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Buriak was one of five Sailors killed when an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, crashed approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego, Aug. 31 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-04/navy-declares-5-missing-sailors-dead-helicopter-crash-2769842.html

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Feb 7, 2024 – The National Weather Service in San Diego is expecting weather conditions Wednesday to include 6 to 10 inches of snow in the mountains above 5,000 feet and gusty winds.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-02-07/missing-marine-corps-helicopter-nevada-california-miramar-12928543.html

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Sep 5, 2024 – Owned by the Navy, San Clemente Island is used for live-fire military exercises. On July 24, 2024 – , a wildfire burned more than 13,000 acres and severely damaged the island’s electric system.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-09-04/wildfire-navy-base-california-island-live-fire-15073322.html

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Aug 25, 2023 – An F/A-18 Hornet, similar to the one shown here in 2022, crashed in a rural area near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Aug. 24, 2023 – . (Zachary Larsen/Marine Corps)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-08-25/marine-jet-crash-pilot-dead-miramar-11160381.html

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Aug 14, 2023 – Pfc. Jaskirat Singh, left, passes a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in California on Aug. 14, 2023 – . Singh graduated with the Marine Corps’ Golf Company, 2nd Recruit …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-08-14/sikh-marine-corps-graduation-11044063.html

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Jul 22, 2024 – The committee also requested that Japan and the U.S. “drastically revise” the status of forces agreement governing U.S. military and civilian personnel in the country, saying it privileges U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-22/okinawa-troops-alleged-sex-crimes-14558062.html

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AUSTIN, Texas — A 29-year-old sergeant at Fort Hood was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of premeditated attempted murder, rape, kidnapping and burglary in connection to an Oct. 2 incident …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-10-26/fort-hood-soldier-rape-murder-7822405.html

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May 29, 2024 – The premediated murder charge carries a maximum penalty of death, according to military law. The Army issued a “WANTED” poster for Jonathan Kang Lee after he deserted from Joint Base Lewis …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-05-29/army-deserter-soldier-murder-sex-assault-lewis-mcchord-14018143.html

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President Joe Biden stands to present the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, left, for his actions in Afghanistan on Aug. 28, 2013, during an event in the East Room of the White …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-16/medal-of-honor-ceremony-soldiers-white-house-biden-3996485.html

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TAMA, Japan — Five decades after the first golfer teed off here, the U.S. military’s 18-hole golf course in the Japanese capital is a lush oasis of green in a concrete jungle.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/former-wwii-ammo-depot-marks-50-years-as-us-military-s-golf-course-in-tokyo-1.612207

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The Pentagon canceled a major U.S. Army exercise that was slated to begin later this month in the country of Georgia, amid accusations that Tbilisi waged an anti-American misinformation campaign.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-07-08/pentagon-georgia-noble-partner-cancelled-14419572.html

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The Navy has awarded a small New York firm a $20 million contract to develop a compact, next-generation mercury ion atomic clock, the Pentagon announced recently. … government and military …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-01-19/atomic-clock-navy-contract-ships-aircraft-spacecraft-nasa-4341791.html

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Stiles said she served in the Navy from 2002 to 2021 and retired as a senior chief petty officer. She battled eating disorders for over 30 years, including her time in the service.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-09-13/sea-waves-eating-disorders-military-15160178.html

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Riley Collins of the 235th Military Police Company combat reloads a magazine into his M9 Beretta during pistol qualifications in Guernsey, Wyo., June 16, 2016. … based on the firm’s P320 pistol.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/sig-sauer-wins-580m-contract-to-replace-army-s-m9-sidearm-1.450025

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Following an increase in noise complaints, MCAS Iwakuni announced a crackdown on automobiles out of compliance with Japanese law on modified exhaust systems, according to an email Friday from base …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-23/loud-mufflers-marines-iwakuni-japan-14567468.html

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The U.S. military has signed two Japanese firms to maintain its V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft across the Pacific under contracts worth $225 million each. Under the contracts, NIPPI Corp. and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-07-28/osprey-tiltrotor-repairs-us-military-japan-2334831.html

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Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commander, checks out the dredging of a military port in Naha, Japan, August 29, 2019.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/us-military-competing-for-contractors-in-japan-s-booming-building-industry-1.596570

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“The United States military flies, sails and operates anywhere international law allows.” The flight began around 12:15 p.m. and concluded around 1 p.m., 7th Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Alison …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-17/navy-poseidon-taiwan-strait-china-15205057.html

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The purchase by a U.S. firm represents a full circle in American-Philippine military relations. The U.S. occupied the Philippines in 1898 after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-04-21/us-firm-buys-former-us-navy-shipyard-subic-bay-philippines-5761612.html

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Born and raised in Texas, Stiles enlisted in junior ROTC when she was 17, although she didn’t come from a military family. “I felt like it was an important way for me to serve my …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-reservist-undergoes-glamorous-transformation-wins-swan-reality-show-1.28124

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