Military News

Feb 22, 2024WASHINGTON — A yearslong cover-up of sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy is prompting lawmakers to align the Coast Guard with other military services in protecting cadets and service …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2024-02-22/coast-guard-academy-senate-legislation-sexual-assault-13085801.html

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Military life tends to agree with autistic people, who are typically focused and hardworking, said Arzu Forough, the president and CEO of Washington Autism Alliance. Her late son, Darian, was …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-04-21/us-military-recruits-disqualifications-disabilities-autism-amputations-5752356.html

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Jan 9, 2024The VA’s decision, Mercer said, “is the culmination of tireless efforts of veteran advocates, bipartisan legislators, VA clinicians and researchers, and philanthropists who are determined to …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-01-09/veterans-affairs-suicide-ptsd-magic-mushrooms-ecstasy%C2%A0-12611576.html

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Sep 29, 2024Under federal privacy law, military officials are not required to disclose the reasons for removing or reassigning personnel. Military officials often cite “a loss of confidence” when …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-29/navy-recruiting-commander-fired-15343034.html

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Mar 27, 2024Inside a military tent, Army Maj. John Donaho stands before a large projection of the expansive battlespace and military assets involved in the first phase of Project Convergence. The battlespace …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-27/army-robots-drones-project-convergence-technology-13440537.html

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Jan 19, 2024″This reform aims to help strengthen accountability and increase all of our service members’ trust in the fairness and integrity of the military justice system.” The new law covers 13 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-19/army-doctor-lewis-mccord%C2%A0sexual-abuse-12732850.html

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Feb 6, 2024Three soldiers and two sailors, represented by the same law firms, filed a separate suit in Hawaii federal court in November, the first active-duty service members to do so.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-05/navy-lawsuit-hawaii-water-contamination-12911591.html

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May 23, 2024All military services have faced growing legal and internal pressure to relax grooming standards, as debates on social media and in various other forums highlight the struggle to balance tradition …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-23/air-force-pilot-program-proposal-hasc-13951093.html

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Nov 21, 2023Congress passed the law to help curb military spouse unemployment which has sat stubbornly around 20% for the last decade despite ongoing efforts to improve job opportunities. Roughly 34% of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-21/texas-law-military-spouses-professional-license-12128344.html

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Sep 3, 2024Veterans advocacy groups and lawmakers are requesting the Supreme Court hear the case of a retired Air National Guardsman who wants to sue the military after a routine back surgery left him …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-09-03/supreme-court-feres-doctrine-military-medical-malpractice-15061539.html

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Sep 24, 2024Military Family Housing Military Family Housing (MFH) is located on the Support Site in Gricignano and serves active-duty military families stationed in the Naples area, including at Gaeta. MFH is primarily made up of large government-owned family apartments that are within walking distance of the NEX, schools, fitness facilities and other MWR services.

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/finding-housing-while-stationed-at-naples.html

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Aug 16, 2024Under federal privacy law, military officials are not required to disclose the reasons for removing or reassigning personnel. Military officials often cite “a loss of confidence” when …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-16/army-senior-enlisted-leaders-firings-14884917.html

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Oct 8, 2024Elsewhere, it was posturing thousands of troops to rapidly provide “search and rescue, route clearance, law enforcement support, commodity distribution, flood mitigation, aviation and other …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-08/hurricane-milton-military-bases-florida-preparations-15441354.html

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The former Virginia Military Institute cadet was scrolling Facebook when he saw a trio of photos that made him seethe. The images showed a graduating VMI student being sworn in as a Marine officer …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-12-31/waterboarded-vmi-tormentors-got-into-military-4135356.html

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Military personnel could be punished for their actions in the sheep beating under Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, said Abraham Burgess, an attorney who specializes in military …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-investigating-sheep-beating-video-1.166315

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Dec 2, 2023But after the Japanese navy’s surprise attack on Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. military imposed martial law in Hawaii and took control of all of Makua for training, which meant kicking out the farmers …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-02/hawaii-army-makua-valley-training-grounds-12235462.html

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Jul 25, 2024Junior enlisted troops will get $20 added to their paychecks for the next six months through a congressionally authorized pot of money intended to help fight the rising cost of living for the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-25/military-junior-enlisted-troops-bonus-pay-food-housing-14592955.html

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Jan 27, 2023The legal challenges force the Navy and the Marine Corps to confront their own rationale, said Diana Thomson, a senior attorney at the Washington-based nonprofit Becket Law, which represents the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-01-27/navy-beards-lawsuit-8906959.html

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Oct 30, 2024After the unexpected and humbling “loss” in July 2002, military officials at Joint Forces Command in Norfolk paused the war game, “refloated” the ships and restarted the exercise. They …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-30/us-military-lost-million-dollar-war-game-15680758.html

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If the House passes the sweeping legislation and sends it to President Joe Biden to sign into law, it will expand Interstate Highway 14 from its 25 miles near Fort Hood, Texas, into Louisiana …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-08-13/infrastructure-bill-highway-expansion-southern-states-military-bases-2546507.html

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