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South Korea paid the lion’s share of the nearly $10.8 billion cost to expand Camp Humphreys from an airfield to the equivalent of a small town, Gen. Vincent Brooks, former USFK commander, said …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-11-15/combined-command-usfk-un-korea-humphreys-8058722.html

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Airmen board an aircraft at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Oct. 15, 2022. The Air Force is rolling out a new cycle for the service that will move away from individual deployments in favor of team …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-28/deployment-cycle-changes-air-force-october-10575656.html

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Just last month, a Marine Corps pilot was likely automatically ejected by his F-35 over a populated area in South Carolina before the $100 million aircraft crashed.

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-10-24/us-military-has-readiness-problem-11817159.html

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Dec 13, 2023AVIANO, Italy — For three U.S. Army paratroopers stationed in the Italian city of Vicenza, weeks of special operations training in the wilds of Colombia came with bug bites, hardships galore …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-13/lanceros-173rd-colombia-ranger-12345553.html

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WARRENTON, Ore. (Tribune News Service) — A new leader has taken command of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River. Capt. Scott Jackson relieved retiring Capt. Jeremy Smith at a change-of-command …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2021-08-15/us-coast-guard-sector-columbia-river-oregon-new-commander-2564128.html

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In fall 2018, Brian went to South Carolina for basic training. He then went to Georgia in spring 2019 to attend Officer Candidate School. He finally moved to Washington in fall 2019, where he was …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-28/army-1st-lt-brian-yang-obituary-jblm-mouth-st-helens-2334814.html

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Mar 4, 2024Christopher Green is a reporter and photographer at Osan Air Base, South Korea, who enlisted in the U.S. Army after joining the South Carolina Army National Guard in 2012.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-04/chapel-osan-air-base-korea-13201900.html

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Clardy is retiring after 38 years in the Corps and heading home to South Carolina, spokesman 2nd Lt. Zachary Voss told Stars and Stripes before the ceremony. Clardy took command of III MEF from Lt …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-11-09/marine-corps-expeditionary-force-okinawa-japan-3561421.html

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Several bars alongside each other in the Sinjang-dong Shopping Mall outside Osan Air Base, South Korea on April 6, 2014. Bars are commonly found in the basement, first and second floors of many …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/air-force-crackdown-on-juicy-bars-in-south-korea-paying-dividends-1.291593

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A graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina, Goshen was commissioned into the infantry in 2004. Past assignments included stints in a number of the Army’s leading infantry units, including the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-13/army-death-romania-7315884.html

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Opha Mae II is the second bulldog mascot named after Johnson, according to Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette reports. Opha May I began her stint as a mascot for the recruit depot in 2017.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-03-20/say-hello-to-newest-parris-island-mascot-named-for-first-female-marine-recruit-5413642.html

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In court, Greene and two other Republican members of Congress — Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas and Ralph Norman of South Carolina — were called by the defense to testify after Scheller already …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-16/marine-corps-stuart-scheller-court-martial-highlights-partisan-politics-military-3262604.html

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Last year, the population had grown to more than 600 mating pairs, and Fort Stewart has begun giving away some of its young woodpeckers to other locations in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-06-23/Fort-Stewart-controlled-burns-program-keeps-soldiers-training-in-the-woods-1783784.html

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Apr 2, 2024Wagner’s a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina and an Iraq war veteran. He most recently had served as operations officer for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, according to the Marines. …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-02/marine-commander-fired-camp-pendleton-13473352.html

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Jul 31, 2023Christopher Green is a reporter and photographer at Osan Air Base, South Korea, who enlisted in the U.S. Army after joining the South Carolina Army National Guard in 2012.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-07-31/south-korea-floods-landslides-cleanup-10915827.html

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An autopsy for Barnish took place Oct. 4 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, Youmans said. Autopsies typically take between eight and 10 weeks, but can take up to 12 weeks …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-13/marine-found-dead-parris-island-third-2021-3230739.html

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Apr 17, 2024The South Carolina National Guard assesses damage from Hurricane Florence on Sept. 22, 2018. (Jorge Intriago/U.S. Army National Guard)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-17/google-ai-military-disaster-response-13576570.html

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May 8, 2024Maj. Russell Gordon, a public affairs officer for 1st Special Forces Command at Fort Liberty, N.C., said the command issued a 72-hour stand-down this week of all ranges using live and blank …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-05-07/soldier-shot-training-army-lewis-mcchord%C2%A0-13786960.html

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Feb 5, 2024The nearly sunless days and deep-freeze temperatures were unlike any winter back home in Yadkinville, a North Carolina town of roughly 3,000 residents about 30 minutes west of Winston-Salem …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-05/alaska-army-soldiers-winter-arctic-12907501.html

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In mid-August, the suit was transferred to a federal court in South Carolina. Wright-Patterson and DoD officials have denied the city’s allegations in the lawsuit, saying they have followed …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-03-29/wright-patterson-pfas-chemicals-above-advisory-levels-5514885.html

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