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Military leaders celebrate the Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division’s seventh anniversary at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Friday, June 3, 2022.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-03/south-korea-combined-division-anniversary-6219825.html

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May 24, 2024Master Sgt. Bryan Rivera, right, Kadena Air Base protocol non-commissioned officer in charge, was awarded the Air and Space commendation medal for heroism on May 10, 2024, by his commander, Maj …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-24/all-nippon-airways-kadena-commendation-passenger-13959485.html

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https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-03-09/New-air-force-caregiver-policy-extended-to-both-parents-5281470.html

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May 8, 2023A nascent outreach program that brings U.S. airmen stationed at Incirlik Air Base into English language classes in the nearby Turkish city of Adana is looking to come to life again three months …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-05-08/incirlik-exchange-program-resumes-10050539.html

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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to RAF Lakenheath’s 495th Fighter Squadron lands at the air base Dec. 15, 2021. RAF Lakenheath became the first U.S. air base in Europe to receive an …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-12-16/f35-arrive-lakenheath-495-fighter-squadron-3990906.html

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Feb 7, 2024Before Stripes, she worked for daily newspapers in Wyoming and Colorado. She’s a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia. previous coverage Air Force offers pilots bonuses up to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-02-07/retired-airmen-wanted-back-12928943.html

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May 4, 2023Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers join Nigerian air force air commodore MA Akiode in touring an A-29 Super Tucano at Kainji Air Base in Nigeria on April 27, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/africa/2023-05-04/nigeria-us-air-base-upgrades-10009643.html

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Jun 29, 2023In the 1960s and 1970s, the Army operated small nuclear power plants in Wyoming, Antarctica, Greenland and in the Panama Canal Zone, according to a 2018 Army report on potential future use of such …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-06-29/guam-nuclear-microreactors-military-10584477.html

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Nov 16, 2022Obtaining certification to work as a commercial aircraft mechanic should no longer pose a logistical challenge for military maintainers based in Europe, thanks to a new program at Ramstein Air Base.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-11-16/ramstein-getting-first-mechanic-certification-8074849.html

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Oct 19, 2023Katie Bubolz introduces her golden retrievers, Ellie, foreground, and Emma to U.S. service members at the USO center inside the passenger terminal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Oct. 18, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-10-19/dogs-ramstein-tiktok-11756793.html

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Jun 12, 2023Maj. Gen. Derek France, the 3rd Air Force commander, enters a change of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, followed by colonels Bryan Callahan, Jason Chambers and Matthew Bartlett on …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-12/air-force-wings-split-command-teams-10413757.html

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Government vehicles at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on May 20, 2021, are parked in rows rather than in the diagonal parking places to make more room after the base lost funding for vehicle maintenance.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-06-04/Hundreds-of-vehicles-parked-at-Ramstein-as-Air-Force-slashes-money-for-vehicle-repairs-1635643.html

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(Julia Casper/U.S. Navy) The Navy is mothballing the unpopular digital-blue camouflage uniform sailors must wear while working ashore. Starting Oct. 1, sailors can begin wearing a green camouflage …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/navy-announces-end-of-blue-camouflage-uniform-1.422513

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Coast Guard personnel are patrolling Gladstone’s harbor in a pair of 29-foot deployable security boats. On Sunday, the boats were moored in a secure area at the end of a floating dock used by …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-08-01/coast-guard-australia-talisman-sabre-10922498.html

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A second, larger contingent of Australian sailors is training alongside U.S. counterparts on Guam as part of an agreement to create a nuclear-powered submarine force for the Australian navy.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-09/nuclear-sub-training-australia-guam-12948455.html

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https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-raising-service-commitment-for-future-aviators-to-10-years-1.642075

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WASHINGTON — A noncommissioned officer in the Air Force whose profane video rant about black female subordinates at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada went viral earlier this year has been demoted …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/air-force-technical-sergeant-loses-rank-over-racially-charged-video-1.521595

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WASHINGTON — Three senior leaders of the 25th Marine Regiment were relieved of command Wednesday due to a loss of confidence, said Maj. Andrew Aranda, a Marine Forces Reserve spokesman.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/top-leaders-relieved-of-command-at-25th-marine-regiment-1.491388

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A Marine inspects an MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 before departing from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 26, 2019.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/marine-corps-ospreys-touch-down-in-hawaii-after-milestone-journey-from-okinawa-1.580095

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Jun 15, 2024WASHINGTON — An armored vehicle that the Army uses for short range air defense will be named the Sgt Stout to honor an artillery soldier who earned the Medal of Honor, service officials …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-15/army-sgt-stout-vehicle-air-defense-medal-honor-14191505.html

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