Military News

Jul 16, 2024J.D. Vance visits the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio in May 2023. (Ralph Branson/U.S. Air National Guard)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-16/vance-trump-marines-vice-president-republicans-14505177.html

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Jan 9, 2024On Nov. 15, 1994, Navy Lt. Kimberly “Face” Dyson quietly made history when she became the first female pilot to fly an official combat mission for the U.S. military.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-09/first-female-pilots-combat-missions-12611057.html

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“I thought, ‘oh man, I’ve never had an example where you have Type 1 diabetes and the military retains you.’ So I told him, ‘Tanner, I know you’re in great control, you’re very …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-08-03/usafa-cadet-diabetes-first-commission-military-space-force-2417712.html

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Searchwell, 79, started working at the commissary on Sept. 15, 1967, shortly after leaving the Air Force. He’s held other jobs on Ramstein over the years, even as he kept on bagging.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/air-force-boss-learned-important-lessons-from-longtime-ramstein-commissary-bagger-1.484081

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May 10, 2024The stricken stranger. The LaLonde family encountered Smith shortly before 5 p.m., with Joyce LaLonde, 28, and her husband, Nathaniel Birnbaum, 28, first to arrive at the general’s side, she said.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-10/marine-corps-general-eric-m-smith-life-saved-13815202.html

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(Tribune News Service) — A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employee living in Beavercreek, Ohio, is accused of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during a riot on Jan. 6.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-28/wright-patterson-air-force-base-employee-accused-entering-capitol-january-6-4111413.html

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Oct 23, 2024A fellow member of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit congratulates Cpl. Celestino Arellano, left, who sank a target boat with a Stinger ground-to-air missile from Palawan, Philippines, Oct. 22, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-22/marines-stinger-missile-philippines-15597764.html

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Sep 27, 2024Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a barrage of missiles and drones at the shipping lanes of the Red Sea, the Pentagon confirmed Friday. U.S. Navy ships intercepted the attack.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-09-27/navy-houthis-red-sea-missiles-drones-15325212.html

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Nov 22, 2022Bio and three fellow food service workers from Combat Logistics Regiment 37 — Lance Cpls. David Hernandezvega and Eds Cambronero and Cpl. Aljie Alcantara — arrived at Blue Cave around 1 p.m.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-11-22/okinawa-rip-current-rescue-marine-corps-8155949.html

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Dec 29, 2022″Over the course of the next 45 minutes, we went from, oh, this is a little bit inconvenient, to holy crap, Luca is going to drown in his helmet if we don’t get back inside,” Cassidy said.

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/2022-12-29/chris-cassidy-navy-seal-astronaut-8567940.html

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Jun 21, 2024Air Force Thunderbirds pilots perform a group aerial maneuver during an air show performance at Dayton International Airport, Ohio, July 22, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-21/dayton-air-show-50-years-14254090.html

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Dec 10, 2023COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tribune News Service) — A drill sergeant at Fort Jackson was found dead at the military base on Friday, the U.S. Army said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-10/drill-sergeant-dead-fort-jackson-12313554.html

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Jun 13, 2023Kazuki Takahashi, 60, creator of the popular Japanese manga series “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” attempted to aid Bourgeau in the rescue, unbeknownst to the American, and drowned in the process.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-13/yu-gi-oh-rip-current-okinawa-medal-10421583.html

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Cmdr. Jennifer Reid, the officer in charge of the Navy Reserve Center in Toledo, Ohio, was relieved of command on Monday, Dec. 21, 2021, due to a loss of confidence in her ability to perform her …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-12-21/navy-reserve-center-toledo-ohio-commander-relieved-4043376.html

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Oct 31, 2024Army Spc. Jace Spivey, left, and Sgt. Daniel Koster tow a disabled sailboat to its pier off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2024. The mariners are assigned to 8th Special Troops Battalion …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-31/army-mariners-rescue-navy-sailors-15685168.html

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Sep 5, 2024Syria owes hundreds of millions of dollars to the families of two U.S. soldiers who were tortured and killed by Damascus-sponsored terrorists in Iraq more than 15 years ago, a federal court in …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-09-05/syria-liable-soldiers-deaths-by-terrorists-15077026.html

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Jun 25, 2024Another responds a little later: “Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards.” Once the dust settles and the helicopter hovers higher, a wounded survivor, believed to be Reuters driver Saeed Chmagh …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-25/assange-wikileaks-baghdad-airstrike-video-14298920.html

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Oct 14, 2024Former president Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that he is worried about the prospect of unspecified actions by what he dubbed “radical left lunatics” on Election Day …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-14/trump-election-day-military-15500707.html

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Apr 27, 2024The Navy on Friday released several documents regarding its data on the health impact of the November 2021 Red Hill fuel spills, just before a federal trial begins Monday in a lawsuit brought by …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-27/navy-red-hill-health-issues-13680006.html

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BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — Defense contractor Radiance Technologies will create 100 new full-time-equivalent positions and invest more than $900,000 as part of an expansion …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-02-02/defense-contractor-radiance-technologies-air-force-growth-4541976.html

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