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Areizaga-Soto also served as Virginia’s deputy secretary for veterans and defense affairs from 2014 until January, serving under and advising former Govs. Terry McAuliffe and Ralph Northam.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-04-21/veterans-affairs-appeals-board-nominee-army-national-guard-5756201.html

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The Army chief of staff home on Fort Myer, Va., during a reception in 2008. The Army is requesting $47 million in 2021 for general and flag officer housing costs connected to operations …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-requests-millions-to-fix-homes-for-high-ranking-officers-in-the-washington-area-1.620358

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Pfc. Evan Bath with his grandparents, Larry and Linda Williamson, at his graduation from boot camp in 2019 at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. (Courtesy of Aleta Bath)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-03-28/Our-boys-they-fought-to-their-last-breath-Mothers-of-two-Marines-killed-in-training-accident-seek-lasting-change-1518304.html

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Mar 29, 2024The year-over-year increase spanned every state, with Texas topping the list with approximately 41,200 new enrollees, followed by California at 33,500, Florida with 33,000, Virginia with 20,500 …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-03-29/veterans-affairs-pact-act-enrollment-burn-pits-13452173.html

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Apr 9, 2024Access to affordable housing, reliable child care and top public schools in communities near bases where military families reside contribute to military readiness and retention, said Sharene Brown …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-09/military-child-care-schools-housing-summit-13519397.html

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Griffin, 40, of Greenbrier, Tenn., was killed Monday by small-arms fire while engaged in combat operations in central Wardak province, U.S. Army Special operations Command said in a statement …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-identifies-green-beret-killed-by-small-arms-fire-in-afghanistan-1.599290

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According to papers filed in a 1994 Congressional subcommittee hearing on the prison labor issue, Japan ratified the convention Nov. 31, 1932. Harp was a 22-year-old Marine private first class …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/ex-marine-decries-nature-of-japan-prison-work-1.21905

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TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba renewed a pledge Saturday to build up his country’s military and deepen its alliance with the United States under President-elect Donald Trump.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-09/japan-military-buildup-deeper-us-ties-15789126.html

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Mar 2, 2023CHING CHUAN KANG AIR BASE, Taiwan — This sprawling military installation in central Taiwan is likely the biggest reminder of an era when thousands of U.S. troops were deployed to the island.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-03-02/taiwan-cck-air-force-legacy-9328939.html

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May 10, 2023Maj. Gen. Philip Stewart was fired Tuesday, May 9, 2023, as commander of the 19th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, for alleged misconduct, according to service …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-10/air-force-general-fired-misconduct-10077903.html

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Martin announced a restructuring of the criminal investigative agency on Thursday, May 6, 2021. (Marshall R. Mason/U.S. Army) … Rose L. Thayer is based in Austin, Texas, and she has been …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-05-06/army-cid-will-cede-oversight-to-a-civilian-director-in-a-major-reform-of-the-agency-1519404.html1

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Mar 6, 2024AVIANO, Italy — The child of an airman was found dead Tuesday morning at the family’s off-base residence, according to Aviano Air Base officials and local Italian media.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-06/aviano-elementary-student-found-dead-13225562.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — A B-1B Lancer bomber made a live-fire demonstration over the South’s airspace for the first time in seven years, the Air Force announced Wednesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-05/b1-lancer-bomber-south-korea-14086662.html

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Nov 14, 2024WASHINGTON — Suicides in the U.S. military increased in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that the Pentagon has struggled to abate, senior defense officials said.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-14/military-suicides-2023-increase-15845476.html

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Apr 16, 2024The U.S. Army has temporarily deployed its newest missile launcher to the Philippines for training purposes amid ongoing tensions over Beijing’s claims to Taiwan and the South China Sea.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-16/army-typhoon-launcher-philippines-13562617.html

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Organizer had expected about 1,500 people to turn out for fireworks and other celebrations at Yokosuka Naval Base, 35 miles south of Tokyo; however, most of those events have been postponed until …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-07-01/july-fourth-us-military-bases-pacific-2009102.html

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Signed by President Joe Biden, the bill implements a new policy on service dog therapy for veterans, exactly what Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.-based K9s for Warriors has been pushing for in recent …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-12-09/k9s-for-warriors-pushed-new-law-therapy-dogs-veterans-3911210.html

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Dec 14, 2023Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-14/army-2011-tsunami-beach-cleanup-12363534.html

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May 14, 2024Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-14/zushi-beach-assault-trial-navy-13849560.html

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Jan 3, 2024MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — U.S. forces have recovered at least a portion of the CV-22 Osprey that crashed in November off southwestern Japan, according to Air Force and Marine …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-01-03/osprey-crash-wreckage-recovery-japan-12541082.html

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