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May 8, 2023 – A nascent outreach program that brings U.S. airmen stationed at Incirlik Air Base into English language classes in the nearby Turkish city of Adana is looking to come to life again three months …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-08/incirlik-exchange-program-resumes-10050539.html

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May 4, 2023 – Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers join Nigerian air force air commodore MA Akiode in touring an A-29 Super Tucano at Kainji Air Base in Nigeria on April 27, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/africa/2023-05-04/nigeria-us-air-base-upgrades-10009643.html

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Jun 29, 2023 – In the 1960s and 1970s, the Army operated small nuclear power plants in Wyoming, Antarctica, Greenland and in the Panama Canal Zone, according to a 2018 Army report on potential future use of such …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-06-29/guam-nuclear-microreactors-military-10584477.html

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Nov 16, 2022 – Obtaining certification to work as a commercial aircraft mechanic should no longer pose a logistical challenge for military maintainers based in Europe, thanks to a new program at Ramstein Air Base.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-11-16/ramstein-getting-first-mechanic-certification-8074849.html

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Government vehicles at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on May 20, 2021 – , are parked in rows rather than in the diagonal parking places to make more room after the base lost funding for vehicle maintenance.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-06-04/Hundreds-of-vehicles-parked-at-Ramstein-as-Air-Force-slashes-money-for-vehicle-repairs-1635643.html

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Coast Guard personnel are patrolling Gladstone’s harbor in a pair of 29-foot deployable security boats. On Sunday, the boats were moored in a secure area at the end of a floating dock used by …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-08-01/coast-guard-australia-talisman-sabre-10922498.html

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A second, larger contingent of Australian sailors is training alongside U.S. counterparts on Guam as part of an agreement to create a nuclear-powered submarine force for the Australian navy.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-09/nuclear-sub-training-australia-guam-12948455.html

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WASHINGTON — A noncommissioned officer in the Air Force whose profane video rant about black female subordinates at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada went viral earlier this year has been demoted …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/air-force-technical-sergeant-loses-rank-over-racially-charged-video-1.521595

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WASHINGTON — Three senior leaders of the 25th Marine Regiment were relieved of command Wednesday due to a loss of confidence, said Maj. Andrew Aranda, a Marine Forces Reserve spokesman.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/top-leaders-relieved-of-command-at-25th-marine-regiment-1.491388

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Jun 15, 2024 – WASHINGTON — An armored vehicle that the Army uses for short range air defense will be named the Sgt Stout to honor an artillery soldier who earned the Medal of Honor, service officials …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-15/army-sgt-stout-vehicle-air-defense-medal-honor-14191505.html

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Jul 29, 2024 – MOUNT BUNDEY TRAINING AREA, Australia — U.S. Marines transformed a clearing at this remote training area into a field hospital complete with an operating room and intensive care unit during …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-29/marines-field-hospital-australia-outback-14638969.html

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Nov 4, 2023 – The aircraft carriers Gerald R. Ford, left, and Dwight D. Eisenhower sail in formation with ships from their carrier groups, along with U.S. 6th Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney, and Italian …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-11-04/eisenhower-ford-navy-middle-east-mediterranean-11932483.html

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Montana Army National Guardsman John Clements Newell was arrested on suspicion of raping and strangling a woman at the Fort Harrison National Guard base on Aug. 19, 2021 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-08-26/montana-national-guardsman-john-clements-newell-rape-charges-fort-harrison-2664154.html

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Apr 8, 2023 – The U.S. Navy released a photo Saturday of a guided-missile submarine operating in the Middle East, a show of force that comes amid growing harassment of U.S. troops in Syria and attacks on U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2023-04-08/navy-submarine-suez-canal-iran-9732029.html

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The Washington Post • June 29, 2022 – Troops from the 92nd Infantry Division move past a destroyed Mark IV tank on the outskirts of Ponsacco, Italy, on Sept. 1, 1944. (U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-06-29/wwii-soldier-spike-lee-cousin-6495530.html

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Geoff Hopkins, 38, was the first hand-crank cyclist to cross the finish line, with a time of 1:54:30. One phrase kept running through his mind as the paraplegic circled the nation’s capital …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/sherry-wins-marine-corps-marathon-1.13042

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Airmen 1st Class Taylor Ziegler, left, and Tanner Patrick, both aerospace medical technicians with the 31st Medical Group at Aviano Air Base in Italy, simulate caring for a patient in an ambulance …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-07-14/31mdg-vr-tccc-virtual-training-10735960.html

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About 4,000 of the 27,000 people attached to Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, are not covered by any Tricare program, according to the base hospital’s executive officer, Capt. Jenny Burkett.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-10-12/dod-civilian-military-health-care-japan-7660246.html

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Tech Sgt. Nick Richards poses with the Hendy cradle prototype at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2022 – . The device is designed to make handling aircraft countermeasures safer.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-10-13/air-force-chaff-flare-canisters-7673493.html

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Alexander, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., plans to live in the 42-foot, two-bedroom RV with two full baths until he retires in 2027. “There are many pros (of the new policy) for full time families like …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-22/navy-rv-parks-new-policy-13391129.html

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