Kahu Hailama Farden performs traditional Hawaiian blessing as o’o sticks are used to break ground for new maintenance hangar at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Thursday, Jan. Wyatt Olson is based in the Honolulu bureau, where he has reported on military and security issues in the Indo-Pacific since 2014.
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Caitlin Doornbos covers the Pentagon for Stars and Stripes after covering the Navy’s 7th Fleet as Stripes’ Indo-Pacific correspondent at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Previously, she worked as crime reporter in Lawrence, Kan.
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Before joining Stars and Stripes, she was the military reporter for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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Before that she was reporter for Killeen Daily Herald and freelance journalist for publications including The Alcalde, Texas Highways and the Austin American-Statesman. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-05-12/military-spouses-legislation-residence-10097125.html
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Relatives of service members killed in Osprey aircraft crashes clasp hands before hearing on the Department of Defense’s V-22 Osprey program, June 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. will not certify the V-22 to return to unrestricted flight operations until am satisfied that we have sufficiently addressed the issues that may affect the safety of the aircraft,” Vice Adm.
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Harold “Ed” Jarrell, the top enlisted leader for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, was relieved Tuesday due to “loss of trust and confidence in his ability to effectively lead,” said Maj. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-16/army-senior-enlisted-leaders-firings-14884917.html
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Columbus, Ohio native, she’s an alumnus of the Defense Information School, Belmont University and American Public University. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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In most military crimes, there were no minimum sentences, and legally allowed maximum punishment could include life in prison. Moreover, number of crimes that have been tried under the catch-all Article 134 would be set out independently, perhaps with articles being added to the UCMJ.
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Alford, who leads Marine Training Command, said Capt. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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Alize Reyes, left, and Austin Walker, check IDs at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 27, 2024. Sobriety checks are scheduled at all Marine bases in Japan on July 12 and 13, 2024.
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The lawmakers claim in the suit, which was filed this week, that because local election officials in Pennsylvania are not required to verify the identity or eligibility of voters who register overseas, those ballots are vulnerable to fraud. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-09/gop-overseas-voting-military-15459100.html
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The Air Force has failed to implement reforms to fix racial disparities within its military justice system, military law watchdog group Protect Our Defenders said in report released Wednesday. gavel sits on table in courtroom at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
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Marine Corps veteran who was medically retired from the service in 2008 has become world-class para-athlete after she was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, rare condition that weakens the cartilage and other tissues supporting and protecting the skin, bones and other organs. Marine veteran Jataya Taylor has emerged as one of the nation’s top athletes in wheelchair fencing, just two years after she took up the sport at friend’s suggestion.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-18/marine-corps-veteran-paraathlete-15551235.html
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The first MQ-4C Triton arrives at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, March 30, 2024. She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-01/triton-drone-navy-sigonella-13465868.html
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Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines. Two Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jets, one of which is seen here, escort pair of Tu-95 Bear bombers in international airspace north of Norway on Feb.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-13/army-fort-drum-soldiers-murder-14852244.html
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Michael Wolff, KC-130J Super Hercules pilot with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), receives the Distinguished Flying Cross from Maj. Gering, 3rd MAW commanding general, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
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Morgan training accident us military academy, Cadet Christopher J. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.
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Racism kept Black WWII vet from top honor, he says. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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She is graduate of the University of Maryland and has reported from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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While the struck on Friday may not have met Pistorius’s hopes, it still keeps German defense spending above the NATO target of 2% of gross domestic product. The defense minister had announced need for around €58 billion, but the compromise in the budget only provides for around €53 billion. We are the largest economy in Europe, the largest NATO ally in Europe.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-defense-minister-says-military-budget-gap-annoying/a-69592452
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