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Mar 20, 2023A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship capable of operating with F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters docked in Manila over the weekend. Photographs of the 844-foot USS America in the Philippines …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-03-20/uss-america-manila-philippines-port-call-9549529.html

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Rice served 37 years in the Army. He had most recently been stationed at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where he was leading the development of war games at the school’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/army-colonel-sentenced-to-12-years-in-child-porn-case-1.446392

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Aug 31, 2023The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa. • August 31, 2023 Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pa. In 1879, Carlisle Barracks became the site of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, operated by the Department …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-31/army-indian-school-student-remains-11221808.html

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An Illinois native who’s reported for news outlets in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Oregon and California, he’s an alumnus of the Defense Language Institute, the University of Illinois at Urbana …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-09-10/army-research-mantis-shrimp-punch-most-powerful-2838312.html

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A U.S. Army carry team transfers the remains of Sgt. 1st Class Javier J. Gutierrez, of San Antonio, Texas, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Feb. 10, 2020.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/patriots-with-a-calling-to-serve-special-operations-troops-killed-in-afghanistan-remembered-1.618361

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Senior Airman Max Miller looks into a mirror at home in Waianae, Hawaii, on which pronouns are written. The Air Force recently authorized the use of gender pronouns in official signature blocks.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-12-20/air-force-authorizes-use-of-gender-pronouns-in-email-signature-4033964.html

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He arrived at a different solution during pretrial hearings for Averell, a Sasebo Naval Base corpsman charged with sexually assaulting a female E-3 aboard a barge assigned to USS Germantown sailors.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/military-judge-reduces-challenges-to-jury-in-sex-assault-case-1.232097

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Nov 13, 2024WASHINGTON — A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-13/sep-11-defendants-military-court-case-plea-deal-15837691.html

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Nov 6, 2023WASHINGTON — On a chilly, late-October morning, about 200 soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen huddle near the center field gate at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2023-11-06/mlb-nationals-base-hiit-military-11961175.html

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SOUTHERN INDIANA (Tribune News Service) — A U.S. Marine Corps recruiter is facing four sex crimes charges. According to court records, 24-year-old Steven Robinson is charged with one count of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-09-03/marine-recruiter-facing-four-sex-crimes-charges-7201130.html

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Sep 22, 2023The Air Force announced a redesign of its professional military education program Sept. 18, 2023. The Enlisted Airmanship Continuum calls for progressive training throughout an enlisted airman’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-22/air-force-enlisted-education-continuum-11443117.html

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A C-130J Super Hercules crew prepares to take off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, for Operation Christmas Drop, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The humanitarian-aid mission serves remote islanders in the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-11-27/operation-christmas-drop-canada-yokota-12179195.html

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The sudden crisis undercut President Joe Biden’s promise of a “safe and orderly” withdrawal, and prompted McKenzie to cut a deal with the Taliban in which coalition troops controlled Kabul’s …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-08-24/kabul-airport-bombing-afghanistan-evacuation-7095006.html

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The spectacular collapse of Afghanistan’s military that has allowed Taliban fighters to reach the gates of Kabul on Sunday despite 20 years of training and billions of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2021-08-15/afghanistan-military-collapse-taliban-illicit-deals-mass-desertions-2562995.html

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The former commander of Sasebo Naval Base savored a rare opportunity Saturday as he helped run the Nagasaki prefecture leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Sasebo, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-navy-captain-runs-olympic-torch-in-sasebo-japan-1.672917

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Col. Mark R. Hollahan, the 2nd Marine Logistics Group commanding officer, talks to sergeants from the 2nd MLG during a brief aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 15, 2012.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/report-marine-corps-has-most-hazing-complaints-among-military-services-for-fifth-year-in-a-row-1.662065

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Mar 16, 2023Shortly after the not guilty verdict was returned Wednesday, Dezwaan was released from Weber County Jail in Ogden, Utah, where he was “held in a cell 23 hours a day,” said Phil Clay, a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-03-16/airman-insider-attack-syria-acquitted-9512947.html

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Jul 13, 2023WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. James Mingus was nominated Tuesday by President Joe Biden to become the Army’s next vice chief of staff. Mingus also would be promoted to the rank of general and receive …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-07-13/army-vice-chief-senate-biden-10730714.html

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It’s true that some homes in the local community are smaller than their counterparts in the U.S. We downsized to almost half the size of the home we left in Kansas. Thankfully, having lived in Japan, we knew to just bring the basics. Don’t worry if you’ve got empty space in your new home.

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/10-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-pcsing-to-germany.html

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According to Art’s son, Thomas “Tommy” A. Thompson, his father and the late Kansas Sen. Robert J. Dole were the co-chairs of the fundraising committee and raised $135,000 to build the monument.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-10-04/fort-drum-military-mountaineer-statue-3123415.html

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