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The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, train for air shows at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, Calif., Feb. 26, 2021 – .

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-17/blue-angels-air-show-billings-montana-4004541.html

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ELSMERE, Del. (Tribune News Service) — Ray Firmani was a B-17 co-pilot in the 486th Heavy Bombardment Group of the mighty 8th Air Force in World War II, flying high over dark skies as shells …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-09-19/delaware-veteran-turns-100-distinguished-flying-cross-2941189.html

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Rhone had served in Germany since September 2019 and led over 50 co-workers through 122 emergency responses at the Air Force’s largest non-nuclear security forces unit in Europe.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-11-27/ramstein-memorial-rhone-12182028.html

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WASHINGTON — Members of the 720th Military Police Battalion’s B Company had been sent to Vietnam to provide security for fighting troops. But for three years, they joined soldiers on the front …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-07-25/army-military-police-vietnam-bronze-stars-10848704.html

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CAMP CASEY, South Korea — When Pvt. Christopher Nicosia ran out of smokes during a field exercise, Pfc. Jason Lee Williams gave him the last pack he had.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/camp-casey-soldiers-share-memories-of-friend-who-died-suddenly-1.73662

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Capt. Katie Hernandez of 717th Ordnance Disposal Co. needed to run faster than the existing record of 11 minutes, six seconds, set in 2013 by Army 1st Lt. Ashley Sorensen of the 303rd EOD …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-captain-sets-women-s-world-record-for-mile-run-in-a-bomb-disposal-suit-1.668350

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Eccleston’s mother, who had sat through the two-week court-martial, left the courtroom sobbing following the reading of the sentence. “Obviously, the family is very happy with the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/kadena-airman-gets-life-without-parole-for-killing-girlfriend-s-husband-1.168082

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Dec 28, 2023 – “Their upgraded capabilities really add to our deterrence out here in Slovakia,” said Capt. Brandon Thaxton, assistant operations officer for the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-28/slovakia-army-air-defense-12486821.html

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Dec 11, 2023 – The games started in 1999 with about 100 athletes at a local park, co-founder and retired Army public affairs officer Chip Steitz said Friday during a phone interview from his Florida home.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-11/special-olympics-kadena-okinawa-12322135.html

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Jul 11, 2024 – Suicide rates among troops in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for the first quarter of 2024 topped pandemic-era rates while the Army saw a significant dip, according to new data released by …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-11/defense-department-military-troops-suicide-14456265.html

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Sep 1, 2023 – Army Secretary Christine Wormuth is pictured at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in January 2023. Wormuth issued orders Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023 – , adopting a new policy in the 2021 Brandon Act, which …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-01/army-brandon-act-mental-health-suicides-11236510.html

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Mar 13, 2024 – Sgt. Brandon Livingston, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, is charged at court-martial with murder, aggravated assault, battery of a child and obstruction of justice in the death of his 5 …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-03-13/army-murder-trial-child-abuse-13302391.html

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Mar 22, 2024 – Sgt. Brandon Livingston, 28, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, was sentenced at court-martial on Friday to 33 months in prison and a reduction in pay grade to E-1.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-22/murder-army-court-germany-13395167.html

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Jul 12, 2023 – Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Castera, 21, died by suicide June 25, 2018, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. A command investigation found that a combative and toxic leadership contributed to his death.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-12/navy-mental-health-care-evaluations-10714374.html

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A federal jury on Friday awarded $8.2 million to Army veteran Brandon Adkins in his lawsuit against manufacturer 3M that claimed the company’s earplugs that he used during his military service …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-10-01/earplugs-lawsuits-veterans-army-3m-hearing-loss-military-3092832.html

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Stars and Stripes emailed the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii on Friday seeking comment on the report. In response, the command forwarded the joint statement and fact sheet issued after …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-09/marine-corps-rotation-darwin-australia-14801613.html

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Soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, 67th Troop Command, Iowa National Guard, held a send-off ceremony at the Waterloo Aviation Support Facility on Friday, Dec …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-30/iowa-waterloo-national-guard-deploy-kosovo-12508456.html

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The reactivated battalion is scheduled to support exercises in Africa and Eastern Europe even before all its soldiers arrive. The 95th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion was reactivated 81 years …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-04-06/army-reactivates-95th-combat-sustainment-support-battalion-9721454.html

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Gen. Kevin Schneider, a fighter pilot who commands Pacific Air Forces out of Hawaii, discussed nearly $450 million of U.S.-funded base construction in the territory during a meeting with reporters …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-30/australia-us-funded-base-improvements-14658237.html

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Jan 26, 2024 – He said the unit is prepared to fight anywhere in the Indo-Pacific and in November parachuted onto Hawaii before loading up and parachuting back into Alaska. U.S. and Japanese soldiers train …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-26/army-arctic-warfare-hokkaido-japan-12805985.html

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