The annual Saber Junction land warfare exercise, which runs through Sept. 19, features approximately 4,300 troops, mostly from the U.S. and 10 other partner nations under an Italian high command.
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Nevertheless, soldiers from bases in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas expressed their desire across multiple social media platforms for boonie hats at their installations. Maj. Gen. James Isenhower …
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The city and the prefecture were first notified that venomous spiders were discovered on base in 2000, the official said. The redback spider, a native of Australia and a relative of the black …
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The former commander of U.S. Forces Japan has been nominated to head Pacific Air Forces headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Pentagon announced Monday.
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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marines shows Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II of Polk City, Fla. Penn, 20, was killed with six other Marines in an explosion during a Nevada training exercise …
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Russell Nalle, a former Army officer, is among three of the original Tuskegee airmen still alive. Nalle, who lives in Detroit, said he sees a promising future for young Black men and women who …
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An Air Force CV-22B Osprey of the 21st Special Operations Squadron, takes flight for the first time since November 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2024.
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Lithuania’s top defense official pledged this week to improve living conditions for U.S. troops carrying out missions in the country, where American units have stepped up their presence in …
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The first-time Football Bowl Subdivision coach’s defense held opponents to 22.3 points and 314.2 yards per game in 2019, both top-two conference marks, as Navy notched an 11-2 season complete …
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Around 300 U.S. soldiers from Eighth Army at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek city also marched in parade. “It is an honor to be part of this year’s Armed Forces Day parade because this year marks …
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Two thousand Marines arrived in the northern Australian port city in March for an annual, six-month-long training rotation. Australia is already upgrading facilities in the Cocos, which comprise …
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Advancing from west to east behind a rolling barrage of medium and heavy artillery, the three divisions focused on the area south of Soissons, aiming to sever the strategically important road and …
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The 560 U.S. entrants were among more than 6,400 service members and 40,000 others who marched approximately 100 miles in and around the Dutch city of Nijmegen during the Vierdaagse, or Four Days …
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An Elvis statue and a photo of Elvis in 1959 are shown side-by-side.The leaning Elvis Presley statue is going to be placed on a city bridge in Bad Nauheim, Germany, mimicking a photo from the time …
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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – Twelve people were injured Friday when a Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter crashed on the USS Ronald Reagan’s flight deck in the Philippine Sea, according to Task …
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Mar 8, 2023Promontory is about 75 miles northwest of Salt Lake City and is the same location where Morton Thiokol tested the solid rocket boosters that powered the Space Shuttle fleet from 1981 to 2011.
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The camp also served as a forward staging area for U.S. supplies in the Middle East, with 27 warehouses storing tanks, armored personnel carriers and a variety of equipment, the Army statement said.
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Apr 20, 2024The Marine Corps has identified the Camp Lejeune Marine killed while training Thursday night near the North Carolina coast. Sgt. Colin Arslanbas of Missouri was a reconnaissance Marine assigned to …
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Jul 16, 2024MANHATTAN, Kansas (Tribune News Service) The Big Red One’s aviation brigade is back at Fort Riley after spending the last nine months in Europe.
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Joint Chairman Chief of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford speaks to members of the media during his first joint news conference with Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper at the Pentagon in Washington on …
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