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Jul 26, 2024 – U.S. Marines emerged unscathed after their vehicle collided with a water buffalo on Arnhem Highway southeast of Darwin, Australia, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-26/marines-collision-buffalo-australia-14601217.html

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A night-shift patrolman with the provost marshal’s office at Camp Courtney, Gallegos said she was awakened at approximately 1:45 p.m. by screaming and the sound of things smashing.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-12-06/marine-corps-jim-kallstrom-award-suicide-attempt-okinawa-3874562.html

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The switch to a single manager for shipments is a key part of the command’s reforms aimed at improving military relocations. In October 2020, the GAO overturned the American Roll On Roll Off …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-11-30/us-military-household-goods-contract-hhg-3812339.html

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The Harpoon weighs over 1,000 pounds and can fly up to 77 miles, according to its technical specifications. Shore-based weapons may provide a means for the Philippines to defend maritime territory …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-09-30/kamandag-military-exercise-philippines-us-japan-3074930.html

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The alternative for these junior sailors is to live in a ship’s berthing area in and out of port — with dozens, and in some cases hundreds, of roommates.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/exclusive-housing-program-is-a-powerful-tool-for-navy-leadership-1.75206

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Feb 2, 2023 – The integrated network is the new wrinkle in this year’s exercise. It’s been used by other units stateside, but the Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry is the first unit in Europe to test the system’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-02-02/itn-dragoon-ready-2cr-9015268.html

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The Ranger Hall of Fame added 17 names to its ranks at an induction ceremony for the hall’s 30th class on July 13 at Fort Benning, Ga. The 16 inductees and one honorary inductee include: Lt. Gen …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-07-19/ranger-hall-fame-inductees-6702007.html

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The three soldiers are part of a team that is working to train and support the Danab brigade, which is tasked with offensive operations against the al-Qaida-linked insurgent group al-Shabab.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-07-20/somalia-crash-soldiers-6709329.html

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Master Sgt. Quinshayan Richardson, 43, of Montgomery, Ala., was pronounced dead Aug. 3 at an unspecified U.S. hospital, according to a news release from Yokota’s 374th Airlift Wing on Monday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-08-10/yokota-airman-death-natural-causes-japan-2518925.html

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The city’s namesake, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin, was commissioned Sept. 22, 2012, from Galveston with thousands of boosters in attendance from Fort Worth. It is homeported in San Diego.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-14/navy-scrap-uss-fort-worth-rep-kay-granger-5686530.html

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The crew of the USS Fort Worth during its commissioning in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 22, 2012. (Lockheed Martin Corporation/TNS)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-07-09/uss-fort-worth-saved-6598925.html

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Sep 27, 2023 – A recent incident involving a Coast Guard Air Station Houston helicopter crew, which swiftly rescued a tanker crewman 10 miles off the coast of Galveston, Texas, is a poignant reminder of the life …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-09-27/ted-cruz-coast-guard-must-stay-funded-11510480.html

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Pfc. Denisha Montgomery, shown during a military exercise in an undated photo from social media, was found dead in her barracks room in Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022 – . Her death is under …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-08-15/wiesbaden-soldier-found-dead-6989208.html

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Apr 8, 2024 – The Blue Angels perform at the Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, April 7, 2024 – . (Darius Hutton/U.S. Air Force) … Reigning Miss Alabama …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-08/beyond-the-horizon-maxwell-afb-13512277.html

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Oct 25, 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/2023-10-25/marines-japan-island-defense-okinawa-11824351.html

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Nov 1, 2022 – His father, Col. Lowell Erskine Austin Jr., was an A-4 and OV-10 pilot who later took on various leadership roles, and deployed to Okinawa “multiple” times, his son said. … The Massachusetts …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-11-01/marine-air-power-indo-pacific-7881252.html

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Guzman was temporarily assigned to the Texas base from his normal posting at Fort Drum in New York to attend the Army’s Advanced Leadership Course and has been charged with attempted enticement …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/fort-drum-soldier-charged-with-trying-to-lure-14-year-old-into-having-sex-in-texas-1.495451

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Training for Navy dental technicians was held at a joint military school at Shepherd Air Force Base, Texas. Seaman April Rogers, a dental technician at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, said the merger …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/merger-of-dental-techs-into-navy-s-hospital-corpsman-field-set-for-oct-1-1.38005

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Hythe’s mission had been to maintain 60 ships that were essentially contingency vessels, according to Binder, a 43-year-old Lorain, Ohio, native who is the only Army official stationed at …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/raf-hythe-army-s-last-u-k-post-slated-to-close-its-doors-1.50583

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The Air Force recently opened three private compact rooms for nursing mothers at the home of the 18th Wing on Okinawa. The “lactation pods” are available at the Rocker Enlisted Club, the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-05/breastfeeding-nursing-kadena-okinawa-14085696.html

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