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Jun 27, 2024 – The airman, Brennon R. E. Washington, 25, was indicted by local prosecutors March 27 on charges of indecent kidnapping and nonconsensual sexual intercourse in December with a girl under 16.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-27/okinawa-tamaki-18th-wing-sexual-assault-14312131.html

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Jun 26, 2024 – Prosecutors indicted the airman, Brennon R. E. Washington, 25, on March 27 on charges of indecent kidnapping and nonconsensual sexual intercourse.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-26/kadena-air-force-okinawa-minor-sexual-assault-14300397.html

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Jul 3, 2024 – The Naha Public Prosecutors Office indicted the Air Force member, Brennon R. E. Washington, 25, assigned to Kadena Air Base, on March 27 on charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-03/tamaki-okinawa-air-force-marine-sexual-assault-14373300.html

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Dec 5, 2023 – U.S. Army veteran Charlie Bourg said he blames the government and the companies that brought the electronic health record system to Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., for flaws …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-12-05/army-veteran-cerner-va-lawsuit-12263183.html

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The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, conducts operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 10, 2023 – . The carrier will remain with its strike group in the eastern Mediterranean …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-11-22/ford-navy-middle-east-attacks-12135190.html

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Barnes was a 2011 graduate of Gonzaga University who attended flight school at Fort Rucker, Ala., and served as a Black Hawk pilot in South Korea.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-11-13/soldiers-killed-mediterranean-helicopter-crash-12033952.html

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The U.S. Navy test-fired a ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine off the coast of California last week as the vessel prepares to return to service, according to the Department of Defense.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-10-03/submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-11576222.html

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Apr 26, 2024 – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Gulf of Aden, Dec.18, 2023 – . Ike arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024 – , leaving the Middle East after five months in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-26/eisenhower-mediterranean-jlots-gaza-13666916.html

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Dec 8, 2023 – The 6th Fleet statement didn’t have specifics on Mount Whitney’s actions. But the ship is equipped with extensive communications capabilities and other assets that enable it to direct operations.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-12-08/mount-whitney-italy-eastern-mediterranean-israel-hamas-12294926.html

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Apr 25, 2024 – A 500-pound unexploded bomb was found at this construction site on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – . (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-25/kadena-okinawa-uxo-detonation-13652251.html

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Feb 27, 2024 – WASHINGTON — All Army National Guard helicopters have been grounded as units review safety policies and procedures following two crashes, the Guard announced Tuesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-27/army-national-guard-helicopters-stand-down-13137224.html

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A top Air Force general defended the service’s plan to cut dozens of its vaunted A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets next year, telling lawmakers this week the Air Force must move resources and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-07-15/air-force-a10s-warthogs-davis-monthan-nellis-f35s-2161466.html

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Mar 21, 2024 – The Air Force used a Guam-based B-52H Stratofortress bomber to test a hypersonic missile it had relegated to prototype status. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, was fired …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-21/hypersonic-missile-test-air-force-b52-13380195.html

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The division’s operations officer, Lt. Col. Matt Jonkey, 47, of Reno, Nev., said he was impressed to see the allies working toward a common goal.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-07/us-army-japan-orient-shield-himars-rocket-2074651.html

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Jul 20, 2023 – She has reported for a variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington. related stories ‘You saved the world …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-07-20/navy-paratroopers-sicily-army-10797336.html

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Jul 8, 2024 – USS Hershel “Woody” Williams enters the port at Libreville, Gabon, on May 5, 2024 – . The ship ran aground near the port four days later. On July 8, the Navy relieved Gold crew commander Capt …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-08/mitchell-africa-woody-williams-14423067.html

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Aug 28, 2023 – Located at Camp Foster, the hospital serves a military population of 47,000, including active-duty service members and their families, Defense Department civilian workers and their dependents, and …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-08-28/okinawa-military-spouse-employment-nurses-11190051.html

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Jun 27, 2024 – Philippine navy Vice Adm. Toribio Adaci speaks with Rear Adm. Joaquin J. Martinez de Pinillos, vice commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, during a reception aboard the USS Blue Ridge, June 20, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-27/us-navy-philippines-manila-blue-ridge-carlson-kacher-14312033.html

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Mar 7, 2024 – Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel are assisting Italian authorities in Pordenone, Italy, following the death of a 12-year-old daughter of an Aviano Air Base airman, officials said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-07/aviano-airman-daughter-dead-13238824.html

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Aug 1, 2024 – The incoming commander of Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Capt. Stephen Steacy, salutes at the Aug. 1, 2024 – , change-of-command ceremony at the base on the Greek island of Crete.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-01/souda-bay-steacy-klug-command-14693962.html

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