Military News

SEOUL, South Korea — SK Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd., one of South Korea’s largest engineering companies, has been fined $68.4 million in a U.S. military bribery and fraud case …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/south-korean-engineering-firm-fined-68-4-million-in-us-military-fraud-case-1.633311

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May 13, 2024The Biden administration said in a report to Congress on Friday it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel violated international law using U.S. weapons in its military campaign in Gaza, but …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-05-13/army-major-resigns-israel-gaza-13845726.html

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Mar 26, 2024A $6 billion settlement involving roughly 250,000 veterans will move forward in a lawsuit that argued faulty earplugs were sold to the military for use during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-03-26/military-troops-veterans-earplugs-3m-settlement-13433653.html

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Apr 25, 2024The workers, represented by Minneapolis law firm Chestnut Cambronne, were recruited between 2013 and 2022 to work at the Svihel farm in Foley, Minn., about 15 miles northeast of St. Cloud.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2024-04-25/immigrants-lawsuit-farm-deplorable-conditions-13658933.html

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Balfour Beatty Communities LLC was sentenced Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, to pay $32 million in restitution to the U.S. military and $33.6 million in criminal fines. (Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-23/military-housing-company-defrauded-government-sentenced-4068774.html

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A soldier walks through the barracks at Fort Benning, Ga., where Pvt. Felix Hall lived before his death in 1941. (Kevin D. Liles/for The Washington Post)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-08-01/fort-benning-lynched-soldier-felix-hall-2405576.html

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Sep 30, 2024Three new sexual abuse complaints filed last week are among 18 administrative complaints about Army Maj. Michael Stockin submitted under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Each claim asks for $5 million …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-09-30/army-90-million-claims-sexual-abuse-15358926.html

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Nov 8, 2024Batt’s civilian attorney, Nathan Freeburg, declined comment on the case on Friday through his law firm partner, Phil Cave. The Office of Special Trial Counsel was established by the Army last …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-08/army-major-sexual-assault-charges.-15784309.html

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The military assets are moving to the Middle East after Austin on Friday ordered several B-52s, a squadron of fighter jets, tanker aircraft and Navy destroyers to deploy to the region. The other …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/

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The Army has set a recruiting goal of 61,000 new soldiers in the coming year, after narrowly surpassing last year’s goal of 55,000.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-15/army-recruiting-goal-61000-15516720.html

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The U.S. Air Force in Europe is not up to the split-second coordination of air and missile defense with allies, leaving Europeans in mortal danger in the event of an attack, according to a new …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-13/air-force-europe-nato-air-defense-15161070.html

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It employs approximately 120 military personnel, 325 civil service civilians and 2,500 full-time Japanese employees across its facilities at Yokosuka and Sasebo Naval Base, according to its website.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-10-21/navy-firings-ship-repair-japan-15577383.html

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Littleton Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 9, 2023. Military leaders have an opportunity to improve troops’ health — now and for the rest of …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-11-21/military-chow-hall-healthy-troops-12126933.html

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The Philippine military has years of experience fighting rebel and terrorist groups across its islands, including the 2017 Battle of Marawi against Islamist Abu Sayyaf fighters aligned with ISIS …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-06-26/hawaii-army-help-philippines-prepare-14305116.html

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While legal in both the United States and Japan, consumption of hemp products, such as cannabidiol, or CBD, by U.S. military members is prohibited by the DOD because they may cause false positive …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2020-10-21/US-military-warns-troops-in-Japan-not-to-try-%E2%80%98instant-relaxation-drink%E2%80%99-containing-hemp-1472171.html

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U.S. Army soldiers with the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, wait for mass to begin at the Saint …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-17/ny-national-guard-st-patricks-13349515.html

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Ramón “CZ” Colón-López, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks Oct. 12, 2022, with airmen at the 31st Medical Group at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-08-01/military-recruiting-social-media-influencers-10923648.html

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The U.S. Marines arrived in their combat vehicles at a separate, nearby beachhead due to safety concerns after deteriorating weather conditions prompted last-minute changes to their plans, 3rd …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-09-03/south-korea-beach-landing-exercise-15056065.html

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Pfc. Christopher Vandonsel, left, and Pfc. Michael Corrales, 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, give their opinions on the food at the inaugural Taste Fest event at the Always Ready Warrior …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/warrior-restaurants-how-the-army-hopes-to-boost-dfac-usage-1.666269

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Under military guidelines established in December, Herrera could be prosecuted by the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel. Michelle McCaskill, a spokeswoman for the Army’s special trial …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-28/alaska-soldier-artificial-intelligence%C2%A0child-pornography-15005015.html

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