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Army Pfc. Corey Wilkinson, 34, a Fort Campbell, Ky., soldier, was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for sexually abusing children and asking a female soldier to take sexually explicit images of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-09/fort-campbell-soldier-sexual-charges-children-army-15457496.html

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U.S. soldiers conduct a controlled detonation at Al-Asad air base, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2023. An unspecified number of U.S. personnel are being evaluated for traumatic brain injuries, U.S. Central …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-01-20/al-asad-air-base-attack-12742469.html

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WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro was met with pushback and accusations of withholding information by lawmakers Thursday when he urged them to fill a $1.95 billion gap needed to fund …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-20/navy-submarines-funding-shortfall-house-lawmakers-15243695.html

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The Ospreys will move personnel and cargo to and from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, which is due to arrive at Yokosuka Naval Base, its new homeport south of Yokohama, later this year.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-29/navy-osprey-squadron-iwakuni-japan-15009973.html

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Army researchers say they now can predict sepsis in burn patients thanks to a system that analyzes blood using common hospital equipment and an artificial intelligence machine learning algorithm.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-03/invention-predicts-burn-sepsis-15389928.html

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A sailor handles an F-35C Lightning II from Strike Fighter Squadron 147 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington Dec. 5, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-15/marines-iwakuni-japan-f35-osprey-14491411.html

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The two were declared dead Sunday — five days after the EA-18G Growler jet from the Electronic Attack Squadron 130, nicknamed “Zappers,” went down east of Mount Rainier in Washington state.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-21/navy-crash-mount-rainier-aviators-dead-15582069.html

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Washington at his first court appearance on July 12 said he is not guilty of kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor. Tamaki on July 3 visited Cabinet officials in Tokyo to register “strong …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-24/okinawa-protest-ospreys-sexual-assault-14577625.html

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The $914 million Space Fence system being built on Kwajalein Island in the South Pacific will allow the Air Force to monitor space debris and hostile threats in Earth’s lower orbits.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/space-fence-on-kwajalein-will-allow-air-force-to-monitor-debris-threats-1.462904

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(Tribune News Service) — A Vancouver motorist who struck and killed an Army veteran in a wheelchair in March 2020 was sentenced Monday to 15 months in prison.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-09-13/washington-sentence-vehicular-manslaughter-army-veteran-11368481.html

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On March 5, 2022, and March 16, 2021, Clarke is accused of breaking into two other barracks rooms and holding the women against their will at knifepoint with the intent to rape and assault them.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-21/fort-cavazos-soldier-army-rape-murder-barracks-15584757.html

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Maj. Gen. Andrew Gainey receives the colors of U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa during a change of command ceremony at Caserma Ederle, Italy, July 18, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-18/caserma-ederle-army-command-change-14525497.html

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WASHINGTON — The Navy has launched a high-tech scavenger hunt on a popular social media platform meant to draw in its next generation of submariners.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-09/navy-submarine-sailors-recruiting-social-media-15455739.html

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KABUL, Afghanistan — A military program that gave troops advising and language training in an effort to develop cultural experts in Central Asia shut down Wednesday, the Pentagon said.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/us-ends-afghanistan-pakistan-hands-military-adviser-program-1.647033

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Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. speaks about racial unrest over the killing of George Floyd in this screenshot from a video posted on Friday, June 5, 2020.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/air-force-s-top-black-general-offers-emotional-take-on-racial-unrest-over-floyd-killing-1.632658

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Aug 22, 2024A Fort Cavazos soldier has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian man in Killeen, Texas, Army officials said Thursday. Staff Sgt. Marlone L. Best, 26, is charged with …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-22/fort-cavazos-army-soldier-murder-shooting-14946342.html

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Oct 13, 2024Soldiers from the United States Army Parachute Team conquered the skies and won gold medals Friday at the World Skydiving Championships in Beaufort, N.C., as part of the Team USA 8-Way competition …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-13/soldiers-win-gold-skydiving-championship-15492648.html

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Sep 14, 2023CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — U.S. Army retiree Daniel Melton has a new mission — restoring hundreds of abandoned bicycles at the home of Eighth Army, 2nd Infantry Division and U.S. Forces Korea.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-14/abandoned-bikes-bicycles-camp-humphreys-11372606.html

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The USS John S. McCain departs Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. The guided-missile destroyer is shifting its homeport to Naval Station Everett, Wash., after 24 years in the Far …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-17/uss-john-s-mccain-yokosuka-japan-destroyer-2919813.html

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Aug 22, 2024The carrier-based warfare center lays the foundation for how the Navy will operate unmanned aircraft, said Capt. Daniel Fucito, manager of the service’s unmanned carrier aviation program.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-22/aircraft-carrier-drone-operations%C2%A0navy-14945493.html

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