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Armin Papperger, from left, CEO of Rheinmetall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, stand in a hall with Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks in Unterluess …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-11-20/czech-military-leopard-tanks-germany-deal-15918674.html

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The concerns also have prompted the creation of a House select committee on China. Its chairman, Rep. Michael Gallagher (R-Wis.), said in a statement on Friday that U.S. personnel must understand …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-08/china-military-exploit-us-troops-veterans-pentagon-memo-11305699.html

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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The call came in to Yokosuka Naval Base at precisely 9:05 a.m. Wednesday: An on-base monitoring post showed a high level of radiation, just as planned.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/navy-plays-part-in-yokosuka-disaster-drill-1.13196

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The Air Force has refueled airborne fighters from a commercial tanker for the first time, proving another means of extending its combat airpower, the service said in a recent news release.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-13/air-force-commercial-refueling-12353252.html

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T-45 oxygen system failures rose from 13 in 2012 to 38 in 2016, the report found. There also have been 21 failures in the first five months of 2017.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/navy-4-f-a-18-pilot-deaths-could-be-tied-to-oxygen-system-failures-1.473811

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The new 7.62 mm squad-designated marksman rifles would “give infantry and other close-combat units a better chance of penetrating enemy body armor,” the H&K statement said.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/new-squad-marksman-rifles-expected-to-be-in-army-hands-early-next-year-1.590378

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The medical clinic at Kadena Air Base reinstated care for expectant mothers in U.S. military families Friday, two days after announcing that those about to give birth …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-09/pregnancy-births-kadena-okinawa-10382955.html

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Each year, an average of 38,000 to 40,000 recruits pass through Navy boot camp. A typical division starts with 88 recruits, but those numbers can drop if individuals don’t meet standards and are …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/making-a-sailor-documentary-reveals-what-boot-camp-is-like-in-modern-day-navy-1.557191

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The Air Force has begun fielding the new Sig Sauer 9-mm handgun to security forces units as it begins replacing a pistol model used for the past 35 years.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/air-force-security-forces-get-a-new-9-mm-pistol-for-the-first-time-in-35-years-1.634792

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The 212th MASH differs from the Army’s combat surgical hospital in its size and mobility. It has only about one-eighth as many beds and one-fourth as many people as the CSH.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-s-last-mash-unit-stretched-to-its-limits-in-iraq-1.4194

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Apr 5, 2024 – TOKYO — The U.S. Army will field newly developed missiles in the Indo-Pacific region this year with additional types in the pipeline, it’s Pacific-area commander told reporters on a recent …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-05/new-missile-types-army-pacific-13492198.html

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Nov 9, 2024 – UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions Friday on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force for their key roles in the war against the country’s military that …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/africa/2024-11-09/un-sanctions-sudan-generals-civil-war-rsf-paramilitary-15792367.html

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Feb 22, 2023 – Originally 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/navy/2023-02-22/suicide-navy-ronald-reagan-carrier-9211321.html

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Dec 29, 2023 – The body of Staff Sgt. Jake Galliher, 24, of Pittsfield, Mass., was found within hours of the crash alongside an empty life raft and wreckage from the aircraft.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-29/osprey-air-force-japan-search-airman-spendlove-12495033.html

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May 15, 2024 – Cherfilius-McCormick also said it can take VA staff 10 minutes just to log on to the sluggish computer system. The VA plans to delay replacing some aging computers under the 2025 budget.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-15/veterans-affairs-budget-technology-salaries-congress-13869460.html

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Nov 1, 2023 – Cannon, which hosts Air Force special operations, is located near the city of Clovis near New Mexico’s border with Texas. It supports roughly 7,800 military personnel, civilian employees and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-11-01/cannon-air-force-child-cancer-cluster-11909983.html

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WASHINGTON — The Air Force approved a new incentive pay for airmen and guardians assigned to seven locations in some of the coldest parts of the United States, the department announced Tuesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-02/air-space-force-airmen-guardians-cold-weather-incentive-pay-13474434.html

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The risks of each plan are also different for command staff versus the U.S. or Afghan government or any others who might be impacted by the plan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-03-02/retired-us-army-general-stanley-mcchrystal-speaks-risk-leadership-5202592.html

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Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Hopkins assumes responsibility for the Headquarters Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Va., from Command Sgt. Maj. Michel Fraser, Friday, June 10, 2022 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-14/headquarters-fort-belvoir-change-command-6341526.html

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