Jun 13, 2023The Army will now determine the body fat of soldiers using a simplified tape test at the navel that is proven to have more consistent and accurate measurements, according to a new directive.. The …
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Oct 21, 2024A member of Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia watches an MV-22B Osprey land near Camp Cape Bojeador, Philippines, Oct. 20, 2024. (Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes)
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West Point’s Army-Navy football uniforms honor the 82nd Airborne Division. The black and muted gray tones reflect that most of the 82nd Airborne’s combat jumps occurred at night.
https://www.stripes.com/sports/west-point-s-army-navy-game-uniforms-to-honor-82nd-airborne-1.442946
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TodayMoline Dispatch and Rock Island Argus November 23, 2024 The sign near the Rock Island Arsenal’s Davenport, Iowa, entrance shows the island’s new slogan, “Producing Readiness Since 1862.”
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Jul 14, 2023Originally 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/navy/2023-07-14/rescue-stranded-mariners-northern-marianas-10735111.html
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A tarp lining the fence is blown by the wind, revealing a long row of military tents that are set up at an airfield on the outskirts of Mielec, Poland, Feb. 26, 2022.
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Army Sgt. 1st Class Michelle Paris at Sembach Kaserne, Germany, on May 26, 2022. A trained combat medic, Paris rushed to treat victims of a vehicle crash that she heard from her home.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-05-27/army-medic-helps-car-crash-germany-6147088.html
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WASHINGTON An Army two-star general in Japan who delayed investigation of a sexual assault complaint against an officer with whom he had a long history will be ejected from the service and …
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Nov 22, 2023He graduated from Columbia Journalism School and Bard College and is a first-generation immigrant from the Philippines. related stories US retaliates with airstrikes after militants fire missile …
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Nov 10, 2024She has a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. and is based in Washington D.C. previous coverage Marines around the world celebrate the Corps’ 249th birthday; related …
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In an interview, Moneypenny said that although he’s from Cincinnati and Hsia from New York City, common elements brought them together. Hsia had a 3-year-old son, Brandon, and Moneypenny has …
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Troops and their families specifically expressed concerns about discrimination and racial profiling by police in much of the U.S., including the Midwest, South and West.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-02-02/racism-study-military-families-troops-blue-star-4524140.html
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Mar 24, 2024″We talked about hometowns and how his younger siblings needed him as a mentor.” When first responders arrived, Frazier stayed involved, making sure his fellow Marine was safe.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-24/marine-commendation-saving-a-life-13415165.html
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Navy statistics from the fourth quarter of 2002 show that of 8,557 pilots (16 percent of the officer corps), just 185 are black 2 percent.
https://www.stripes.com/living/despite-recruitment-efforts-few-black-pilots-land-in-air-force-navy-cockpits-1.11138
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Dayton Daily News, Ohio September 8, 2022 Marine veteran Keagan Miller who works with the Young Marines organization in Miami Valley, Ohio. (The Red Ribbon Campaign/Facebook)
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-09-08/iraq-veteran-helps-motivate-young-marines-7259695.html
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany The U.S. Army identified the soldier who was killed when a semitruck collided with her armored Stryker vehicle on a highway in Bavaria earlier this week.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-03/army-identifies-soldier-stryker-crash-bavaria-10925830.html
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“The last manager priced all the items high but the new manager was trying to fix everything and she was making it way better,” Mia Hamilton, whose spouse, Christopher Hamilton, is a civilian …
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Balint’s mother-in-law, Denise Simion Mott, 56, of Brookfield, Ohio, told Stars and Stripes in a Facebook message Wednesday that the base’s efforts to find her son-in-law fell short.
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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea Police in South Korea arrested a U.S. airman from Osan Air Base on suspicion of car theft and drunken driving after finding him sleeping in the vehicle on Sunday.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-07-13/car-theft-arrest-osan-south-korea-10723980.html
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The Fairfield Township, Ohio, resident, a retired Army Chief Warrant Officer, received the Legion of Merit medal, one of the military’s most prestigious medals, in March.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-05-01/ohio-army-veteran-legion-of-merit-iraq-service-5860363.html
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