Military News

Previously, she worked as a crime reporter in Lawrence, Kan., and Orlando, Fla., where she was part of the Orlando Sentinel team that placed as finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-10-05/marines-wounded-kabul-isis-attack-walter-reed-3140269.html

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Previously, she worked as a crime reporter in Lawrence, Kan., and Orlando, Fla., where she was part of the Orlando Sentinel team that placed as finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/navy-shifts-one-of-its-newest-and-most-advanced-destroyers-to-japan-based-7th-fleet-1.660933

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Originally 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/2021-11-22/yokosuka-naval-base-japan-honch-cleanup-3712495.html

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The Army will spend some $145 million tearing down 12 barracks buildings and refurbishing five others in the Smoke Bomb Hill area of Fort Bragg, N.C., seen in this photo taken Sept. 8, 2022.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-30/army-soldiers-barracks-living-conditions-7527026.html

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan has no immediate plans to fly its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after the U.S. Air Force announced a safety stand-down for the tilt-rotor aircraft over a mechanical issue, a …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-22/osprey-japan-air-force-grounded-7066198.html

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Army Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto Jr., head of the First U.S. Army headquarters at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois, visits the 77th Sustainment Brigade, during an exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis., on Aug …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-11-08/army-ukraine-wiesbaden-germany-7970727.html

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Suit up, football fans: Army and Navy have revealed their uniforms for the 124th annual Army-Navy game, with each paying tribute to an aspect of the respective services’ rich histories.

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2023-11-21/army-navy-football-uniforms-2023-12124196.html

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Fence damage from a fatal weekend collision is seen outside Camp Foster, Okinawa, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (Frank Andrews/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-05-10/police-question-us-marine-fatal-car-crash-camp-foster-okinawa-5953139.html

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WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps is shrinking all infantry battalions to 811 troops by Sept. 1, the service announced Monday as part of an annual update of its Force Design restructuring.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-06-06/marines-force-redesign-battalions-infantry-10355683.html

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A plan by the Department of Veterans Affairs to introduce a low-interest refinancing option for veterans with VA-backed loans facing foreclosure drew ire from a House lawmaker who complained some …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-02-16/veterans-home-loans-foreclosures-house-lawmakers-13028451.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Three U.S. soldiers are heralded as heroes in South Korea for rescuing people from the deadly crowd surge that killed more than 150 people Oct. 29 in Seoul.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-11-07/itaewon-soldiers-rescue-surge-7955271.html

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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – A woman accused in the September killing of a U.S. soldier’s 3-year-old son was convicted Friday by a South Korean court and sentenced to 18 years in prison.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-01-14/woman-gets-18-years-prison-for-killing-US-soldier-son-south-korea-4289160.html

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An average of 126 cases have been investigated annually since 2016. About 550,000 active-duty troops are serving in South Korea’s military. South Korean men ages 18 to 28 are required to serve …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-09-13/south-korea-military-deserter-pursuit-unit-2870463.html

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Soldiers across the Army are now permitted to roll up their sleeves, just as Marines, sailors and airmen do. The policy change, approved on Tuesday by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldiers-can-now-roll-up-sleeves-along-with-other-servicemembers-1.416811

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Jan 6, 2023New Congress has more military veterans, but representation still low. By. Svetlana Shkolnikova. Stars and Stripes • January 6, 2023. Army Sgt. Shane Newton, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 107th …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-01-06/congress-military-veterans-house-8669305.html

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Jan 31, 2023In 2020, a Blue Star Families survey found 14% of about 4,500 enlisted active-duty family respondents reported low or very low food security, compared to 10.5% of all U.S. households, according to …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-31/military-pay-benefits-review-biden-9003927.html

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WASHINGTON— Marine Col. Stephen Keane has been selected to be the newest military judge to preside over the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 trial at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, the Office of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/marine-colonel-is-tapped-to-be-the-next-judge-for-9-11-trial-at-guantanamo-bay-1.645657

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Family: wife Jeanne; six adult children and stepchildren. Education: Bachelor’s degree in public administration, Upper Iowa University, 2009. Enlisted: 1981 in …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/bio-on-sgt-major-of-the-army-raymond-f-chandler-iii-1.136213

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Among the workers was Navy Hospitalman First Class Harold Weinrich, 34, of Beaverton, Oregon,. Weinrich, stationed at Camp Pendleton, said L.A. Fleet Week — the first he’s attended — is a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-05-29/la-fleet-week-veteran-home-6168308.html

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That’s why the Navy this year added two weeks to its boot camp outside Waukegan, Illinois. Basic now takes 10 weeks — the first graduates are now in A-school and should begin arriving in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-04/military-basic-training-focus-mentorship-not-yelling-6233225.html

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