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Jamie Sands, the commander of Naval Special Warfare Group Two, said Navy Lt. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/two-navy-seal-leaders-fired-over-sexual-misconduct-allegations-1.536986

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Given that I’ve been writing this column for almost seven years and have taken fair number of strong stances, get fewer mean emails than you might expect.

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/08/11/the-maine-millennial-brace-yourselves-for-months-of-military-grade-sexism/

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Naval Hospital Rota in Spain has started referring all expectant mothers, including service members, to off-base doctors and hospitals.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-07/rota-hospital-pregnant-women-15428432.html

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Army Sniper School, 35 students participate in the ghillie wash, which tests durability and weathers their camouflage suits, at Ft. woman recently graduated for the first time from the seven-week sniper course, the Army announced.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-11-09/first-woman-sniper-graduates-army-air-force-guard-3552412.html

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The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ships cruise in formation during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier, Sept. Talks for cease-fire and hostage release had been making progress but last week, following missile strike attributed to Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel conducted an airstrike in Beirut that killed senior commander. Marine Expeditionary Units, or MEUs, are trained to execute several mission types, including noncombatant evacuation operations.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/08/05/pentagon-beefs-us-forces-middle-east-threat-of-iran-and-its-proxies-looms.html

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lawsuit has been filed by the family of Alexis Sluder, who died in 2022 while in custody at the Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center in Dalton. Alexis Sluder, Gilmer High School student and beauty pageant participant, had been booked into the Elbert Shaw Regional Youth Detention Center in Dalton following her arrest on drug possession and theft charges. The GBI announced last year that Whitfield County grand jury had indicted the former director and nurse at the center, along with three former guards, all of whom were named as defendants in the lawsuit and accused of violating Sluder’s constitutional rights.

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/lawsuit-filed-over-teens-2022-in-custody-death-at-georgia-detention-center/RBZHOPXYCJGRPMN7HCKG45ZUHI/

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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/theaters/asia_pacific/army-nco-gets-bad-conduct-discharge-for-hazing-1.107049

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Ranger Regiment earns third straight Best Ranger title as Army moves annual competition to downtown Columbus, Ga.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-04-17/75th-regiment-best-ranger-competition-9833399.html

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After returning from family outing in March 1985, Col. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/obituaries/2023-11-12/roland-lajoie-army-general-dies-12022964.html

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Shrader, center, the commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command, and Capt. Clifton, the executive deputy of the command, in front of the newly unveiled Route 66 Eagle, Globe and Anchor monument at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-12-08/marine-corps-base-barstow-historic-route-66-unique-ega-emblem-3895527.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/theaters/us/2021-12-28/wright-patterson-air-force-base-employee-accused-entering-capitol-january-6-4111413.html

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NYRA is honoring veterans and active-duty military members during its annual Military Appreciation Day, presented by Rivers Casino Resort Schenectady. Ken Bailey, who served in World War II, will ring the bell in the Winner’s Circle seven times at 17 minutes to post to signify when the horses have entered the paddock. Race 3, named for Military Appreciation Day, will honor all veterans and active-duty military.

https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/fallen-national-guard-soldiers-honored-at-saratoga-racecourse-crash-tragedy-army-military-helicopter-border-honor-horse-racing-race-course-

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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.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-21/navy-sailors-fitness-test-retention-recruitment-14256491.html

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Jonathan Yale for their bravery on April 22, 2008 in Ramadi, Iraq. Haerter and Yale stood their ground and stopped truck carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/short-film-about-marines-bravery-in-2008-ramadi-attack-is-now-free-online-1.670888

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Wyatt Olson is based in the Honolulu bureau, where he has reported on military and security issues in the Indo-Pacific since 2014. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/space-fence-on-kwajalein-will-allow-air-force-to-monitor-debris-threats-1.462904

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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.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-21/navy-crash-mount-rainier-aviators-dead-15582069.html

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In video posted on private Facebook forum, Tech. Geraldine Lovely ranted about black female subordinates, whom she said were disrespectful.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/air-force-punishes-nellis-afb-airman-for-racially-charged-online-rant-1.514546

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Ian Johnson, right, answers questions from the media next to his predecessor, Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, after change of command ceremony at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 26, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-26/naval-forces-japan-ian-johnson-carl-lahti-yokosuka-14300562.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/air_force/2021-10-20/westover-air-reserve-base-breaks-ground-hangar-firearms-range-3310328.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/2024-07-12/lewis-mcchord-army-surplus-equipment-weapons-14466630.html

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