Nov 1, 2024VA leaders told Congress in September that they needed $3 billion immediately to close a budget gap or veterans would lose their monthly benefits on Oct. 1, the start of fiscal 2025.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-11-01/veterans-budget-shortfall-house-lawmakers-15700575.html
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Feb 17, 2023The George Washington is undergoing a longer, mid-life overhaul at the Newport News Shipyard in Virginia. A fourth sailor assigned to the George Washington died Jan. 23 by apparent suicide …
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May 8, 2023During the American era, about 15,000 Filipino employees worked at Subic and another 6,000 at Clark. These days, the port employs about 2,000 people with another 100,000 working for other …
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Sep 16, 2024The Wasp-class amphibious ship was observed limping back to Naval Station Norfolk by Aviation and Naval Assets, a ship spotter based in Hampton Roads, Va. Three tugs met the Wasp-class ship off …
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Mar 4, 2024The VA on Monday finalized its policy of providing abortions to veterans and dependents in cases where a pregnancy is the result of rape or incest or if the mother’s life is at risk. The policy …
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Aug 8, 2023The U.S. in the second phase plans to sell Australia at least three Virginia-class subs and potentially two more in the early 2030s, provided Congress approves the sale.
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Apr 18, 2024Lawmakers also criticized the cut of Virginia-class submarine purchases from two to one, a delay of procuring a fifth Ford-class aircraft carrier from 2028 to 2030 and de-icing capabilities on the …
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Sep 20, 2024The Truman and the other ships in its strike group will leave early next week from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., and Naval Station Mayport, Fla., according to U.S. Fleet Forces.
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Aug 15, 2024In a second phase of the pact, the U.S. plans to sell Australia at least three Virginia-class subs, and potentially two more, in the early 2030s.
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Mar 23, 2023Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Evans, 38, was shot dead Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at a South Carolina home by former soldier, 42-year-old Charles Slacks Jr., local police and service officials said …
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-23/army-soldier-shooting-children-9584382.html
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May 31, 2023Democratic state lawmakers in Virginia told The Washington Post that they were informed the deployment will cost about $12.4 million in state funds, or $3.1 million per month. House Minority …
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Aug 30, 2024A civilian engineer for the Air Force who is accused of mishandling more than 150 pages of classified documents will be held in jail as he awaits trial, a federal judge in Alexandria, Va., ruled …
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Midshipman 1st Class Taylor Connors of Pleasant View, Utah, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Philadelphia, according to the U.S. Naval Academy. Connors, who died while on leave, was also a 24-year …
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-08/naval-academy-midshipman-death-marine-6276048.html
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Sep 10, 2024Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., listen to speakers during a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs meeting on voter registration at VA facilities on Sept. 10, 2024.
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Nov 13, 2024The caisson platoon of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Divison, also known as the Old Guard, leads a funeral procession in December 2016 at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. (Huey D. Younger Jr./U.S. Navy)
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Aug 26, 2024The Virginia-class boat joined the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land, which arrived at the naval base on Aug. 16.
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May 9, 2023Contamination has become a major point of concern on Okinawa where U.S. air bases have used the firefighting foam. Kin began annual water sampling for PFAS in 2019, the town’s spokesman said.
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May 24, 2023A Marine Reserve officer’s quick thinking is credited with busting a gang’s alleged human-trafficking operation in Alexandria, Va., where the lieutenant colonel was staying during a recent …
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Jan 12, 2024The range stretches 50 miles along Virginia’s Northern Neck peninsula and the tree-lined southern Maryland shores of Charles and St. Mary’s counties, with the river itself considered Maryland …
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Oct 13, 2024The Army Ten Miler’s 40th annual race took place in Arlington, Va., and Washington on Oct. 13 where Sam Chelanga and Elizabeth Sullivan both took first place for the men’s and women’s race.
https://www.stripes.com/sports/2024-10-13/army-ten-miler-race-washington-15495619.html
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