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Candlewood Suites at Fort Gordon, Ga. (Gretchen Turpen) Prior to 2009, if you were a member of the military traveling with your family and looking for a hotel room on base, chances are high that …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2022-03-28/privatized-army-lodging-program-creates-lasting-impact-for-service-members-and-their-families-5506891.html

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Mar 10, 2024The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Moore, Ga., will host the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship. (Michelle Lunato/U.S. Army) Subscribe to Stars and Stripes Just 99c a week!

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-10/fort-moore-small-arms-championship-13274609.html

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The strategy, which is a variation of the so-called “ink blot” or “clear, hold and build” campaigns employed in Fallujah and Tal Afar, is aimed at driving out or killing a …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/marines-gis-take-up-residence-in-insurgent-haven-1.52722

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Dec 15, 2023Created in January 1941 as the Band, 96th Coast Artillery, it was inactivated in March 1948 before coming back to life in March 1955 at Fort McClellan, Ala., and becoming the official U.S. Army …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-12-14/us-army-japan-band-holiday-concert-inactivate-12364407.html

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Bellew, a native of Charlottesville, Va., began his career in the Army as a medical service officer in 2017 and has been attached to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-03-30/fort-stewart-black-hawk-crash-bellew-army-medical-5532880.html

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Following the meeting, Tsutsumi said the discussion took place in an “open atmosphere of mutual trust.” He said the team “evaluated this downward trend since last year as a good …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/crime-tied-to-u-s-military-on-okinawa-down-from-04-1.37776

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Some commands are doing away with the requirement that airmen wear blues every Monday, after Air Force Chief of Staff Mark Welsh III last week gave major command commanders leeway to decide which …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/air-force-ends-mandatory-blues-monday-leaves-choice-to-commanders-1.199240

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Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen, 28, of Westminster, Calif., lost his lower right leg after stepping on a bomb on Feb. 2, 2013. He was serving in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, with the 4th Stryker …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-09-01/tokyo-paralympics-army-shooting-vietnam-afghanistan-2737687.html

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Johnson, Alexandria, VA 22332-0471Pierce said that personnel officials intend to process the forms within 15 business days. Migrated stripes Administrator. stripes Administrator.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/process-for-reserve-guard-to-enter-regular-army-has-been-streamlined-1.35038

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A training team from Building Momentum, a small business founded by a Navy veteran and based in Alexandria, Va., spent one week each with two classes of Marines from March 4-15.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/technology-boot-camp-aims-to-upgrade-okinawa-based-marines-problem-solving-skills-1.574332

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The forwarding address is CG, USA HRC, Attn: AHRC-PDO-PA, Alexandria, VA 22332-0471. The CAB instructions letter is available here in PDF format. Migrated stripes Administrator.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-defines-criteria-for-new-combat-badge-1.34915

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The girls, Carlton and Lilya, both are 12. They are living with Fraser Darling’s husband in Alexandria, Va. “Because they have special needs — Carlton has epilepsy and a learning …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/camps-commander-honors-duty-to-her-family-marines-1.41668

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A 95-year-old retired Army colonel who survived the Holocaust era in Germany is slated to receive one of the top honors for military police. Frank Cohn, of Alexandria, Va., will receive the Order …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/us-army-veteran-who-escaped-holocaust-to-receive-military-police-honor-1.646258

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A 173rd Infantry Brigade soldier discusses drop zone security with a Moroccan soldier in Ben Guerir, Morocco, June 10, 2023 during Exercise African Lion 23.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-15/african-lion-military-exercise-terrorism-10444719.html

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Strykers of the Vilseck, Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment are prepared for exercise Griffin Shock, May 9, 2023. The exercise calls for expanding the U.S.-led force from a battalion to brigade …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-05-12/army-poland-nato-kaliningrad-10093451.html

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Sgt. Jonathan Lane, 31, a soldier with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach, Germany, has been reported missing after failing to report for work one week ago, the Army …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-07-05/soldier-missing-awol-germany-10643946.html

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Air Force Maj. Matthew Puderbaugh, of the 133rd Medical Group, performs a musculoskeletal adjustment on an airman in St. Paul, Minn., in 2019.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-07-06/troops-chronic-pain-military-disability-2065011.html

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Authorities are investigating the theft of $2 million worth of fuel from the U.S. Army’s main military hub in Romania, where local law enforcement officials say diesel was siphoned off over a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-12-09/us-army-base-romania-fuel-theft-3908744.html

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WASHINGTON — The Navy’s warships have been spending less time at sea and more time under costly and lengthy repairs since 2011, according to a government watchdog report released Tuesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-01-31/navy-warships-maintenance-delays-report-9003989.html

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WASHINGTON — More than 50 House Republicans are accusing the Department of Veterans Affairs of launching a misinformation campaign after the agency publicized the impact to veterans of a debt …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-05-05/veterans-affairs-funding-house-republicans-10022689.html

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