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A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flies over Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 15, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-17/minot-afb-agile-warbird-14517174.html

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Dec 19, 2022 – An Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., flies over Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., on Nov. 15, 2022 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-12-19/air-force-b2-fleet-grounded-8479718.html

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The Defense Department has agreed to spend about $52.5 million to operate and maintain observation blimps at the U.S. border with Mexico as part of an ongoing mission in the region.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-01-18/military-blimps-mexico-border-homeland-security-pentagon-4338532.html

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Feb 13, 2023 – Staff Sgt. Cody Reichard trains on the maneuver short-range air defense, or M-SHORAD system, at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 9, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-02-13/new-army-air-defense-battalion-9125192.html

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Jan 1, 2024 – About 12 additional B-52 are in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Air Force Base near Tucson, Arizona. Gary Warner. Gary Warner. Gary Warner covers the Pacific Northwest for Stars and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-01-01/air-force-audit-b52-modernization-failure-track-spare-parts-12505723.html

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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson • January 29, 2022 – An F-35A Lightning II flies over the flightline at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Aug. 21, 2017. (Jensen Stidham/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-01-29/air-force-supersonic-flight-rules-arizona-4453783.html

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Aug 25, 2023 – The new entrance sign at Fort Cavazos, Texas. (Christian Nevitt/U.S. Army) Three soldiers at Fort Cavazos in Texas have died by suicide in recent weeks, a death toll that has prompted leaders to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-25/fort-cavazos-army-soldiers-suicides-11161036.html

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Jul 4, 2024 – Maj. Gen. William Ryan pins the Soldier’s Medal on Capt. Steven Drayton during an awards ceremony on July 3, 2024 – , at First Army Division West headquarters, Fort Cavazos, Texas.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-04/soldiers-medal-stopping-armed-robbery-14384374.html

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“The Army is taking care of us,” said Zayala, of the 21st Cargo Transportation Company, from El Paso, Texas. The camp boasts an indoor and outdoor pool, a first-run movie theater and …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/mortaritaville-offers-tales-of-close-calls-for-many-soldiers-1.47381

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May 3, 2023 – AUSTIN, Texas — An Air Force Reserve chaplain was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for attempting to meet a minor for sex, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-03/air-force-chaplain-teenager-sex-10003073.html

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Sgt. Elder Fernandes, 23, was found dead about 30 miles from the base in Temple, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2020 – . (U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-27/fort-hood-army-suicide-lawsuit-7489714.html

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Jun 18, 2024 – AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — A $4.9 million project to demolish two buildings and clear the way for a new gate at this Air Force base in northeastern Italy has been put on hold indefinitely due to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-18/aviano-construction-asbestos-demolition-14218954.html

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Air Force Capt. Danielle Holland, left, an OB-GYN physician at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. L. Rene Key, director of the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center OB-GYN course …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2021-09-17/Air-Force-and-Army-team-up-to-care-for-pregnant-evacuees-at-U.S.-bases-in-Germany-2920602.html

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Apr 9, 2024 – Air and Space Force recruits take the oath of enlistment during The Great Texas Airshow at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on April 6, 2024 – . (Gabriel Jones/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-09/air-space-force-recruiting-targets-13514855.html

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Aug 29, 2024 – AUSTIN, Texas — A former Alabama National Guard soldier pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to driving migrants from the Mexican border into Texas while he was deployed to assist Customs …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-29/alabama-national-guard-soldier-pleads-guilty-human-smuggling-15016127.html

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A 19-year-old soldier assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder for a shooting that killed another soldier and wounded three other people outside a bar in nearby …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-10-21/fort-bliss-soldier-killed-army-7763616.html

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AUSTIN, Texas — A Fort Bliss judge sentenced a soldier to more than 40 years in prison for murdering a child with his hands, along with a string of other charges including drug use and domestic …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-05-24/FTBLISS-MURDER-1577199.html

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, speaks Friday during a news conference at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Austin as the home of Army Futures Command headquarters.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-s-new-futures-command-to-set-up-headquarters-at-university-of-texas-1.537995

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Apr 27, 2024 – The Marine killed Tuesday at Camp Pendleton in what base officials described as a “ground mishap” was a 23-year-old aircraft avionics technician.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-26/marine-camp-pendleton-death-training-13671431.html

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Jun 27, 2024 – AUSTIN, Texas — The Army and companies that make weapons have been dropped as sponsors of the South by Southwest Conference and Festival after more than 100 artists and performers protested …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-27/texas-festival-army-sponsor-protest-israel-hamas-14315637.html

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