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The 25th ID is involved in the Lightning Forge exercise, which is slated to end on Sunday. Soldiers in the large-scale training exercise are using blank ammunition and explosive simulators during …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/hawaii-soldier-dies-during-lightning-forge-exercise-1.437422

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Soldiers can stash their reflective belts during workouts from dawn to dusk, the Army said in a memorandum issued earlier this month. On Jan. 4, Army Secretary Mark Esper signed the directive that …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/army-secretary-pt-belts-aren-t-needed-in-daylight-1.564178

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The Army is investigating a Fort Riley soldier’s claims he was subjected to physical punishment that left him seriously injured and that he has been persecuted by his chain of command since.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/i-thought-he-was-going-to-kill-me-army-investigating-fort-riley-soldier-s-abuse-allegations-1.556866

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AUSTIN, Texas — Roughly 300 Texas National Guard troops on Friday moved into an 80-acre base being constructed along the U.S. border with Mexico as part of a mission to stop migrants from …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-31/texas-national-guard-border-base-troops-migrants-14042186.html

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Detectives are asking anyone with any information to call 915-832-4400. To remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-23/fort-bliss-soldier-killed-shooting-14571492.html

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Marine Corps investigators blamed the pilot for the high-profile crash of a F-35B stealth fighter jet in 2023 near Charleston, S.C., in which the plane continued to fly more than 60 miles after …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-10-31/f35-crash-south-carolina-pilot-error-15692186.html

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A veteran surface warfare officer took the helm of the U.S. 7th Fleet on Thursday amid a flurry of naval activity in the South China Sea and surrounding areas.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-15/navy-7th-fleet-new-commander-13009144.html

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Pacific edition, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. SEOUL — A nude U.S. soldier was struck and killed by an off-base taxi Saturday night, officials said Monday.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/nude-soldier-hit-killed-by-off-base-taxi-1.migrated

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The official insignia for the 11th Airborne Division. The Army will re-designate U.S. Army Alaska and two Alaska-based brigade combat teams in the summer as the 11th Airborne Division Headquarters …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-06/army-alaska-airborne-arctic-6254525.html

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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile destroyer USS Vicksburg was decommissioned last week in Norfolk, Va., ending its 30-plus years of service.. Hundreds gathered to celebrate the ship’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-03/uss-vicksburg-decommissioning-14376103.html

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Troops who live apart from their family members will see a $150 increase in their separation pay this year due to changes in the National Defense Authorization Act.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-04/military-family-separation-pay-increase-12551538.html

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In a January, 2018 photo, an M1 Abrams tank from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas fires a 120mm round during a live fire exercise at Iron Union 18-6 in the United …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-investigating-after-one-tank-fires-on-another-at-fort-bliss-injuring-one-soldier-1.639030

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The parents of an Air Force pilot who perished with seven other crew members aboard a CV-22 Osprey in late November have started a campaign to create a scholarship in his memory, his mother said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-01-18/hoernemann-osprey-yakushima-gofundme-air-force-12713320.html

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A recent U.S. Navy policy change gives pregnant sailors assigned to sea duty better reassignment options, while helping fill vacancies ashore, the service said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-18/navy-pregnant-sailor-policy-12714574.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Members of the 2nd Infantry Division bid farewell Monday to a young soldier known for her warm smile and superb cooking skills.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/2nd-id-soldier-who-died-at-camp-humphreys-remembered-for-warm-smile-cooking-skills-1.549864

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Cole was credited with saving both of their lives after jumping into the rising river adjacent to the city’s River Walk on Memorial Day to grab the 3-year-old girl and swim her safely to shore.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-02/army-trainee-fort-moore-river-rescue-10925711.html

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A bus carrying U.S. service members crashed into a bridge in Chef-du-Pont near Sainte-Mère-Église in Normandy, injuring three soldiers and a bus driver aboard, according to local television …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-06-08/soldiers-bus-crash-bridge-normandy-14118158.html

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STUTTGART, Germany — A three-star U.S. Army general based in Germany is now spending a lot of time in Kyiv, where he is taking a hands-on role in improving the quality of advice the U.S. is …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-12/army-general-ukraine-eucom-12335117.html

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Rear Adm. Ronald Foy, shown in a 2021 command photo, replaced Rear Adm. Milton Sands as head of Special Operations Command Africa on July 21, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-21/africom-special-operations-10808870.html

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Landfill work for the construction of a Marine Corps runway at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, is seen in January 2020. (Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-08-25/camp-schwab-okinawa-marine-corps-airfield-futenma-2661790.html

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