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An airman with the 15th Maintenance Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam died Tuesday, according to an Air Force news release. The airman’s identification was withheld pending next of kin …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/air-force-death-of-15th-wing-airman-based-at-joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam-not-a-suicide-1.656974

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Jun 22, 2023U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division march in formation during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 8, 2023. The Corps is easing restrictions on reenlistment requirements …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-06-22/maradmin-reenlistment-changes-10516899.html

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In 2013 he joined the Minnesota National Guard and is a member of the Rochester based B Company, 2-135 Infantry Battalion. “Like many soldiers, he saw traumatic things,” his lawyer, Nicole Anlauf …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-09-01/army-veteran-caught-unharmed-after-shots-fired-7180851.html

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The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, foreground, the Royal Navy carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, center, and the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima steam through the Gulf of Aden, Monday, July 12 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-07-13/uss-ronald-reagan-hms-queen-elizabeth-navy-exercise-2135695.html

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Ten will remain in Powidz, a logistics and aviation center about 150 miles west of Warsaw. The remaining 10 aircraft will fly to Lielvarde, Latvia. Soldiers with the 101st CAB are expected to …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/us-army-uses-french-port-as-new-launch-point-for-europe-mission-1.637310

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Dec 7, 2022In December 2021, groundwater and soil sampling was completed at MCAS Beaufort. Perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid — two individual PFAS compounds — were detected in shallow …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-12-07/mcas-beaufort-chemicals-groundwater-8337912.html

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Just north of the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, the airfield at Manas has been a key asset in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan since late 2001. Roughly 1,500 American military personnel and contractors …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/kyrgyzstan-bill-likely-to-end-us-use-of-air-base-at-manas-1.226777

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Mar 6, 2024WASHINGTON — Gen. Eric Smith, commandant of the Marine Corps, returned to full duty Tuesday after suffering a heart attack in October, the service announced.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-05/marine-corps-commandant-smith-13220332.html

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Navy Reserve Lt. Cdr. Jonathan Calhoun, center, holds the i3 Waypoints trophy after Vice Adm. John Mustin, standing behind him, announced Calhoun’s “Leveraging Mobile Technology to Streamline …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-07-14/navy-reserve-competition-mobile-app-6652860.html

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Aaron Merritt had gone to the emergency room of the Nashville Veterans Affairs Hospital seriously ill and was dead less than 24 hours later. He was 26.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-veteran-s-family-agrees-to-2-5-million-in-settlement-with-va-over-wrongful-death-suit-1.555547

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Jun 21, 2023Two Air Force B-1B Lancers landed in Sweden for the first time, strengthening U.S. ties with the Nordic country and boosting the collective defense of Europe, the service said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-21/us-bombers-sweden-first-10504770.html

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Dec 24, 2022ASHTABULA, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — The holiday season can be especially challenging for those facing the emotional and mental challenges stemming from life in the military.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-24/military-suicide-awareness-important-around-holidays-8531545.html

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Roux has been reassigned to the headquarters of Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., which is about 24 miles east of St. Louis, Mo.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/air-force-commander-is-fired-for-fraternization-1.668136

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Nov 8, 2023Two additional bases — Coast Guard Base St. Louis in Missouri and Coast Guard Base Borinquen in Puerto Rico — are scheduled to open this winter, the service announced Nov. 2.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-11-08/coast-guard-new-base-guam-logistics-11980252.html

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Feb 17, 2023ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hunted down by U.S. forces in a raid in October 2019. In October, the leader of ISIS, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle with Syrian …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-02-17/us-islamic-state-commander-killed-9175206.html

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Separate and delegate. “Put anything you don’t want the movers to take in a bathroom or closet, and put up caution tape, signs, etc. to keep them out. Or put those items in your car.”. — Dave Castor. “Segregate ‘fast ship’ items for international moves. We put everything in one corner and grouped it together.

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/tips-for-pcsing-like-a-pro.html

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Apr 30, 2024The Lexington Armory, according to information provided by the state, is a nearly 35,000-square-foot facility found along the eastern side of Route 4 that sits on just over four acres of green …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-29/migrant-families-national-guard-armory-13702300.html

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The latest piece of equipment the Portsmouth Police Department has acquired falls under that category in a big way. When you think about it, nearly every piece of equipment a police department …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/portsmouth-police-department-gets-military-vehicle-1.284014

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Sen. Mazie Hirono, R-Hawaii, speaks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, flanked by the merchant tanker Empire State, which will be used to carry fuel being emptied from the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-10-13/navy-red-hill-defueling-hawaii-11697384.html

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