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Jun 17, 2024Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers embark on a U.S. C-130J Super Hercules during a Valiant Shield exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-17/valiant-shield-japan-paratroops-us-air-force-14206471.html

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Oct 23, 2024ABORLAN, Philippines — U.S. and Filipino marines used live fire Tuesday to rehearse their defense against a hostile amphibious landing, less than 150 miles from the August scene of a coast guard …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-23/kamandag-philippines-palawan-invasion-15598204.html

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After graduating from the University of California at Davis and receiving his commission in 1997, Nakonieczny commanded various platoons and companies, deploying in 2001 to Frankfurt, Germany …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/new-commander-takes-over-marine-corps-premier-overseas-crisis-response-force-1.635803

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Aug 6, 2024The Department of Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles is shown in February 2022. A lawsuit filed on behalf of homeless veterans is seeking to force the VA to build 4,000 housing units on …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-08-06/homeless-veterans-los-angeles-lawsuit-housing-14765754.html

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A video screen grab shows Cati Blauvelt with her husband John, then an Army recruiter, before her stabbing death. John Blauvelt, on the run for six years and designated a deserter, was arrested in …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-08-04/army-deserter-denied-bond-6877938.html

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A “human health risk assessment” by the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center, from Oct. 16, 2019, revealed high levels of dioxin and pesticides at three spots on Camp Kinser, Okinawa.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-02-08/marine-corps-toxins-camp-kinser-okinawa-9074050.html

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SEOUL, South Korea — A crash that resulted in the total loss of a $30 million fighter jet last year was caused by a power loss and adverse weather conditions, according to an Air Force report …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-17/f16-crash-report-south-korea-13885772.html

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An Australian navy sailor signals U.S. Marines to land an MV-22B Osprey aboard the HMAS Adelaide off Australia’s eastern coast, June 4, 2024. (Kassie McDole/U.S. Marine Corps)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-06-12/marine-corps-osprey-landing-australia-14155720.html

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SEOUL, South Korea — A 22-year-old soldier stationed at Camp Humphreys was found unresponsive in his barracks Wednesday and later pronounced dead, according to the 2nd Infantry Division.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-05-17/army-soldier-dies-south-korea-13884838.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A South Korean pop star serving his compulsory military service is among Eighth Army’s Best Warriors after a six-day trial that tested competitors’ physical and …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-05-19/k-pop-day6-kang-young-hyun-us-army-best-warrior-katusa-south-korea-6054378.html

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The rotational force supports 2nd ID, headquartered at Camp Humphreys roughly 40 miles south of Seoul. Around 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, most of them at Humphreys.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-01/army-stryker-rotation-korea-12861157.html

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Retired Navy pilot Everett Alvarez Jr. talks Wednesday, May 10, 2023, about his time as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. Alvarez was the first fighter pilot shot down during the conflict.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-05-11/navy-pilot-vietnam-war-hanoi-hilton-10084744.html

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A video screen grab shows Cati Blauvelt with her husband John, then an Army recruiter, before her stabbing death. John Blauvelt, on the run for six years and designated a deserter, was arrested in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-07-21/army-deserter-found-oregon-faces-charges-killing-wife-6724654.html

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Harvey Liss, an Irvine resident who filed the lawsuit and heads the group Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery, said the best place to put the veterans cemetery would be in Irvine.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-08-27/lawsuit-blocks-veterans-cemetery-anaheim-14995734.html

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Male and female contestants this season ranged from mixed-martial arts fighters, rugby players, special forces soldiers, body builders, bobsledders, arm wrestlers and ballet dancers.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-26/army-officer-netflix-physical-100-13663189.html

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Modernized. The fourth-generation F-16 makes up about 50% of the Air Force fleet and has flown in every major U.S. conflict since 1974. The Fighting Falcon, also known as the Viper by its pilots …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-02-16/f16-50-year-anniversary-13021800.html

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Commissaries at U.S. bases in South Korea are replacing U.S. imports of certain fruits and vegetables with locally grown counterparts.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-11-18/fruits-vegetables-commissary-korea-15884254.html

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The soldiers will present their ideas on Feb 22 to a panel that includes the 18th Airborne Corps’ command team, the deputy director from the Army’s People First Task Force and other leaders in …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/seven-soldiers-to-present-their-ideas-on-improving-the-army-s-program-targeting-sexual-assault-1.662766

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The Emory S. Land completed its yearlong, $33.5 million overhaul at Mare Island in spring 2021. With nearly 45 years of service under their belt, the Navy plans to replace the Emory S. Land and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-10-17/submarine-tenders-overhaul-guam-11732393.html

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U.S. Marines were preparing to fly 49 tons of American aid to typhoon victims in the northern Philippines on Monday, according to the commander of Marine Rotational Force — Southeast Asia.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-10-07/marines-philippines-typhoon-relief-15427365.html

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