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CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea — A U.S. Army staff sergeant was reduced in rank to E-1 and given four months of confinement and a bad-conduct discharge after pleading guilty earlier this month …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/army-nco-gets-bad-conduct-discharge-for-hazing-1.107049

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While soldiers in past conflicts sailed for weeks or months on troopships to reach battles, 2nd ID personnel took less than 20 hours to move from their South Korea bases to Kuwait using jumbo jets …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/2nd-id-soldiers-touch-down-in-kuwait-1.22507

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NAHA, Okinawa — The Army is offering free temporary parking at the Naha Military Port for those with status-of-forces-agreement status and for Department of Defense employees traveling on …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-to-offer-free-temporary-parking-near-naha-1.16229

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The legislation directs higher fitness standards for soldiers in the infantry, combat engineering, armor and cavalry, artillery forward observers, engineer and artillery officers and for all …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-18/ndaa-army-acft-higher-standards-12401744.html

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The family still mourns the loss of their 13-year-old daughter, Shin Hyo-soon, who was killed with Shim Mi-sun by a U.S. Army 60-ton tracked bridge carrier while crossing a country road in Yangju.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/2nd-id-hasn-t-forgotten-family-of-girl-killed-by-military-vehicle-1.55778

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Soldiers and civilians gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Army Wellness Center at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Friday, March 22, 2019.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/first-army-wellness-center-in-south-korea-offers-health-assessments-nutrition-coaching-1.574460

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A member of a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command field mission seaches on March 9, 2012, for evidence of the remains of Army Spc. Clifford Van Artsdalen, who was killed on the spot in Vietnam on May …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/unaccountable-a-vietnam-veteran-s-10-year-quest-to-bring-his-soldier-home-1.610889

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Burden and Atkinson are engineering officers with the 3rd ID’s 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. “It’s an honor to compete and represent our unit, and even if we weren’t …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/fort-stewart-sending-first-all-female-team-to-best-sapper-competition-1.669015

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Doyle, left, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj. Alex Kupratty, right, command sergeant major of 4 ID, stand at attention during the division …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-13/4th-infantry-division-returns-home-11368245.html

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Four hours after the Facebook post, the 2nd ID, also headquartered at Humphreys, replied to the original post to say the garrison’s Directorate of Public Works and the 65th Medical Brigade …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-11/army-water-safety-south-korea-12631202.html

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Oct 18, 2024Civilian DoD Employees Civilian employees and visitors must check e-visa requirements at evisa.gov.tr/en. After 90 days, civilian DoD employees must apply for residency in Türkiye for the duration of their contract. The process can be done at Pass and ID in Bldg. 833.

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/newcomer-information.html

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Mar 28, 2023A soldier with the Army’s 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team is pictured in his M109A7 Paladin howitzer during a force …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-28/army-training-most-modern-brigade-9634890.html

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Apr 23, 2023Trainers from 25th ID’s Lightning Academy and their Filipino counterparts will provide jungle warfare instruction to 100 U.S. and Filipino troops during Balikatan, Shaw said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-23/philippines-island-raid-balikatan-13631571.html

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Apr 16, 2024Korea Flying Training is focusing on integrating fifth-generation aircraft, including the F-35 Lightning II, with other U.S. and South Korean jets during the drill, the Air Force release said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-16/korea-flying-training-exercise-13563946.html

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Jun 26, 2024The Marine Corps’ new amphibious combat vehicle went to work in waters off Okinawa doing for the first time what it was designed to do: moving troops from ship to shore.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-06-26/acv-marine-corps-okinawa-15th-meu-14299924.html

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May 8, 2024The 2nd ID, with headquarters at Humphreys, first considered opening a food bank in September 2022, Lindsey Geraci, a 2nd ID program coordinator, told Stars and Stripes after Monday’s ribbon …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-08/food-insecurity-army-south-korea-13789314.html

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As the 2nd ID retreated, the engineer battalion was ordered to defend the area and later became the division’s rear guard. Surrounded by enemy forces and with limited manpower, the battalion …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-12-13/us-army-burning-of-the-colors-korean-war-camp-casey-3953526.html

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Mar 28, 2024The arson incident occurred April 22, 2023, in a laundry room of a barracks building and damaged military property valued at more than $1,000, according to the soldier’s charge sheet.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-28/fort-cavazos-soldier-racial-slurs-child-porn-army-13447086.html

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CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea — The commander of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team has been suspended in the midst of an 8th Army investigation.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-suspends-2nd-id-colonel-1.83755

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Jul 31, 2024In the newly released site, Venezuelans are able to check their voting center tabulations by inputting their ID numbers. A scanned copy of the center’s vote receipt shows the total of voters and …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2024-07-30/venezuela-lawmaker-calls-arrest-opposition-leaders-14671169.html

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