Apr 18, 2024The USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, shown in March 31, 2014, in Australia, had to return to Florida following an engine room fire last Thursday. The Navy transport ship was carrying equipment for …
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Prosecutors are accusing Morales of statutory rape over an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Morales says the charge is politically motivated, and swathes of Bolivia have been …
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The 101st Airborne Division carried out live-fire counterdrone drills in Romania, the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest announced this week on the heels of reports that commercial drones have been buzzing …
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Jim Alberts, senior vice president and chief operating officer for Hawaiian Electric, left, tours the Menoher substation at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Aug. 12, 2022, with Brig. Gen. Cain Baker …
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The budget calls for the purchase of some 17,000 M7s next year, and nearly 3,000 M250s. Rep. Jeff Jackson, D-N.C., who is a major in the Army National Guard and an Afghanistan War veteran, said …
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Corey Dickstein covers the military in the U.S. southeast. He joined the Stars and Stripes staff in 2015 and covered the Pentagon for more than five years.
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U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, who represents the Fayetteville, Ark., area, and takes pride in the two ships named for the state capital, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in October that the littoral …
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An amphibious ship program critical to a U.S. Marine Corps plan to adapt the service for future warfare could cost billions more than expected, the Congressional Budget Office says.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-16/navy-marine-corps-amphibious-ship-13565267.html
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ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam The Air Force is building more than $260 million worth of new facilities on Guam to support its largest aircraft, including transports, tankers and B-52 bombers …
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The Air Force’s anti-gravity suit is designed for an elite group of airmen and astronauts who fly at super, blood-blocking speeds. But the “G-suit” donned by Air Force aviators since going …
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Jun 1, 2023To fix the problems, the Army had to send a repair team to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait to conduct quarterly and annual maintenance on the guns. The contractor ultimately reimbursed the DOD for $114,087 …
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Oct 27, 2023Airmen and guardians can now submit and approve leave requests on their smartphones if they’re able to log in to an app the Air Force released last month.
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May 21, 2024Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer is filmed March 12, 2024, as a coach in virtual reality training on the topic of suicide prevention to be used by soldiers in Special Operations Command.
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The military community in Vilseck, Germany, bid farewell last week to the first 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment soldier to die after nearly a year in Iraq.
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Apr 11, 2023(Alexandria Craw/U.S. Air Force) The GAO review stems from congressional reforms in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act to address poor living conditions for service members and their …
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Apr 26, 2023Brig. Gen. David Gardner, commander of Fort Polk, La., and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth speak with Sgt. Edward Peralta in his barracks room at the base Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
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A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Iraq in 2020. In a move that could help the Army retain pilots, the service is making it easier for retired warrant officers to serve in the …
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Sep 13, 2023A key witness on the trial’s opening day was Norman Fields, a third roommate at the house in the 3500 block of Rogers Avenue who was the only person beyond the deceased and the defendant who was …
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(Tribune News Service) An air squadron that trains pilots to fly F/A-18 Hornets was decommissioned at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar during a “sundowner ceremony” on Friday, marking the …
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May 23, 2023WASHINGTON The Pentagon isn’t keeping track of tens of thousands of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets worth millions of dollars because it was unclear who is responsible for doing it …
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