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The B-1 bomber crash site at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The $450 million plane was attempting to land in low-visibility conditions when the four crew members were forced to eject …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-08-06/air-force-bomber-crash-colonel-fired-14767617.html

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Rear Adm. Rick Seif, new commander U.S. Pacific Fleet’s submarine force, speaks during his change-of-command ceremony aboard the USS Missouri at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 15, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-21/navy-pacific-fleet-submarine-force-10501785.html

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U.S. Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher poses with soldiers at a ceremony in Poznan, Poland, marking the change of name of the U.S. Army’s headquarters in the country, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/army-headquarters-in-poland-gets-a-new-name-but-mission-remains-the-same-1.602093

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The former commander of U.S. Forces Japan has been nominated to head Pacific Air Forces headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Pentagon announced Monday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-04-24/pacific-air-forces-commander-nomination-9909917.html

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This undated photo provided by the U.S. Marines shows Lance Cpl. David P. Fenn II of Polk City, Fla. Penn, 20, was killed with six other Marines in an explosion during a Nevada training exercise …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/marines-killed-in-nevada-mortar-explosion-identified-1.212748

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Russell Nalle, a former Army officer, is among three of the original Tuskegee airmen still alive. Nalle, who lives in Detroit, said he sees a promising future for young Black men and women who …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-08-14/tuskegee-airmen-wwii-black-aviators-14861439.html

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An Air Force CV-22B Osprey of the 21st Special Operations Squadron, takes flight for the first time since November 2023 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-12/osprey-yokota-21st-special-operations-japan-air-force-14460451.html

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Lithuania’s top defense official pledged this week to improve living conditions for U.S. troops carrying out missions in the country, where American units have stepped up their presence in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-22/us-army-lithuania-base-13081398.html

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Advancing from west to east behind a rolling barrage of medium and heavy artillery, the three divisions focused on the area south of Soissons, aiming to sever the strategically important road and …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/turning-the-tide-in-wwi-the-vital-role-of-the-us-army-100-years-ago-this-month-1.538613

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An Elvis statue and a photo of Elvis in 1959 are shown side-by-side.The leaning Elvis Presley statue is going to be placed on a city bridge in Bad Nauheim, Germany, mimicking a photo from the time …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/elvis-statue-coming-to-german-town-where-the-king-lived-as-a-soldier-1.670866

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Mar 8, 2023 – Promontory is about 75 miles northwest of Salt Lake City and is the same location where Morton Thiokol tested the solid rocket boosters that powered the Space Shuttle fleet from 1981 to 2011.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-03-08/air-force-icbms-sentinel-minuteman-9430480.html

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Apr 20, 2024 – The Marine Corps has identified the Camp Lejeune Marine killed while training Thursday night near the North Carolina coast. Sgt. Colin Arslanbas of Missouri was a reconnaissance Marine assigned to …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-04-20/camp-lejeune-marine-training-accident-13610230.html

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Jul 16, 2024 – MANHATTAN, Kansas (Tribune News Service) — The Big Red One’s aviation brigade is back at Fort Riley after spending the last nine months in Europe.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-16/bigredone-aviation-brigade-fort-riley-14506121.html

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Joint Chairman Chief of Staff Gen. Joseph F. Dunford speaks to members of the media during his first joint news conference with Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper at the Pentagon in Washington on …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/gen-dunford-steady-force-at-the-pentagon-gives-way-to-gen-milley-as-new-joint-chiefs-chairman-1.601334

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Col. Brandon Newton, garrison commander of Camp Red Cloud and other bases north of Seoul, South Korea, stands in front of a color guard during the garrison’s inactivation ceremony, Thursday, June …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-takes-step-toward-closing-camp-red-cloud-with-inactivation-ceremony-1.534025

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They reminisced with him about their adventures in Europe during his visit to their home outside Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. “We took pictures, but we didn’t take enough of Clint at home …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/clint-lamebear-s-family-struggles-with-pain-of-losing-young-soldier-to-brutal-murder-1.10037

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Nov 6, 2022 – MASON CITY, Iowa (Tribune News Service) — Final inspections are complete. Their gear is packed. The Army National Guard’s 1133rd Transportation Company is shipping out.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-11-06/1133rd-iowa-national-guard-poland-7945470.html

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Oct 17, 2024 – Morning traffic slows near the Langley Air Force Base gate off of North Armistead Avenue on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in Hampton, Virginia. (Kaitlin McKeown/Daily Press/TNS)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-16/pentagon-drones-langley-air-force-year-15533560.html

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Pictured here on Qayara Airfield West, Iraq, are U.S. Army Master Sgt. Michael Pike, left, and 1st Lt. Brayton Kline, both of the 282nd Engineer Company, Nov. 21, 2016.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-engineers-built-key-west-2-0-after-islamic-state-destruction-1.444797

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Army celebrates after a 24-22 victory against Missouri in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 22, 2021 – . (Army Football/Twitter)

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2021-12-23/army-football-defeats-missouri-armed-forces-bowl-4067182.html

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