu-95 Bear bombers in international airspace north of Norway on Feb.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/report-west-point-department-head-quits-after-sexual-harassment-investigation-1.240145

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Submariners handle Mark 46 torpedo aboard the USS Olympia on July 11, 2019. The change is direct response to fleet feedback and supports “rating modernization initiatives to continue to empower sailors and expand professional development opportunities,” said the message from Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/navy-brings-back-the-torpedoman-s-mate-rating-1.601272

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Reception Day on June 27, 2022. The new cadets receive detailed instruction from members of the cadet cadre, begin to learn from their New Cadet Handbook for Cadet Basic Training 2022 and receive regulation Army haircut at the academy.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-29/army-class-2026-arrives-campus-6496905.html

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Burke has been reporting from Grafenwoehr, Germany, for Stars and Stripes since 2024. The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/navy-fires-another-commanding-officer-the-18th-this-year-1.154435

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Europe for Stars and Stripes in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has 10 years experience as an Air Force photojournalist covering operations in Timor-Leste, Guam and the Middle East.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-08-25/miramar-f18-crash-11157367.html

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Seaman Recruit David “Dee” Spearman, assigned to the destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, died after going overboard Aug. She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-17/investigation-sailor-fainted-overboard-death-12633483.html

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One of the vital things we tried to get in there was water,” the 32-year-old from Baltimore recently told Stars and Stripes at Camp Courtney. Burke has been reporting from Grafenwoehr, Germany, for Stars and Stripes since 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-09-23/marine-corps-okinawa-typhoon-water-big-ideas-challenge-2998716.html

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After becoming commanding officer in May 2019, Moore will now be on the staff of the Undersea Warfighting Development Center, headquartered on the base. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-25/todd-moore-command-naval-submarine-base-kenneth-curtin-3013278.html

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M4 rifles, helmets and dogtags sit in memorial for five members of Company C, 1st Battalion, 32 Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division during Saturday memorial service at Forward Operating Base Howz-e-Madad, Afghanistan. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/memorial-in-afghanistan-stirs-soldiers-emotions-as-they-grapple-with-combat-deaths-1.152717

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Shi’ites, has accused the Nigerian military of detaining innocent civilians, including bystanders, hawkers, and vendors, in the aftermath of the recent Arba’een Trek. According to the IMN, the military, much like the police, conducted indiscriminate arrests during the religious procession, sweeping up individuals who were not even participating in the event. The group alleges that these detainees, comprising both men and women, are being held without charges and subjected to repeated acts of torture.

https://www.naijanews.com/2024/08/28/shiites-accuse-nigerian-military-of-torture-blasphemy-unlawful-detention/

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Soldiers who earn high enough score on the Army’s fitness test will be exempt from body fat standards under new policy that will go into effect immediately, Sgt. Before that she was reporter for Killeen Daily Herald and freelance journalist for publications including The Alcalde, Texas Highways and the Austin American-Statesman.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-09/army-soldiers-fitness-test-weight-9438152.html

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Scenes from “The Goonies,” 1985 film starring Sean Astin and Josh Brolin, were filmed nearly four decades ago at this home in Astoria, Ore. The petty officer second class, identified only as Ron by his buddies, appears in popular TikTok video posted June by the homeowner, Behman Zakeri.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-14/goonies-truffle-shuffle-navy-sailors-10734655.html

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The commander of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, Col. Brian Mulvihill, poses at Mount Bundey Training Area in Australia’s Northern Territory, July 24, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-25/marines-philippines-second-thomas-shoal-14589613.html

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Landfill work for the construction of Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, is seen in January 2020. The project, which had been set for completion in 2014 by bilateral agreement, has been pushed to 2030, spokesman for the Okinawa Defense Bureau told Stars and Stripes on Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/marine-airfield-relocation-on-okinawa-to-take-16-years-longer-and-5-4-billion-more-than-originally-projected-1.631642

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Curtis Buzzard, second from right, visits soldiers at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on Feb. Buzzard was nominated July 24 for third star and an assignment as the leader of Germany-based group providing military assistance to Ukraine, the Defense Department announced.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-25/ukraine-support-mission-wiesbaden-14590478.html

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Mulroy worked with Task Force Dunkirk, another group of former CIA agents and military personnel who helped coordinate Afghan evacuations with people on the ground there. As CIA paramilitary officer, Mulroy worked with Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), the intelligence agency the CIA helped set up in the country.

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/2022-01-06/military-matters-afghanistan-evacuation-dunkirk-mick-mulroy-4180351.html

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Resolute Dragon at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto, Japan, Saturday, Oct. The 12th Marine Regiment, soon to be known as the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, is rehearsing stand-in force concepts during the exercise.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-10-17/marines-littoral-regiment-okinawa-11732639.html

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The Army’s Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft initiative, which includes the Bell 360 Invictus, is being dropped, according to Feb. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-09/army-helicopter-drones-12949044.html

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Airman 1st Class Steven Marshall, left, crew chief for the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Maj. Myles Berthold, 909th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conduct preflight checks on KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, May 23, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-26/air-force-maintainers-kadena-okinawa-10553162.html

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Lisa Franchetti welcomes the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) to Norfolk, Va. Fleet areas of operation, Carney successfully destroyed 45 Houthi-launched weapons, including land attack cruise missiles, anti-ship ballistic missiles, and unmanned systems.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-14/uss-carney-returns-home-norfolk-13853499.html

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