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A couple from Fort Campbell faces felony charges of neglect stemming from life-threatening injuries to their baby that may have occurred at the base on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, federal …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-05-04/fort-campbell-couple-arrested-baby-burns-skull-fracture%C2%A0-10008972.html

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The recently released Navy shipbuilding budget for 2025 is smaller than previous budgets. Del Toro, Franchetti and budget planners want to slow purchases of the frigates and Virginia-class attack …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-16/navy-frigates-shipbuilding-delays-13570386.html

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Mosby joined the Confederate army in 1861 out of loyalty to his family and the state of Virginia even after opposing secession and slavery, he claimed in his memoirs. He later reconciled with U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-06-06/army-fort-moore-ranger-memorial-confederate-10353612.html

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For more than 60 years, a story has persisted that 13 hands can be seen on the Marine Corps War Memorial, the beloved sculpture in Arlington, Va., that depicts six servicemembers raising the U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/is-there-a-13th-hand-on-the-marine-corps-war-memorial-1.393520

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Gen. Paul LaCamera speaks after taking the reins of U.S. Forces Korea from Gen. Robert Abrams at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Friday, July 2, 2021.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-02/us-forces-korea-united-nations-command-lacamera-abrams-2027154.html

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The Defense Department will deploy as many as 1,000 soldiers from Fort Liberty, N.C., to help get food, water and critical aid to communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-02/military-hurricane-helene-recovery-15382039.html

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Command Sgt. Maj. JoAnn Naumann, the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, told the cadets during launch of the event on Sept. 19 that a tech-oriented job field was in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-02/special-operations-artificial-intelligence-recruiting-15379220.html

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Li joined the Army in Virginia in August 2005 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., and advanced individual training as a unit supply specialist at Fort Lee, Va.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-22/lewis-mcchord-army-soldier-drowning-14562779.html

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WASHINGTON — A retired Army major general has been reduced in rank to second lieutenant after his guilty plea in Virginia in 2020 to charges of rape and incest.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-06-08/Retired-Army-major-general-demoted-for-sex-crime-conviction-1656591.html

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Two airmen received Air and Space Commendation medals at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., on Aug. 23 for their heroic efforts which led to saving a drowning man’s life at Panama Beach, Fla., in March …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-01/airmen-save-life-panama-beach-15041701.html

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A Pentagon effort in 2013 to recognize “extraordinary actions” of drone pilots and other off-site troops performing noteworthy deeds far away from the battlefield was scrapped due to criticism.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/air-force-recognizes-drone-pilots-with-new-medal-1.605089

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It became known as the VA Hotline in November after the department merged it, along with all the VA’s other numbers, into one line — 800-698-2411 (MyVA411).

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-06-08/veterans-affairs-white-house-hotline-trump-10376856.html

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Gender-affirming surgery can cost between $50,000 and $130,000, according to the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Service Clinic, which represents TAVA.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-01-25/veterans-affairs-transgender-surgery-lawsuit-12794371.html

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Tomb Guard Spc. Jessica Kwiatkowski, a member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment who was the subject of a viral video in 2023, conducted her last walk at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in early …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-10/tomb-guard-soldier-last-walk-viral-video-legacy-15468181.html

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Oct 8, 2024David Boreanaz participated in a USO mission immersion tour in Quantico, Va. and Washington, D.C. last week. He visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the Pentagon and Walter Reed …

https://www.stripes.com/living/entertainment/2024-10-08/david-boreanaz-uso-military-tour-15420526.html

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He was joined aboard the USS Thomas Hudner in Mayport by Rear Adm. Brian Davies, whose Submarine Group Two will partner with the destroyers on missions from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia as well.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-28/navy-mayport-norfolk-florida-virginia-task-group-greyhound-3052091.html

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Sep 20, 2024The $350 million jet, assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and deployed to the wing, touched down at 12:28 p.m., 18th Wing spokesman 1st Lt. Robert Dabbs told …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-20/f22-precautionary-landing-kadena-okinawa-15240294.html

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Apr 23, 2024U.S. Air Force Capt. Raquel Muscioni, an area defense counsel attorney, competes in the swimming portion of the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency at Ramstein Air Base, Germany …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-04-23/german-military-test-draws-hundreds-13624185.html

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Nov 2, 2023Meanwhile, more than 130 aircraft from the U.S., South Korean and Australian air forces began five days of drills Monday for Vigilant Defense, an annual airpower exercise around South Korea.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-11-02/south-korea-australia-air-sea-exercise-11914862.html

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Sep 12, 2024An Airman renders a salute during the playing of the National Anthem at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 17, 2019. The memorial will be the site of a concert commemorating the force …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-12/air-force-concert-77th-birthday-15156305.html

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