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Nov 7, 2022 – Pfc. Denisha Montgomery, shown during an exercise in an undated photo from social media, was found dead in her barracks room in Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-11-07/denisha-montgomery-death-suicide-wiesbaden-clay-7909258.html

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Nov 12, 2024 – DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip in the past day, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-11-12/israel-airstrikes-lebanon-us-aid-deadline-15824029.html

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May 16, 2023 – Briana De Miranda, an assistant professor of neurology and pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told the Journal of the American Medical Association that the new …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-05-16/camp-lejeune-water-parkinsons-marines-sailors-10138024.html

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Of Birmingham’s 47 homicides this year, four have now been ruled justifiable and therefore aren’t deemed criminal. ©2021 Advance Local Media LLC. Visit al.com .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-05-26/Shooting-death-of-Fort-Campbell-soldier-in-Birmingham-ruled-justifiable-1584515.html

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The changeover follows the June 20 arrival of Maj. Gen. David Womack as the new commander of U.S. Army Japan. He took over for Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell during a ceremony at Camp Zama.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-07-07/army-garrison-japan-new-commander-10665830.html

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A Marine pleaded guilty this week to stealing a car in December from a dealership, driving drunk and crashing into another car, injuring two other people, according to Japanese media accounts.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-06-07/marine-car-theft-iwakuni-japan-10361555.html

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The Brownsville Herald, Texas • December 27, 2023 – The flight deck of the decommissioned ship USS John F. Kennedy CVA-67 is seen in Philadelphia, Penn., June 9, 2021 – . (Jayme Pastoric/U.S. Navy)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-12-27/navy-details-jfk-carrier-recycling-delay-12480103.html

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Dec 6, 2023 – From left, Brat Legacy Films crew members Matt Bills, Kimberly McKay and Brad Heath take a break from shooting to pose at the Dallas Cowboys practice facility in Frisco, Texas, in February 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-12-06/military-brats-dodea-documentary-12270864.html

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The Air Force on Thursday identified an airman from Texas as the man whose body was discovered after a fire consumed a recreational vehicle last month in Wasilla, Alaska. Tech. Sgt. Steven Wesley …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-01-06/alaska-airman-dies-rv-fire-alaska-us-air-force-4206896.html

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May 3, 2023 – Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder April 7, 2023 – , for fatally shooting an armed Air Force veteran who was taking part in a protest in Austin, Texas, in 2020.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-05-03/army-soldier-murder-air-force-veteran-10004003.html

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Jul 2, 2024 – Rose L. Thayer is based in Austin, Texas, and she has been covering the western region of the continental U.S. for Stars and Stripes since 2018. Before that she was a reporter for Killeen Daily …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2024-07-02/coast-guard-sexual-assault-scandal-coverup-senate-14367624.html

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Sep 26, 2023 – The 25-year-old McAllen, Texas native leaves behind a one-month-old child. Acosta was known for his smile and charisma and compassion, effort and passion and perseverance and sense of humor.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-09-25/marine-deaths-parris-island-11491849.html

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South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers provide airborne support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in proximity of the southwest border, McAllen, Texas, in 2018. (Roberto Di Giovine …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-07-04/ohio-national-guard-deploy-southern-border-2050527.html

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Nashyra S. Whitaker, 23, died at the scene of the single-vehicle accident that occurred at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday in McAllen, Texas, said Lt. Joel Morales, spokesman for the McAllen Police Department.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-09-08/national-guard-death-drunken-driving-georgia-louisiana-manslaughter-2808110.html

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MCALLEN, Texas — The authority given Texas National Guard troops to detain people at the U.S.-Mexico border has drawn several challenges from advocacy groups and some lawmakers about whether it …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-02-08/texas-mexico-border-national-guard-troops-migrants-4830310.html

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MCALLEN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott announced nearly a year ago that he had declared a disaster at the Texas border with Mexico caused by illegal immigration, drug smuggling and human trafficking.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-02-04/texas-troops-mexico-border-national-guard-4640104.html

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May 11, 2023 – Her children described Julia Moore as a go-getter who would support her children through anything — including the family’s 28 moves during Hal Moore’s Army career.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-05-11/fort-moore-benning-georgia-army-10087193.html

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May 10, 2024 – A state-run Chinese military news website labeled that trip as provocative but official Chinese sources had not commented on the Halsey’s freedom-of-navigation demonstration as of Friday afternoon.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-10/navy-fonop-south-china-sea-13813602.html

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Aug 14, 2023 – The USS America diverted from a planned port call to lend assistance in Papua New Guinea, ship’s commander Capt. Manuel Pardo wrote in a letter to the crew and their families Aug. 7.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-08-14/us-marines,-navy-deliver-aid-to-papua-new-guinea-after-volcanic-eruptions-11043086.html

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Sep 18, 2023 – The battalion, based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., has flown several types of balloons to “extend the [sensor] network depth,” he said, adding that high-altitude operations take place …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-18/army-balloons-intelligence-high-altitude-11413633.html

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