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Elizabeth Meyer, an incoming U.S. Naval Academy plebe from Port Orange, Fla., is following in the footsteps of her great-grandfather, a West Point graduate.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-06-20/Florida-soon-to-be-midshipman-prepares-for-Plebe-Summer-at-US-Naval-Academy-1748982.html

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The Florida-based soldier died in Nangarhar Province when his unit was attacked by enemy small arms fire during combat operations against ISIS, according to a Pentagon statement Monday. The 37 …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/florida-based-green-beret-identified-as-us-soldier-killed-in-afghanistan-1.462922

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Jun 18, 2024 – Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., he holds a journalism degree from the University of North Florida. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-06-18/camp-fuji-japan-command-welborn-owens-14218137.html

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May 16, 2024 – MIAMI — The USS Harry S. Truman will soon lead a Navy strike group into the volatile Red Sea, where U.S. sailors have fought almost daily for months to down drones and missiles launched by …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-16/truman-eisenhower-read-sea-deployment-houthis-israel-hamas-13875513.html

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Jun 6, 2024 – About 1,000 Air National Guard members across 14 units work on space missions in Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, New York and Ohio, according to the National Guard Association.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/space_force/2024-06-06/air-space-force-national-guard-14103464.html

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Jun 27, 2024 – Then, this season, a program that assists military families organized the Gilberts’ last two trips — to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Tropicana Field and the Marlins’ LoanDepot Park — just weeks …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-27/air-force-colonel-erick-gilbert-visit-every-mlb-field-14315375.html

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Arnett said her defense lawyer, Marine Capt. Brentt McGee, moved last week to delay her two-day trial indefinitely based on Thursday’s order by U.S District Court Judge Steven Merryday in Tampa …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-08-23/marine-japan-coronavirus-discharge-7076715.html

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Jun 13, 2024 – On June 14, 1775, 249 years ago, the Second Continental Congress founded a united army to bring the 13 colonies together in the fight for independence from Great Britain.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-13/us-army-birthday-249th-2024-14172007.html

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Aug 11, 2024 – U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ruben Pickering, a forward air controller with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Costa Rica, is welcomed by his …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-08-11/marines-return-home-uss-somerset-14834996.html

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Mar 30, 2023 – Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Delwin Ellington, seen here receiving the noncommissioned officer sword during a ceremony in Tampa, Fla., on July 8, 2022 – , making him the top NCO of Marine Forces Central …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-03-30/marcent-marines-fired-9648533.html

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Feb 2, 2024 – His next assignment is as deputy commander of CENTCOM in Tampa, Fla. Featured on Instagram Alison Bath. Alison Bath. Alison Bath reports on the U.S. Navy, including U.S. 6th Fleet, in Europe and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-02/wikoff-cooper-navy-5th-fleet-12873183.html

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May 7, 2024 – Sailors and Marines stand at parade rest on the flight deck of the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship as it pulls into the port of Miami for Fleet Week on Sunday, May 5, 2024 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-06/navy-sailors-marines-miami-fleet-week-13774779.html

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Nov 9, 2024 – TAMPA, Fla. — Eli Heidenreich scored on a 60-yard run, Blake Horvath threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Navy defeated South Florida 28-7 on Saturday. In addition to Heidenreich’s …

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2024-11-09/navy-football-vs-south-florida-heidenreich-horvath-15795168.html

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The suit was filed in December 2019 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, claiming Michaels knew the houses at MacDill had mold problems and did not protect …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-05-06/macdill-air-force-base-military-housing-lawsuit-settlement-5919406.html

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Operation Deep Freeze, the U.S. military mission to support scientists working in Antarctica is underway, Pacific Air Forces confirmed Wednesday after an announcement by New Zealand officials.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-10-05/antactica-science-research-mcmurdo-military-7581313.html

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Jul 4, 2024 – USS Constitution goes underway in Boston Harbor in celebration of Independence Day on July 4, 2024 – . USS Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-04/uss-constitution-july-4-14386019.html

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Dec 6, 2023 – The eight airmen killed in the crash of a CV-22B Osprey, Nov. 29, 2023 – . Top row, left to right: Maj. Jeffrey Hoernemann, Maj. Eric Spendlove, Maj. Luke Unrath and Capt. Terrell Brayman.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-06/air-force-osprey-crash-tributes-12271636.html

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Jun 19, 2024 – The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) pulls pierside at Naval Station Norfolk from a scheduled underway on June 24, 2013.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-19/electric-boat-military-submarine-uncertain-14232362.html

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Jun 2, 2023 – A new sign boasts the name Fort Liberty at the All American Gate at the North Carolina Army installation formerly known as Fort Bragg. The renaming of the storied post occurred Friday, June 2, 2023 – .

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-02/fort-liberty-bragg-name-ceremony-army-10314867.html

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Aug 14, 2024 – LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pushed back on GOP attacks on his military service and the timing of his departure from the Army National Guard during his first solo campaign appearance a …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-13/tim-walz-defends-military-record-14857500.html

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