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A military spouse looks over current positions available under the Direct Hiring Authority program at a job fair held at Ramstein Air Base, March 3, 2023 – . (Jordan Lazaro/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-20/bill-flexibility-careers-military-spouses-12111745.html

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The new policy accounts for the host nation’s cultural standards and a U.S. military force that has, on average, grown older, according to Barger. Service members ranked E-6 and lower are an …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-12-01/military-liberty-policy-japan-troops-8258464.html

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The plaintiff’s request “would require the military to conduct basic training in a manner that it credibly alleges will ‘compromise’ the Marine Corps’ ‘national defense mission …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-08-31/sikh-marine-corps-recruits-to-appeal-court-decision-7164650.html

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He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla., and business in Jacksonville, Fla. related stories US, allies make 4-power military demonstration in contested South China Sea

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-08/historic-south-china-sea-naval-drills-13509902.html

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His military service is well documented and is a matter of public record.” Since The Post first reported Sheehy’s 2015 encounter with the park ranger, some Republicans in Montana and …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-04-12/navy-seal-sheehy-candidate-montana-senate-13539268.html

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By comparison, a new German drinking water law in June set a cumulative limit for a group of 20 PFAS substances of 100 nanograms per liter by January 2026 and 20 nanograms per liter for certain …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-11/pfas-pollution-toxic-chemicals-13529936.html

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The Pentagon’s inspector general said Wednesday, May 22, 2024 – , that investigators will evaluate how the Defense Department and military services respond to allegations of child abuse at its day …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-23/military-child-care-centers-investigation-inspector-general-13953182.html

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A new Chinese law which took effect June 15 authorizes its coast guard to detain for up to 60 days foreign nationals who intrude into Chinese territorial waters.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-06-24/china-japan-senkakus-coast-guard-14280936.html

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WASHINGTON — Navy and Marine Corps lawyers have failed to learn from past mistakes and many of them display a lack of basic ethics in their approach to cases, according to a review of the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/navy-marine-corps-jags-must-address-culture-and-lack-of-ethics-review-finds-1.614315

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NEW YORK – Jose Marquez served three years in the U.S. Army and five years in the reserves, but because of convictions for drug crimes, federal judges ordered him deported to the Dominican …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-06-22/army-veteran-deported-finds-home-14266464.html

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Nancy is an Italy-based reporter for Stars and Stripes who writes about military health, legal and social issues. An upstate New York native who served three years in the U.S. Army before …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-24/combat-soldier-hazing-depression-suicide-8871310.html

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First the Sikhs. Now the Pagans. A member of the Norse Pagan Faith, serving in the 795th Military Police Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., has been granted permission to wear a beard under a …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-allowed-to-have-a-beard-because-of-his-norse-pagan-faith-1.524020

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Feb 3, 2024 – An Army deserter convicted of sexually assaulting children is being held in a military jail at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as civilian law enforcement investigates his possible involvement in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-02/army-soldier-deserter-lewis-mcchord-12880025.html

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A former Okinawa military spouse was found guilty Thursday of murdering his 8-year-old stepson while they were stationed at Kadena Air Base in 2007, a federal …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/former-okinawa-military-spouse-is-convicted-in-stepson-s-murder-1.95875

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Jun 21, 2023 – Critics called it the “Don’t Say Gay Law.” There are numerous military bases in Florida, including Eglin Air Force Base in the panhandle, which is one of the service’s largest bases …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-21/air-force-racism-discrimination-lgbtq-10506299.html

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May 24, 2024 – Duggan’s lawyers had previously argued there is no evidence the Chinese pilots he trained were military, and that he became an Australian citizen in January 2012, before the alleged offenses.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-24/former-marine-pilot-extradition-13960410.html

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Jun 23, 2023 – Hunt Military Communities said in a statement that it acknowledges the verdict and is committed to providing quality housing to military families. … Lawyers for the Vinales family recommended in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-23/military-housing-lawsuit-mold-10531711.html

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He said that although the Italian government enacted a law guaranteeing employees would be absorbed into public sector jobs if they lost employment due to a foreign military base closure, it didn …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/la-maddalena-says-goodbye-to-base-after-35-year-u-s-navy-presence-on-sardinia-1.74043

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Dec 7, 2023 – A military spouse learns about employment opportunities at a job fair held at Ramstein Air Base on March 3, 2023 – . (Jordan Lazaro/U.S. Air Force) … And it did so in violation of federal law.

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-12-07/texas-education-agency-military-families-12288493.html

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Feb 22, 2024 – WASHINGTON — A yearslong cover-up of sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy is prompting lawmakers to align the Coast Guard with other military services in protecting cadets and service …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2024-02-22/coast-guard-academy-senate-legislation-sexual-assault-13085801.html

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