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Jan 29, 2024Stars and Stripes • January 29, 2024. The Bernie Beck Gate at Fort Cavazos, Texas, on May 23, 2023. (Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes ) AUSTIN, Texas — One Fort Cavazos soldier was killed and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-29/soldier-texas-highway-shooting-killed-fort-cavazos-12835506.html

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Staff Sgt. Lesly J. Lindor was charged in connection with the Sept. 3, 2018, death of his wife Rachelle Lindor, 34, at their home in Harker Heights, a town located near Fort Hood, said Chris Grey …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-cid-agent-charged-with-murder-in-wife-s-death-attempted-to-procure-puffer-fish-poison-1.663782

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The Army will implement a revised version of its Army Combat Fitness Test on April 1 that considers gender and age when assessing each soldier’s performance, the service announced Wednesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-03-23/army-combat-fitness-test-soldiers-gender-age-5447082.html

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Several thousand U.S. Marines and sailors are among the roughly 30,000 troops from 27 NATO and partner countries taking part in Norway’s largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-03-14/norway-cold-response-military-exercise-nato-us-marines-5338744.html

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The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 26, 2023. An Iranian drone came within 1,500 yards of the aircraft carrier as it conducted flight operations in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-11-29/iran-drone-eisenhower-middle-east-12204230.html

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https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-03-10/navy-nixes-booting-some-sailors-who-cant-meet-facial-hair-rules-5293334.html

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Durl Gibbs, left, places his finger next to the name of Japanese army Sgt. Keijiro Hojo. Gibbs and his son Wes both flew from Montana to return a wallet that Durl Gibbs took from Hojo’s body while …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/battle-of-okinawa-vet-looks-to-make-peace-by-returning-wallet-of-slain-japanese-soldier-1.132457

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Brittany Elliott at the congressional football game in 2023. She is pictured with Denis McDonough, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and her father …

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/2024-07-15/marine-corps-robotic-exoskeleton-14492358.html

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The crucial stop along the medical route is Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany — the largest American medical facility outside of the United States. “We’re the catcher …

https://www.stripes.com/living/military-s-hospital-system-stretches-from-stateside-to-afghanistan-1.migrated

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A majority of Americans say they would discourage young people they know from joining the military, according to a new study in which nearly half of respondents also think veterans are likely to …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-12-18/american-opinion-military-service-12395955.html

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa – A Marine assigned to Camp Courtney was taken into custody Monday by police who suspected him of drunken driving and a hit-and-run.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-06-02/marine-drunken-driving-arrest-okinawa-6207128.html

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VICENZA, Italy — The 173rd Brigade paratrooper found dead in the barracks Sunday morning has been identified as Pvt. Peter Cimino. Cimino, 19, was a mortarman assigned to Headquarters and …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/173rd-brigade-soldier-found-dead-in-vicenza-barracks-is-identified-1.571546

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Contrary to what you may have read, the Army has not embraced the more intimate term “warrior companion” to replace the platonic “battle buddy.”

https://www.stripes.com/migration/rumor-debunked-army-battle-buddies-won-t-become-warrior-companions-1.101771

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Tribune News Service) — It was the ninth event — dragging a 200-pound dummy some 33 yards to the finish line — that was the toughest at Fort Monroe’s “battle challenge …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-05-26/Fort-Eustis-obstacle-course-sparks-competitive-spirit-but-it%E2%80%99s-about-teamwork-1587370.html

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A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off from the Babadag Training Area, Romania, in May 2021. A Black Hawk was forced to make an emergency landing on a Bucharest street July 15, 2021 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-15/Black-Hawk-down-Romania-2158413.html

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May 8, 2024The Pentagon needs a new method for measuring whether countries in Europe and Asia are carrying their fair share of the security burden, according to a new U.S. military-sponsored study that says …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-05-08/military-burden-sharing-europe-asia-13791058.html

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Franklin Fisher Stars and Stripes • September 1, 2010 PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — The U.S. military is consolidating its property disposal operations in South Korea to a new location in the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/military-property-disposal-operations-to-consolidate-in-daegu-area-1.116684

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May 7, 2024Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, blasted the pier project last week and said troops working on its construction are within range of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-05-07/gaza-pier-military-israel-humanitarian-aid-hamas-13785886.html

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Jun 16, 2024Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on Saturday airlifted to safety the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-16/navy-rescue-merchant-vessel-red-sea-14199316.html

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B-52s rarely touch down at Yokota, which also serves as headquarters for 5th Air Force and U.S. Forces Japan. A Stratofortress landed at the base on July 12 due to an in-flight maintenance issue.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-02/b52-bomber-yokota-tokyo-japan-13476916.html

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