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Aug 18, 2023The USS Blue Ridge returned to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023, after a patrol in the Indo-Pacific region. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-08-18/uss-blue-ridge-yokosuka-indonesia-7th-fleet-11082955.html

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Aug 14, 2024A Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Dunfee, of Shadyside, Ohio, mans the USS Ronald Reagan’s rails as the aircraft carrier approaches Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 13, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-14/navy-aircraft-carriers-indo-pacific-14858600.html

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Jan 19, 2023Capt. Michael Nordeen of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Mesa Verde was also relieved on Wednesday due to loss of confidence, the Navy said in a separate news release.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-19/navy-fires-warship-commanders-8823547.html

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Jun 21, 2024Air Force Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson has been selected to serve as the next adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard and director of the N.D. Department of Emergency Services …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-21/af-gen-mitchell-johnson-nd-national-guard-14253839.html

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The next chief enlisted adviser to the commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force on Okinawa will write a page in Marine Corps history. Sgt. Maj. Joy Kitashima will become the first female Marine …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-12-06/female-senior-enlisted-adviser-marine-corps-8318662.html

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Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-05-09/yokosuka-naval-base-fight-honcho-bar-district-shore-patrol-5943274.html

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Jun 26, 2024Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-26/naval-forces-japan-ian-johnson-carl-lahti-yokosuka-14300562.html

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Jun 29, 2024Turinetti’s most recent assignment was as the Director for J-6 U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Turinetti has served 30 years with the Army and previously deployed to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-29/maryland-aberdeen-proving-ground-commander-14336577.html

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Jan 26, 2024Marijuana possession can bring up to five years in prison under Japan’s Cannabis Control Act. Battles, at the time of his arrest, told police it was “for his personal use,” the spokesman said.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-26/marine-corps-marijuana-arrest-okinawa-12798885.html

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May 30, 2023The Philippines is developing a plan to acquire submarines, the country’s president said Friday after the navy’s 125th anniversary celebration in Manila.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-05-30/philippines-marcos-submarines-china-10277878.html

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Worn springs in the landing gear caused a B-2 Spirit bomber to crash on the runway last year at Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base, according to a recently released investigation report.. The B …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-03-18/decade-old-landing-gear-springs-led-to-b2-crash-landing-5386748.html

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Oct 31, 2024Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-31/halloween-navy-yokosuka-japan-15695517.html

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Aug 7, 2023The deadly storm barreled into the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10, 2018, packing winds in excess of 160 miles per hour and fueling a catastrophic storm surge. The eye of the storm passed directly …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-08-07/tyndall-afb-climate-change-reconstruction-10969924.html

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May 31, 2024WASHINGTON — A former vice chief of naval operations faces up to 30 years in prison after being arrested Friday along with two business executives on criminal charges involving a U.S. government …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-31/navy-admiral-bribery-scheme-14041943.html

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May 3, 2024An Air Force commander in Florida ordered all airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing step down from their duties Monday to come together and grieve the death of a fellow airman who was shot and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-13/air-force-fortson-dead-airman-standdown-florida-13844324.html

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May 15, 2024Florida will eliminate climate change as a priority in making energy policy decisions, despite the threats it faces from powerful hurricanes, extreme heat and worsening toxic algae blooms. On …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-15/desantis-climate-change-bill-florida-law-13868539.html

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A C-130J Super Hercules with the 40th Airlift Squadron takes off from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 18, 2024, on its way to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-25/air-force-hercules-marathon-flight-13652191.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the 2nd Infantry Division arrived in South Korea on Saturday as part of the Army’s annual rotational force in the country.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-11/army-stryker-rotation-south-korea-7647687.html

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BAGHDAD — Middle eastern culture experts are helping 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment soldiers better understand Iraqis they meet and work with in West Baghdad.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/experts-help-soldiers-bridge-cultural-gaps-1.71351

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America is prepared to help the Philippines defend its sea territory, Maj. Gen. Joseph Ryan, commander of 25th ID, which took part in the air assault on Batan, said Wednesday.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-27/balikatan-philippines-air-assault-taiwan-china-9934054.html

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