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The new test is more than an excuse to make airmen sweat. Carroll-Grandegenett said the Air Force’s Exercise Science Unit found a correlation between an ability to perform the Gruester well, and …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/meet-the-gruseter-new-air-force-test-will-push-explosive-technicians-to-their-physical-limits-1.549170

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Aug 25, 2023Fort Walker is the third and final Army base in Virginia to be renamed in 2023. Fort Lee, named for Gen. Robert E. Lee, was redesignated Fort Gregg-Adams in April to honor two Black soldiers who …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-08-25/fort-walker-ap-hill-confederate-army-11162161.html

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The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. Samuel Paparo, told reporters in Manila on Aug. 27 that the U.S. military is open to consultations about escorting Philippine ships in disputed waters …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-09-11/marines-philippines-china-sea-clashes-15137634.html

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Each week 2nd Lt. Chris Kuchma teaches Japanese troops his native language. “It’s one of the best ways to learn the Japanese culture,” says Kuchma …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/airman-teaches-english-to-japanese-troops-at-misawa-1.7605

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Al-Dabbagh, asked at a news conference at the United States Institute for Peace, a U.S. government-funded research group, about congressional efforts to force a pullout of U.S. combat troops, said …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-units-iraq-and-afghanistan-tours-lengthened-to-15-months-1.62771

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Children of active duty and retired Marines can apply for the Williamson Family Foundation Scholarship. The foundation was started by Col. Charles Williamson and his wife, Helen, to support the children of active duty and retired Marines to help pay for the costs of an undergraduate education.

https://europe.stripes.com/kids/marine-children-wff-scholarship.html

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Since 2018, the two units have successfully completed 16 medical transport missions, Shamburg said. On Dec. 15, they started providing 24/7 patient transfers from the base hospital to other …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-31/air-force-medevac-record-japan-14672702.html

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ARLINGTON, Va. — The Marine Corps is ending its sponsorship of a NASCAR racing team after six years, Marine Corps Recruiting Command announced this week.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/marines-ending-sponsorship-of-nascar-busch-series-car-1.56205

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WASHINGTON — The Navy wants to cut 24 ships and build nine more in its proposed $180.5 billion budget for 2023, the service’s top budget officer said Monday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-03-28/navy-budget-ships-sailors-defense-strategy-5507685.html

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Senior leaders haven’t wavered in their commitment to the platform and have emphasized its ease of access and transparency. Army National Guard units have used an earlier developmental version …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-19/army-personnel-ipps-a-system-roll-out-8818381.html

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To celebrate the Month of the Military Child, Stars and Stripes is gathering stories about life as a “military brat” from this special group of children.

https://militarychild.stripes.com/okinawa/camp-kinser-schools/kinser-elementary-school

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Apr 10, 2024An MC-130J Commando II out of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, approaches an Omega KDC-10 commercial air-to-air refueler over the Pacific Ocean on March 10, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-09/b52-aerial-refuel-commercial-tanker-13520324.html

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McCurry, from Mountain Home, Idaho, has a very unusual qualification. He was county commissioner for three years in Idaho before rejoining the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldiers-in-iraq-make-comfortable-home-at-fob-mckenzie-1.24149

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The Navy released a new uniform policy update. Dress and service uniform gold chevrons for 12-year sailors and the long-awaited type III uniform command patches are among the list.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/gold-for-all-navy-ending-use-of-red-misconduct-uniform-stripes-1.574360

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Mar 30, 2023The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. in Cadiz, Ky., not far from Fort Campbell, where the helicopters were based. The HH60 Black Hawks went down during a nighttime medical training mission, a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-30/nine-killed-blackhawk-crash-9650875.html

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Madden, 29, of Dayton, Ky., died June 23 after a 107 mm rocket exploded over his lead vehicle in a convoy, penetrating its hull and fatally wounding him, according to a statement from unit officials.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-remembered-at-schweinfurt-ceremony-1.109317

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Located between Phoenix and Tucson, Eloy is frequently used as a military jump site and is about 155 miles east of the Military Freefall School at the Army’s Yuma Proving Grounds, which is part …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/green-beret-killed-in-free-fall-incident-was-a-veteran-of-more-than-17-years-eight-deployments-1.614891

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Former West Point cadet Maura Murray disappeared in a small New Hampshire town 17 years ago, and the case continues to stump investigators and the Murray family.

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/2021-05-24/Episode-10-A-former-West-Point-cadet-vanishes-without-a-trace-1576745.html

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The air wing consists of six aircraft squadrons flying FA-18E/F Super Hornets, E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes, and MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters. More than 1,500 personnel are assigned to it. “You know …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-04/commander-uss-gerald-r-ford-air-wing-capt-daryl-trent-3123902.html

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Nearly 30% of soldiers leave the Army within their first 36 months, according to a 2020 RAND Corp. report titled “Predicting 36-Month Attrition in the U.S. Military.”

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-08/army-recruits-inspections-soldiers-separations-6274605.html

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