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In the women’s race, Chelsea Baker, 32, of Stroud, England, won in a time of 2:42.38; Cara Sherman of Clifton Park, N.Y., was second in 2:47.08, and Bonnie Keating of San Diego was third in 2:47.47.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2022-10-30/marine-corps-marathon-2022-7862949.html

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A Navy sailor who had been in the service for almost 25 years died following an airlift off a destroyer that is part of a carrier strike group operating in the North Sea, officials announced over …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-06-12/caprice-pryor-ramage-navy-gerald-r-ford-10412397.html

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Navy veteran Jay McManus leaves as the winner of the Marine Corps Marathon push-rim race Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (Joe Gromelski/Special to Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-10-29/marine-corps-marathon-military-navy-race-11869338.html

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The USS Abraham Lincoln made history on Monday as it departed San Diego for a scheduled deployment, the first-ever of a U.S. aircraft carrier skippered by a woman. Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt assumed …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-01-04/aircraft-carrier-USS-Abraham-Lincoln-first-female-captain-4175350.html

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The pilots were part of the “Blue Wolves” squadron, based at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. At the time of the crash, the aircraft, assigned to the air station’s …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/4-navy-aviators-missing-after-crash-on-kita-io-jima-1.23181

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Earlier this year, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the general was “upbraided” by the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, which found that he had committed unlawful …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/nicholson-bids-farewell-to-iii-marine-expeditionary-force-on-okinawa-1.540784

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The Navy needs 84,379 enlisted sailors to adequately man its fleet, the report stated. However, just 70,705 enlisted sailors, or about 16% less than required, were serving aboard its ships and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-10/navy-gao-fleet-readiness-report-15128703.html

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If Air Force can win its final two (the finale is Nov. 30 at San Diego State), it would find itself 5-7 and would qualify to slide in as a replacement if there aren’t enough six-win teams to …

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2024-11-19/air-force-falcons-football-comeback-turning-point-15900111.html

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Both enlisted in January 2022 and graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in April 2022. Both graduated from the School of Infantry-West at Marine Corps Base Camp …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-02-28/marines-barracks-antisemitic%C2%A0racial-slurs-maryland-university-13153006.html

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B-1B bombers and about 200 airmen deployed recently to the island of Diego Garcia in the center of the Indian Ocean, the first time Lancers have operated there in over 15 years, the Air Force said …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-10-20/diego-garcia-b-1b-lancer-bombers-indian-ocean-3306238.html

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Tasaki completed that course in June at the Marines’ expeditionary warfare training center in San Diego, Calif., according to the release. “Once he successfully completed that part, we began …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-03/japanese-first-jtac-instructor-13478142.html

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In the suicide note that U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Kenny Santiago posted to social media before killing himself on the National Mall Nov. 8, he said he felt alone.

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2021-11-16/military-active-duty-suicide-brandon-act-3637351.html

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The latest crash comes after five Marines died in a helicopter crash more than two weeks ago outside of San Diego. The Marines were killed Feb. 6 when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-25/mississippi-national-guard-soldiers-crash-identified-13115252.html

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Of the more than 337,000 sailors in the Navy, about 6,000 each year are treated for the condition, according to Cmdr. Thomas Barlow, a dermatologist at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2019-10-04/navy-will-no-longer-offer-permanent-shaving-waivers-for-sailors-with-razor-bumps-1480963.html1

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The Navy claimed the top spots in the Armed Forces Triathlon on Saturday at Point Mugu Beach, Calif., led by Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Hooker, who won the men’s championship for the seventh time.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2024-06-30/navy-armed-forces-triathlon-14345455.html

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The Stethem left in 2019 for San Diego and the McCampbell left in July 2020 for Portland, Ore. Both the Higgins and the Howard have seen prior service with the 7th Fleet.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-08-19/7th-fleet-yokosuka-naval-aegis-destroyers-curtis-wilbur-2600511.html

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Beginning in 2015, it began a modernization program of several cruisers, beginning with the Gettysburg in Norfolk and USS Cowpens in San Diego. The final phases of work on the Gettysburg were done …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-22/uss-gettysburg-overhaul-new-combat-system-3333975.html

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Tyler Florence along with his son, Hayden Florence and pitmaster Matt Horn boarded the USS Tripoli during San Francisco Fleet Week on Oct. 12, and judged the Navy’s first ever Chow Line …

https://www.stripes.com/living/entertainment/2024-10-31/tyler-florence-navy-chowline-challenge-15689844.html

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The 855-foot flat-deck left its San Diego homeport for its maiden deployment on May 2, just under two years after its July 2020 commissioning, according to the Navy.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-01/uss-tripoli-visit-yokosuka-japan-6204626.html

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Sep 19, 2024The saga of Complete Genomics, a San Jose-based company, shows just how much — and how quickly — relations with China have shifted. … San Diego-based Illumina Inc. That, the company warned …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-09-19/china-tech-firms-us-lawmakers-lobbying-efforts-15233553.html

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