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Sep 20, 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/marine_corps/2023-09-20/okinawa-governor-un-runway-futenma-11428560.html

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Dec 5, 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.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-12-05/okinawa-marine-lsd-suspended-sentence-12260789.html

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WESTFIELD, Mass. (Tribune News Service) — The Pentagon is expected to announce by year’s end whether Barnes Air National Guard Base and its 104th Fighter Wing will get an upgraded version of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-11-01/barnes-air-national-guard-massachusetts-f35-decision-3454386.html

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Dec 11, 2023 – Teixeira, a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, joined the Air National Guard in 2019 and attained the rank of airman first class …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-11/air-force-secret-documents-leak-national-guard-12327309.html

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Jan 2, 2023 – There was indeed a F-15 jet flyover from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard prior to the start of the Bruins hockey game at Fenway Park. — Cambridge Police

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https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-01-02/flyover-fenway-park-boston-8621102.html

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Holland agreed, suggesting that the age of retirement should be lowered “for every year you’re deployed.” Thanks to the Army Reserve’s multiple deployments since the Sept …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/top-ranking-enlisted-members-push-equal-pay-benefits-for-guard-reserve-1.36135

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A U.S. Army convoy drives along autobahn A7 near Hannover, Germany, in 2017 on its way to Poland. Germany, Poland and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of intent Jan. 30, 2024 – , to establish a …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-02-01/nato-military-mobility-europe-12862288.html

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Jul 6, 2023 – Eaglin, an F-15 pilot, thanked the airmen of the 18th Wing before handing Evans control of the largest U.S. air power hub in the Pacific. About 7,000 airmen are stationed at Kadena, which has a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-07-06/kadena-okinawa-18th-wing-new-commander-10655162.html

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Jan 23, 2024 – The Army in Italy closed its maternity ward in 2014 and Aviano Air Base ended those services in 2017. Most women affiliated with the U.S. military in Vicenza use San Bartolo Hospital for obstetrics.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-23/army-clinic-vicenza-services-12766283.html

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Sep 20, 2024 – Rebecca Holland is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Vicenza, Italy, where she reports on the U.S. Army, including the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Southern European Task Force, Africa.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-09-20/setaf-medrex-planning-africa-strategy-15240877.html

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A U. S. Air Force Combat Dive Course instructors test trainees on one-man drills at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Fla, in August 2019. The U.S. Air Force has approved a new badge for combat …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-10-19/new-air-force-diver-badge-7741077.html

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Jun 9, 2023 – Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band conduct military funeral honors with a funeral escort at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on March 24, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-09/arlington-cemetery-horses-army-funerals-10386056.html

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Only three U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron remain in formation after one peeled away during a missing man formation over RAF Lakenheath, England, June 15, 2021 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-06-15/Air-Force-honors-RAF-Lakenheath-Pilot-one-year-after-his-passing-1698455.html

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David Allen Stars and Stripes • October 9, 2005 Maj. Michael J. Brown was convicted in July 2004 of attempting an indecent act on a Filipina barmaid in a highly publicized trial on Okinawa.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/convicted-on-okinawa-marine-brown-in-trouble-in-states-1.39297

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May 8, 2023 – The Texas Department of Public Safety on Sunday identified Garcia as the shooter who killed eight people, including children, and injured seven others at the Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-05-08/army-mass-shooting-allen-texas-10052910.html

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A U.S. Marine with 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, throws an M67 hand grenade at the grenade range during a command-sponsored corporals course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/navy-marines-express-interest-in-stackable-modular-offensive-grenades-for-the-future-1.601419

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Jun 28, 2023 – Engberg, a native of Fredericksburg, Va., made it to a hardened bunker site after collecting himself, but he was confused. The entire area was filled with dust and sand, and he said he felt like …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-28/master-sgt-receives-purple-heart-10578427.html

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The Georgia military has about 20,000 people; the country’s civilian population numbers about 5 million. All able-bodied Georgian men must serve 18 months in the military unless they are …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/first-georgian-soldiers-graduate-from-u-s-sponsored-training-program-1.300

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Sep 19, 2023 – This gray Daihatsu Move, seen here at the police station in Ginowan, Okinawa, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 – , was damaged in a hit-and-run crash with a vehicle believed to have ties to the U.S. military …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-09-19/okinawa-marines-hit-run-crash-11424098.html

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Mar 8, 2024 – A U.S. Marine assigned to Camp Foster died Thursday evening when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on an Okinawa roadway, according to Japanese police.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-08/marine-death-motorcycle-okinawa-13249132.html

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