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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Just nine months ago, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Lindsey Muller was feted as a guest speaker at an Army-sponsored LGBT pride observance at Camp Humphreys.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/from-pride-to-fear-transgender-aviator-says-her-military-career-proves-ban-wrong-1.519476

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Unauthorized drones flew over American military facilities in Japan 70 times in 2018, according to U.S. Forces Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/drones-buzzed-us-bases-in-japan-70-times-last-year-military-says-1.571691

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Dec 6, 2023April Evalyn Short, 30, is charged with premeditated murder and felony murder in the Nov. 15 death of the 11-month-old boy, according to Jill Steinberg, U.S. attorney for the southern district of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-12-06/fort-eisenhower-murder-child-army-military-spouse-12277640.html

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Jul 29, 2024At least two U.S. Army helicopters made a precautionary landing on a riverbank southeast of Osaka over the weekend, according to a spokesman for Japan’s Kinkichuo Defense Bureau.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-29/army-helicopters-precautionary-landing-japan-14638982.html

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Jun 26, 2024An attorney for the officer in this case asked she not be named. Six men and two women, all three-star Air Force generals, are jurors in the trial and began hearing testimony from the woman on …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-25/air-force-general-sexual-assault-court-martial-14298056.html

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A divorce lawyer who has handled hundreds of settlements involving former military spouses, but who asked not to be named here, suggested a constitutional challenge to USFSPA must be given long …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/military-update-retirees-challenge-legality-of-ex-spouse-act-1.20899

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Apr 25, 2023Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, right, and his attorney Doug O’Connell walk out of the courtroom during jury deliberations Friday, April 7, 2023, in his trial in the shooting death of Garrett Foster, an …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-04-25/texas-murder-army-soldier-discharge-9916544.html

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Oct 12, 2023Navy Lt. j.g. Willie Jeter, who was dismissed and sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assault and other crimes, recently won his case before the military’s highest appeals court.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-10-12/navy-officer-wins-appeal-on-race-issue-11680328.html

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WASHINGTON — His assailants were relentless. Heath Phillips was 17 – a fresh young sailor on his first Navy ship. There, a gang of six sailors zeroed in on their prey, raping, beating and …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/after-nearly-29-years-navy-reverses-other-than-honorable-discharge-for-sailor-sexually-assaulted-by-6-shipmates-1.530657

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Jun 27, 2024Another attorney listed for the couple’s county case did not return a phone call Thursday. The soldier had two previously closed cases in family court, one regarding paternity in 2018, and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-27/fort-bliss-army-soldier-child-abuse-14317067.html

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After the dust settled from final state competitions in July, at least four military women earned spots in this year’s Miss America competition, seemingly more service members than have graced …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-08-11/miss-america-pageant-military-women-2514966.html

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Aug 8, 2023Three members of a Texas family pleaded guilty this week to rigging a combined $140 million worth of government contracts for janitorial work at Army medical facilities and could face prison …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-08/kickback-contracts-guilty-10983102.html

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May 19, 2023It also wants Pittmann to report weekly to a probation office and get approval from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office before traveling outside of Germany, according to the court filing.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-05-19/navy-afghanistan-bribery-visas-taliban-10167922.html

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It isn’t surprising that Phillips’ dismissed the suit, given the high bar for a federal claim, Paul Starita, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said in an email.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-09-01/lawsuit-alleging-toxic-exposure-health-issues-george-afb-7181836.html

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Jun 9, 2023Two of the child care workers, Analyn DeGuzman and Marilyn Kanekoa, are each charged with assault in the third degree, a misdemeanor, which is punishable with up to one year in jail and a $2,000 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-09/navy-day-care-child-abuse-pearl-harbor-10388214.html

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Mar 7, 2024U.S. Army Maj. Gibson Kim, a contestant on the upcoming season of “Physical: 100” on Netflix, poses at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, on March 4, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-07/army-soldier-netflix-physical-100-13246097.html

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Jun 25, 2024″Torres paid about $1,570 worth of yen in BitCash,” Torres’ attorney, who did not provide his name before leaving court, said to Stars and Stripes. “Initially, he was asked to pay $125 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-06-25/scam-okinawa-convenience-store-robbery-marine-14289097.html

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Apr 8, 2024A federal judged handed down the more than three-year sentence Monday to Christian Ferrari, 23, for selling the nearly two-dozen weapons known as ghost guns across four separate transactions for …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-09-19/marine-ghost-guns-camp-pendleton%C2%A0-15234975.html

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Jun 20, 2024And a bill sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., that passed the Senate by unanimous consent on June 4 would offer free services to veterans and attorneys who need “guidance and advice on any …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-06-20/congress-bill-lawsuits-lejeune-contamination-14245150.html

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Apr 30, 2024Military judge Lt. Col. Scott Hughes found Austin Wecker, 30, guilty on nine counts of related charges late Monday, following a weeklong court-martial at Kleber Kaserne.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-30/soldier-sentenced-prison-child-sex-abuse-13704906.html

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