Military News

Aug 12, 2024Anti-U.S. military political party All Okinawa said about 2,500 people attended a rally in Ginowan city, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. The demonstration focused on sexual misconduct charged against U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-12/okinawa-protest-military-sexual-assault-14838481.html

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Sep 2, 2024Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Michael Pagano, from Hamburg, New York, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), shares the first kiss with his wife upon …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-02/uss-laboon-returns-home-deployment-15049896.html

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Sep 19, 2024KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Recently renovated homes at 18th Wing headquarters are being inspected for mold after civil engineers discovered moisture buildup caused by faulty air conditioning …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-09-19/mold-housing-air-force-okinawa-15238123.html

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Aug 7, 2024He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from reading Stars and Stripes as a …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-07/soldier-car-crash-kadena-okinawa-14771877.html

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Aug 15, 2023Everyone knows Navy SEALs are tough, but come Aug. 19, participants in the Navy SEAL Foundation New York City SEAL Swim will put their mettle to the test.. Over 225 first responders and military …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-08-15/navy-seal-veterans-plan-to-cross-hudson-in-iconic-nyc-swim-11046723.html

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Aug 21, 2024CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An officer killed when an MV-22B Osprey crashed last year over northern Australia also piloted the tiltrotor that went down off Okinawa in 2016, according to the Marine Corps.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-20/marine-osprey-crash-australia-okinawa-14929302.html

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Mar 12, 2024The New Jersey Air National Guard has a new refueling unit to fly the KC-46 Pegasus tanker. The 108th Wing’s 170th Air Refueling Squadron was activated during a ceremony Thursday at Joint Base …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-12/170th-air-refueling-squadron-activated-13296009.html

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Oct 4, 2024An F-22A Raptor operated by the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons taxis to its parking spot at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Sept. 18, 2024. (Catherine Daniel/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-10-04/raptor-precautionary-landing-okinawa-15399170.html

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Oct 7, 2024An F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron takes off from North Auxiliary Airfield, S.C., May, 14, 2024. (Dallin Wrye/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-10-07/kadena-okinawa-fighter-rotations-15427529.html

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Jul 19, 2024More than 100 volunteers, including the Olean Oilers of the New York Collegiate Baseball League, are helping with the fundraiser. Miller, who was promoted to colonel in the fall, is chief of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-19/fort-hood-shooting-survivor-concert-organizer-14538629.html

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Aug 26, 2024″Team 9 mourns the loss of Lance Cpl. Dominguez,” battalion commander Lt. Col. Christopher Thrasher said in the release. “He was a fierce and dedicated Marine, whose warrior spirit lifted …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-26/marine-death-bridge-fall-okinawa-14979399.html

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Jul 31, 2024He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from reading Stars and Stripes as a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-31/marine-corps-radar-japan-taiwan-14674257.html

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Jun 27, 2024Wasp and a third ship in the ARG, the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York, most recently participated in training in Poland as part of the NATO multinational exercise Baltic Operations 24.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-27/eisenhower-wasp-mediterranean-navy-14313489.html

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Sep 15, 2024The USS New Jersey was commissioned in a ceremony on Sept. 14 and is the first fast-attack Virginia-class submarine in the Navy to fully integrate mixed gender crews.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-15/navy-submarine-commission-new-jersey-15181263.html

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Courtesy of miccoforcongress.comVince Micco is running on the Republican ticket in New Jersey’s 9th District.. This year 20 war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan are running for Congress …

https://www.stripes.com/living/military-candidate-spotlight-vince-micco-new-jersey-s-9th-district-1.85244

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Oct 7, 2024He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon. One of his earliest journalistic inspirations came from reading Stars and Stripes as a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-10-07/marines-narco-boat-drone-okinawa-15426926.html

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Oct 3, 2024First up on Oct. 5, rock band Plush is bringing their top hits “Hate” and “Better Off Alone” all the way from New York City. Expect some great riffs from the band and awesome vocals from member Moriah Formica, who has been compared to Heart’s Ann Wilson. Plush will is slated to start their set at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

https://okinawa.stripes.com/community-news/babymetal-plush-futenma-flight-line-fair.html

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Aug 1, 2024Delta canceled flights from New York to Tel Aviv starting on Wednesday, until at least Friday, according to a public statement. The airline said travel waivers would be issued to all customers who …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-01/airlines-cancel-flights-israel-conflict-14696099.html

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Sanchez said the U.S. and Italy were talking about such a facility before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. But it’s only been in the public eye the last six or …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/us-army-opens-new-base-in-northern-italy-1.migrated

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May 13, 2023LAKENHEATH, England — The NFL’s New York Jets sponsored a friendly flag football contest between U.S. service members and U.K. armed forces at RAF Lakenheath’s turf football field Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-13/jets-flag-football-uk-us-10104730.html

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