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Jan 25, 2023 – Army structures in Hawaii — at Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter and Tripler Army Medical Center — and at Fort Bragg accounted for a “significantly larger” share of both deferred …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-25/army-hawaii-mold-deteriorating-barracks-8881222.html

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FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise kicked off Wednesday in Hawaii, one day after the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln steamed into Pearl Harbor for the biennial …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-29/rimpac-california-hawaii-navy-exercise-6503256.html

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NAPLES, Italy — The commander of a U.S. Navy Growler squadron assigned to an aircraft carrier strike group deployed to the Mediterranean Sea since December has been relieved of his duties, the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-09/commander-of-growler-squadron-on-deployment-in-mediterranean-relieved-of-duty-6283491.html

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NAPLES, Italy — The Navy relieved the commander of the USS Taylor on Tuesday, about two weeks after the Florida-based frigate ran aground in the Black Sea.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2014-02-25/navy-relieves-uss-taylor's-commander-after-ship-ran-aground-1829833.html

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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized millions of dollars in illegal drugs this week in the Gulf of Oman, the latest in a string of maritime drug busts in the Middle East that have netted more than $1 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-01-31/drugs-navy-meth-8965620.html

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Gen. Montgomery Meigs, seen here as U.S. Army Europe commander in 2002, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 25, 2022 – . He died July 6, 2021 – , at age 76. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-01-26/meigs-arlington-national-cemetery-civil-war-4421597.html

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Sailors pause for prayer at the annual Navy Gold Star Program’s Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members event at the Kosano Park on Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Sept. 21, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-09-21/bells-across-america-yokosuka-gold-star-navy-11434423.html

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The Army is relocating its THAAD missile defense battery on Guam from Andersen Air Force Base to the nearby Marine Corps base still under construction, according to military officials.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-05-10/guam-us-army-thaad-missile-defense-battery-marine-corps-camp-blaz-5952276.html

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Dec 21, 2023 – Last week we learned of the stunning lack of transparency and accountability by the U.S. Coast Guard and its decades-long culture of cover-up regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault.

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-12-21/coast-guard-accountability-sexual-assault-12429532.html

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Aug 18, 2023 – Airmen from the U.S Air Force’s Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force discuss upcoming operations for Pacific Airlift Rally 2023 at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Aug. 14, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-08-18/pacific-airlift-rally-philippines-typhoon-11082104.html

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An organization on a quest to find and memorialize all 52 U.S. submarines lost during World War II has located the wreck of the USS Harder, a sub credited with sinking the most enemy warships …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-24/world-war-ii-submarine-harder-south-china-sea-13958683.html

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Mar 20, 2023 – A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship capable of operating with F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters docked in Manila over the weekend. Photographs of the 844-foot USS America in the Philippines …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-03-20/uss-america-manila-philippines-port-call-9549529.html

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Senior Airman Max Miller looks into a mirror at home in Waianae, Hawaii, on which pronouns are written. The Air Force recently authorized the use of gender pronouns in official signature blocks.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-12-20/air-force-authorizes-use-of-gender-pronouns-in-email-signature-4033964.html

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Nov 13, 2024 – WASHINGTON — A U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-13/sep-11-defendants-military-court-case-plea-deal-15837691.html

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Nov 6, 2023 – WASHINGTON — On a chilly, late-October morning, about 200 soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen huddle near the center field gate at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2023-11-06/mlb-nationals-base-hiit-military-11961175.html

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Sep 22, 2023 – The Air Force announced a redesign of its professional military education program Sept. 18, 2023 – . The Enlisted Airmanship Continuum calls for progressive training throughout an enlisted airman’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-22/air-force-enlisted-education-continuum-11443117.html

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A C-130J Super Hercules crew prepares to take off from Yokota Air Base, Japan, for Operation Christmas Drop, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 – . The humanitarian-aid mission serves remote islanders in the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-11-27/operation-christmas-drop-canada-yokota-12179195.html

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The sudden crisis undercut President Joe Biden’s promise of a “safe and orderly” withdrawal, and prompted McKenzie to cut a deal with the Taliban in which coalition troops controlled Kabul’s …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-08-24/kabul-airport-bombing-afghanistan-evacuation-7095006.html

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The former commander of Sasebo Naval Base savored a rare opportunity Saturday as he helped run the Nagasaki prefecture leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Sasebo, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-navy-captain-runs-olympic-torch-in-sasebo-japan-1.672917

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Mar 16, 2023 – Shortly after the not guilty verdict was returned Wednesday, Dezwaan was released from Weber County Jail in Ogden, Utah, where he was “held in a cell 23 hours a day,” said Phil Clay, a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-03-16/airman-insider-attack-syria-acquitted-9512947.html

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