Jul 4, 2024Maj. Gen. William Ryan pins the Soldier’s Medal on Capt. Steven Drayton during an awards ceremony on July 3, 2024, at First Army Division West headquarters, Fort Cavazos, Texas.
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“The Army is taking care of us,” said Zayala, of the 21st Cargo Transportation Company, from El Paso, Texas. The camp boasts an indoor and outdoor pool, a first-run movie theater and …
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May 3, 2023AUSTIN, Texas An Air Force Reserve chaplain was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for attempting to meet a minor for sex, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, was found dead about 30 miles from the base in Temple, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2020. (U.S. Army)
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-27/fort-hood-army-suicide-lawsuit-7489714.html
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Nov 30, 2023AUSTIN, Texas Federal agents can resume a practice of cutting wire barrier placed near the U.S. border with Mexico by Texas National Guard troops after a judge on Wednesday ruled against a …
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AUSTIN, Texas – A Fort Hood soldier was charged Wednesday with shooting a former soldier and killing him two days earlier during a late-night argument, according to local police. Spc.
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany Toxic chemicals known as PFAS are present in soil at disused firefighting training sites at Katterbach Kaserne in Bavaria at levels up to 225 times higher than what’s …
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Jun 18, 2024AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy A $4.9 million project to demolish two buildings and clear the way for a new gate at this Air Force base in northeastern Italy has been put on hold indefinitely due to …
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Oct 22, 2024Army Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, was reported missing Oct. 21, 2024, after she failed to report for duty at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. The following day officials announced she had been found dead.
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Air Force Capt. Danielle Holland, left, an OB-GYN physician at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. L. Rene Key, director of the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center OB-GYN course …
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Apr 9, 2024Air and Space Force recruits take the oath of enlistment during The Great Texas Airshow at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on April 6, 2024. (Gabriel Jones/U.S. Air Force)
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A former Fort Hood soldier was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for strangling a woman to death in a Killeen, Texas, motel more than two years ago.. Cory Latrell Grafton, 21, pleaded …
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-12-10/fort-hood-soldier-murder-charge-3927642.html
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A text alert was sent to soldiers living near the intersection of Legends Way and 37th Street at Fort Hood at about 12:44 p.m. on Oct. 2, informing them that a male suspect with a gun was in the area.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-13/fort-hood-sexual-assault-arrest-7680753.html
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Rose L. Thayer is based in Austin, Texas, and she has been covering the western region of the continental U.S. for Stars and Stripes since 2018.
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Jun 27, 2024Sen. Ted Cruz hosted a hearing in Dallas to discuss deepfake revenge porn and his new legislation tackling the issue. The bill would make it a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish …
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Aug 29, 2024AUSTIN, Texas A former Alabama National Guard soldier pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to driving migrants from the Mexican border into Texas while he was deployed to assist Customs …
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A 19-year-old soldier assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder for a shooting that killed another soldier and wounded three other people outside a bar in nearby …
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-10-21/fort-bliss-soldier-killed-army-7763616.html
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Martinez joined the Army in April 2018 as a cannoneer, according to base officials. She attended basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., and advanced individual training at Fort Sill, Okla.
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Jun 26, 2024An advocacy group on Wednesday is calling on the Defense Department to review how frequently it moves troops to new duty stations after survey results showed the moves impact the financial and …
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Jun 11, 2024A former Army sergeant was sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding millions of dollars from the service in a rideshare scam using illegally obtained personal information from more than …
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