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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Just before passing the flag – and command – of I Marine Expeditionary Force to Lt Gen. David Berger, the man who has led the 52,000 Marines and sailors of I MEF for …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/change-of-command-at-camp-pendleton-s-1st-marine-expeditionary-force-1.293038

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AUSTIN, Texas — Dealing drugs, stealing hand grenades and having an unregistered handgun are some of the charges facing the 13 Marines arrested at Camp Pendleton, Calif., in a human smuggling …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/charges-against-camp-pendleton-marines-arrested-in-human-smuggling-probe-include-drugs-theft-and-weapons-violations-1.600849

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AUSTIN, Texas — The offices of housing company Balfour Beatty Communities at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma were raided Tuesday by Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency investigators …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/offices-of-housing-company-raided-at-tinker-air-force-base-in-probe-of-asbestos-exposure-in-base-residences-1.615150

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Spc. Bernard Hill Jr., 28, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, was killed in a convoy accident in Germany on April 24, 2012.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-killed-in-germany-convoy-accident-honored-at-memorial-1.176046

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German law treats e-scooters as motor vehicles, and riders are subject to the same blood alcohol limits. A blood alcohol content of .05% or above will result in a DUI on an e-scooter, Westpfalz …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-26/army-cid-dui-germany-scooter-10555671.html

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The BEAR program is unique because it “is the only way a soldier can get money for changing their MOS,” or military occupational specialty, according to Sgt. Maj. James Bragg, the Army …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-s-bear-program-aims-to-fill-understaffed-specialties-1.44913

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The new test is more than an excuse to make airmen sweat. Carroll-Grandegenett said the Air Force’s Exercise Science Unit found a correlation between an ability to perform the Gruester well, and …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/meet-the-gruseter-new-air-force-test-will-push-explosive-technicians-to-their-physical-limits-1.549170

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MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — Each week 2nd Lt. Chris Kuchma teaches Japanese troops his native language. “It’s one of the best ways to learn the Japanese culture,” says Kuchma …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/airman-teaches-english-to-japanese-troops-at-misawa-1.7605

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Al-Dabbagh, asked at a news conference at the United States Institute for Peace, a U.S. government-funded research group, about congressional efforts to force a pullout of U.S. combat troops, said …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-units-iraq-and-afghanistan-tours-lengthened-to-15-months-1.62771

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Since 2018, the two units have successfully completed 16 medical transport missions, Shamburg said. On Dec. 15, they started providing 24/7 patient transfers from the base hospital to other …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-31/air-force-medevac-record-japan-14672702.html

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To celebrate the Month of the Military Child, Stars and Stripes is gathering stories about life as a “military brat” from this special group of children.

https://militarychild.stripes.com/okinawa/camp-kinser-schools/kinser-elementary-school

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Apr 10, 2024 – An MC-130J Commando II out of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, approaches an Omega KDC-10 commercial air-to-air refueler over the Pacific Ocean on March 10, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-09/b52-aerial-refuel-commercial-tanker-13520324.html

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McCurry, from Mountain Home, Idaho, has a very unusual qualification. He was county commissioner for three years in Idaho before rejoining the Army after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldiers-in-iraq-make-comfortable-home-at-fob-mckenzie-1.24149

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Madden, 29, of Dayton, Ky., died June 23 after a 107 mm rocket exploded over his lead vehicle in a convoy, penetrating its hull and fatally wounding him, according to a statement from unit officials.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-remembered-at-schweinfurt-ceremony-1.109317

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Nearly 30% of soldiers leave the Army within their first 36 months, according to a 2020 RAND Corp. report titled “Predicting 36-Month Attrition in the U.S. Military.”

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-08/army-recruits-inspections-soldiers-separations-6274605.html

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Mar 15, 2023 – An Army veteran has been recognized for his bravery and quick thinking in thwarting a would-be shooter at a pub in Troutdale, Ore., in February. David Foland, an administrative support technician …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-03-15/army-veteran-disarms-shooter-oregon-9503358.html

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Moore died at Prairie Elder Care in Overland Park, Kan., where he had been living for the past three years. (c)2021 The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.) Visit The Kansas City Star (Kansas City …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/obituaries/2021-11-02/dennis-moore-kansas-representative-army-veteran-dies-3471787.html

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David Allen Stars and Stripes • July 2, 2010 Michael “Mikey” Ferschke III and his mother, Hotaru, in 2009 at his grandparents’ home in Maryville, Tenn. (Photo courtesy of Robin Ferschke)

https://www.stripes.com/migration/slain-marine-s-okinawan-wife-17-month-old-son-still-in-visa-limbo-1.migrated

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He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla. Hana Kusumoto She was born in Nagoya, Japan, and lived in Australia and Illinois growing up.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-07-13/alkonis-appeal-navy-tokyo-6637180.html

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Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes, the deputy commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, speaks Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 – outside one of the Smoke Bomb Hill barracks at Fort Bragg, N.C. as Col. John Wilcox, the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-09-08/fort-bragg-mold-barracks-soldiers-7262233.html

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