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Pond provides roughly 1,600 personnel to guard Army posts in Germany, Geier said, and that’s about the number the company expects to employ through the four-year contract.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/after-protests-pond-gets-contract-to-provide-security-at-army-posts-in-germany-1.312144

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May 8, 2024 – TOKYO — A quick response by soldiers at the home of U.S. Army Japan saved the life of a military working dog suffering from heat stroke. Yyonder, a Belgian Malinois with the 88th and 901st …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-07/military-working-dog-army-japan-13787842.html

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Mar 23, 2024 – (Tribune News Service) — A 138 million pound, nearly 900-foot-long floating hospital arrived at Swan Island in Portland yesterday afternoon. The behemoth USNS Mercy is hard to miss if you’re …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-23/usns-mercy-portland-swan-island-13408245.html

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WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Every one of the more than 825 F-35 fighter jets delivered so far contain a component made with a Chinese alloy that’s prohibited by both U.S. law and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-09-10/fighter-jets-alloy-china-7277050.html

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Whether they are pregnant, their spouse is, or if the family is planning to adopt, the notification is meant to help the commander provide the Marine and their family with the support and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/marine-corps-details-fitness-requirements-training-exemptions-for-pregnant-troops-in-updated-policy-1.627208

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Mar 11, 2024 – The service’s budget request for fiscal 2025, which begins Oct. 1, is $217.5 billion — up about 1.1% from the previous year’s request and does not keep up with inflation, Kristyn Jones …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-11/air-force-budget-rising-costs-13287233.html

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The annual flight, which began in 1981, also provides practice for soldiers working through a language barrier to coordinate flights involving aircraft from both countries, said Lt. Col. Courtney …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-18/first-flight-army-japan-tokyo-zama-8801377.html

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Oct 30, 2024 – WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has struck a number of Islamic State group camps in Syria this week, killing as many as 35 militants, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday. The airstrikes in the …

https://www.stripes.com/incoming/2024-10-30/us-airstrikes-central-syria-islamic-state-iraq-15677440.html

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Dec 8, 2022 – Army officials said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 – , that a Humvee — formally known as a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — was taken two weeks ago at the Army Reserve Center in San Marcos …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-12-08/humvee-stolen-army-texas-reward-8351834.html

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Jun 25, 2024 – CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese police arrested a U.S. soldier assigned to Kadena Air Base over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving, colliding with another vehicle and fleeing the scene.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-25/okinawa-us-army-drunken-driving-hit-and-run-14289503.html

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Earlier that morning, more than a dozen soldiers along with two HIMARS and a support vehicle hitched a ride aboard a Tennessee Air National Guard C-17 from Ramstein to the military airfield at …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-06-02/Germany-based-soldiers-display-deftness-in-rocket-mobility-with-day-trip-to-Bulgaria-1623396.html

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Lewis, of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, said the land in which candidates showcase their orienteering skills is some of the toughest terrain he’s seen.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/8th-army-s-best-compete-for-title-1.35828

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The Marine Corps is polling its constituency on a handful of proposals, from uniform changes to incentive pay, in a survey published this week in an administrative message.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-02-28/marine-corps-uniforms-incentive-pay-13144311.html

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Marine Sgt. Bassa Cisse was sentenced to eight years in prison and a dishonorable discharge Wednesday for beating to death his 6-year-old daughter.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/okinawa-marine-found-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-in-daughter-s-death-1.83720

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STUTTGART, Germany — A Fort Hood-based brigade commander was relieved of duty Thursday for bullying subordinate officers, resulting in “a loss of trust and confidence” in his ability to lead …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-04-08/fort-hood-based-commander-fired-for-bullying-his-staff-1518584.html1

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Staff Sgt. Conrad Robinson, who investigators later determined died from a heart condition, is honored with a ramp ceremony May 26, 2018, at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/a-soldier-died-of-natural-causes-in-kosovo-he-was-a-dedicated-staff-sergeant-loving-father-and-ray-charles-grandson-1.597575

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TodayNotre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love (4) leaps over Army cornerback Donavon Platt to score a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Yankee Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 23 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-11-24/love-scores-army-notre-dame-15949680.html

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Aug 3, 2023 – A child care provider at a development center reads a story to children April 11, 2023 – , at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. (Felicia Przydzial/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-08-03/military-child-care-flexible-accounts-10933154.html

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Feb 6, 2024 – An explosive ordnance disposal unit based in Virginia is the latest recipient of the Navy’s Battle Efficiency, or “E” award. Explosive Ordnance Disposal Expeditionary Support Unit 2 (EODESU …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-06/eodesu-2-battle-e-award-navy-12920012.html

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Feb 16, 2023 – Stars and Stripes • February 16, 2023 – Army Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson gives the oath of enlistment to recruits at Saint Martin University in Lacey, Wash., May 3, 2022 – . (Richard Carlisi/U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-02-16/army-recruiters-cash-incentives-9156119.html

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