The military had an active-duty suicide rate of about 28 suicide deaths for every 100,000 service members in 2023, 12% increase from 2022, according to Pentagon report released Thursday, Nov. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer.
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Marines killed in fire at Camp Fuji, Japan, in October 1979. Marine salutes during remembrance ceremony Friday, Oct.
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Army soldiers handle drone during US military and NATO training exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, on Sept. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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Hailey Hodsden, platoon leader with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, was fatally injured Aug. Stryker on highway near Tirschenreuth, Germany.
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Polish armies walk to the site of Patriot missile system near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland in 2018. European Command said March 9, 2022.
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Marines conduct foot patrol in Haditha, Iraq, Oct. The leading libertarian magazine and covering news, politics, culture, and more with reporting and analysis. Marines conduct foot patrol in Haditha, Iraq, Oct.
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Photo Of Group of four students getting together to study with laptop, notebooks and pencils. It is stunning coastal city with an atmospheric old town reminiscent of Amsterdam, but with obvious eastern European cultural influences.
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Buttermilk, banana and marzipan pancakes topped with creamy almond yogurt and chocolate biscuit crunch at Ennie’s in Homburg, Germany. scattering of tart Speculoos cherries spread provides sharp, spiced contrast, evoking warm flavors of Christmas.
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Yet as plane captain — the caretaker for jets, planes and other Navy aircraft — she is the first and last person to see and handle her plane every workday. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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In this undated photo posted on Facebook memorial page, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Brodsky poses with his military working dog. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Brodsky, 33-year-old military working dog handler from Tamarac, Fla.
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The Taylor family attends Morale, Welfare and Recreation event at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. Attendance at events on base have increased because of restrictions on troops and family members going off base, which followed the outset of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Peter Eltringham, right, commander of the new 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, retires the 12th Marines’ unit colors along with Sgt. Joshua Minter at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Wednesday, Nov.
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Once the House chooses speaker and members are sworn in, the 118th Congress will include 97 members with military experience representing 36 states. Both spent eight years in the Army, where they flew Apache helicopters.
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The 34-year-old was found dead in her apartment in Reichenbach-Steegen on Sunday morning by her 6-year-old son, police said. The investigation led police to the woman’s husband, who was arrested in the afternoon in Rutsweiler an der Lauter without resistance.
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Senior Airman Quynn Santjer, Unit Deployment Manager for the 94th Fighter Squadron, looks through the new maternity options at Military Clothing Sales at Langley Air Force Base, Dec. Pregnant airmen and guardians at 10 bases across the country and in Japan will soon be able to receive free maternity uniform items through the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo.
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The National Museum of the Marine Corps upheld the Marine Corps’ time-honored cake-cutting tradition on Sunday in Triangle, Va. Marine Corps birthday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va.
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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.
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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.
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The military will conduct research and clinical trials to determine whether psychedelic drugs, such as these psilocybin capsules, can treat service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury under provisions of the defense spending bill approved by Congress last week. She also was government reporter at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in Alaska, where she reported on the military, economy and congressional delegation.
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Petty Officer 1st Class Regan Young, 37, lost consciousness after suffering blunt trauma during daily check of the ship’s weapons systems, Navy officials said. Burke has been reporting from Grafenwoehr, Germany, for Stars and Stripes since 2024.
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