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Lance Cpl. Yorvi Colladopichardo, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, takes part in a drill at Bradshaw Field Training Area in Australia’s Northern Territory, Aug. 25, 2021 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-09-17/marine-corps-australia-china-uk-us-submarines-2918721.html

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Nov 13, 2024 – Last month, Indonesia said its patrol ships drove away a Chinese coast guard ship that disrupted a survey being undertaken by a state-owned energy company in a part of the South China Sea disputed …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-13/indonesia-australia-2024-military-pact-joint-drills-15836340.html

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Hauck assumed command of an F-16 wing dubbed “Saber Nation,” which is headquartered in rural Spangdahlem. The wing includes about 5,000 military and civilian personnel, spread across nine …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-07-15/new-commander-air-force-fighter-wing-spangdahlem-germany-2148555.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-09-27/navy-marine-task-force-experiment-7485441.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-07-18/marine-okinawa-arrest-trespassing-10773048.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-12-08/okinawa-pfas-contamination-military-bases-8344635.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-04-21/japanese-army-helicopter-crash-search-9872764.html

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Mar 1, 2023 – Lt. Col. Alexander Demma, then-commander of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, points out upgrades aboard an E-3G Sentry, Jan. 13, 2022 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-03-01/air-force-awacs-commander-fired-okinawa-9292199.html

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Dec 5, 2023 – A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 prepares for takeoff during an exercise at at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-05/osprey-crash-airmen-air-force-japan-12265578.html

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Jan 25, 2023 – The daughter of an Okinawa-based Marine was seriously injured Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 – , after falling through a gap on the righthand side of this escalator at a mall near Camp Kinser.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-01-25/marine-daughter-injured-escalator-fall-8881419.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-05-12/okinawa-japan-reversion-50th-anniversary-us-military-world-war-ii-5975527.html

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Jan 26, 2024 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-01-26/marine-corps-iiimef-new-commander-12800240.html

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A breath test measured Patton’s blood-alcohol content at 0.09%, three times Japan’s legal limit of 0.03%, the spokesman said. By comparison, all 50 U.S. states have set 0.08% as the legal …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-04-04/japanese-police-arrest-us-marines-drunken-driving-crashes-okinawa-5575130.html

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Jan 13, 2023 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-01-13/mageshima-japan-navy-carrier-landing-8748589.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/marines-join-okinawan-exercise-to-prepare-for-disasters-1.420425

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Aug 31, 2023 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-08-31/iwo-jima-black-sand-japan-soldiers-11222107.html

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-06-07/Okinawa-Marine-who-died-in-motorcycle-crash-served-as-communications-technician-1649840.html

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Nov 28, 2022 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-11-28/drug-smuggling-okinawa-military-mail-8215555.html

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Feb 13, 2023 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-02-13/china-navy-ship-japan-waters-9123985.html

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Oct 30, 2023 – The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-10-30/marine-arrest-okinawa-police-punch-11876796.html

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