Military News

The military has boycotted the negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, now in their third day, despite international pleas that it take part in the talks.

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-calls-on-sudan-s-military-to-join-geneva-peace-talks/7746298.html

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Clifton Nowell presents the flag of the newly designated 31st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron during ceremony in October at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The squadron, formerly known as the 31st Aerospace Medical Squadron, will serve the active-duty population on base.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/air-force-sends-doctors-to-flight-line-squadrons-in-effort-to-field-a-fitter-force-1.653467

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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/air_force/2023-07-08/sc-shaw-air-force-base-airman-death-10681654.html

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The USAV Churubusco, in the Port of Shuaybah, Kuwait, is an Army landing craft utility (LCU) watercraft crewed by Army reservists currently deployed to the Persian Gulf. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/news/sail-army-the-unknown-career-field-of-us-army-mariners-1.214294

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Eric Little, the Guard’s director of manpower and personnel, said Friday during call with reporters. 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/theaters/us/2022-09-09/national-guard-soldiers-child-care-7269978.html

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Nicolaus Marshall, left, Cathy Morth and an emergency responder wait for helicopter to drop cable to airlift Marshall, who was injured July 20, 2024, while climbing the Nadelhorn, mountain in the Swiss Alps. The photo was taken by Malcolm Isbell, who taught mountaineering first aid at Ramstein Air Base in Germany for four years.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-08-12/mountain-rescue-switzerland-14708450.html

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Johnson Space Center in Houston on Wednesday, said he plans to draw on his battlefield experiences when he goes into space. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent assignments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Australia and the Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/navy-seal-with-harvard-medical-degree-becomes-nasa-astronaut-1.614854

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LeaveWeb Mobile, available free in the Apple Store and Google Play, came to be after an overwhelming number of service members asked to access LeaveWeb away from their computers, according to Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Jonathan Snyder is reporter at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-10-26/air-force-mobile-app-leave-requests-11845052.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/2023-09-13/ishigaki-navy-uss-pioneer-okinawa-japan-missiles-11361637.html

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It was the day Parliament was to reconvene following November 2020 elections, which her National League for Democracy party won overwhelmingly — an outcome the military claims without evidence was based on fraud. The draft resolution stresses the central role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the 10-country bloc whose 2021 peace plan has so far been rejected by Myanmar’s generals. Julie Bishop, “to engage all relevant stakeholders to seek peaceful, inclusive solution to the crisis in Myanmar.

https://www.local10.com/news/world/2024/08/28/a-proposed-un-resolution-on-myanmar-condemns-military-attacks-on-civilians-and-urges-peace-efforts/

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Marines aboard the USS New Orleans prepare to launch backpackable electronic attack module, or BEAM, in the Coral Sea, July 25, 2021. The system can detect the radio frequency of specific threat, hostile drone, for example, locate it and take it out.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-25/marine-corps-portable-electronic-warfare-drones-3364112.html

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Both nations agreed to establish military communications to manage Indo-Pacific tensions, with further discussions planned on contentious issues including trade, Taiwan, and international conflicts.

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3066290-high-stakes-diplomacy-biden-and-xi-eye-fresh-talks-amid-rising-tensions

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It is an effort to better support soldier’s recovery effort and help prevent suicide attempts, Holland said. The policy includes contract on what the soldier, the soldier’s leaders and the medical provider are responsible for when the soldier is released.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-24/army-suicide-prevention-policies-7798297.html

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Argentina has finalized its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades with the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, signaling significant step in bolstering its defense capabilities. Argentina makes its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades: F-16 fighter jets from Denmark&summary=Argentina has finalized its largest military aircraft acquisition in decades with the purchase of 24 F-16 fighter jets from Denmark, signaling significant step in bolstering its defense capabilities. We are equipping our Forces and recovering the country’s supersonic capability,” announced Argentina’s Ministry of Defense.

https://en.mercopress.com/2024/04/16/argentina-makes-its-largest-military-aircraft-acquisition-in-decades-f-16-fighter-jets-from-denmark

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An Air Force staff sergeant was killed and five other airmen were injured in Humvee wreck June 29, 2024, on Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, service officials said. Jorge Delgado, 37, died Saturday in the single-vehicle wreck of the armored Humvee in which he was traveling with three other airmen to their duty location on the post, Malmstrom officials said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-03/air-force-humvee-crash-dead-airman-malmstrom-14376720.html

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She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-11/military-families-housing-audit-9768959.html

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Soldiers conduct movement with armored vehicles and tanks March 5, 2024, near the Vistula River in Poland during Exercise Dragon 24. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-03-14/poland-romania-us-army-base-13314834.html

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Military Academy apparently drowned accidentally while on spring break over the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. police dive team on Monday night recovered the body of Cadet Havin Morris, 21, of Pleasanton, Calif.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-26/west-point-cadet-drowns-florida-spring-break-13436229.html

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Defendants on trial during the first court-martial at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in November 1917. The Army on Monday reversed the convictions of 110 Black soldiers charged more than century ago for mutiny, murder and assault in the 1917 Houston Riot.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-13/black-soldiers-houston-riot-wwi-12039716.html

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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/theaters/us/2021-05-22/Newport-News-Shipbuilding-General-Dynamics-Electric-Boat-once-rivals-working-on-Columbia-class-submarines-1563590.html

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