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Mar 13, 2024Dozens of FAST Marines based in Yorktown, Va., took part in the embassy deployment, a U.S. defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive and ongoing mission.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-13/marines-fast-deploy-haiti-embassy-13305714.html

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Kabul comes alive at unusually named K-Town eatery offering authentic tastes of Afghanistan. Don’t be fooled by the name — Miami Food is an Afghan restaurant in Kaiserslautern, Germany …

https://www.stripes.com/t_military_life/k-town-food

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Nov 29, 2022Health and Beauty. GNC. Sephora Ulta. MAC. Origins. Note: As with anything you buy online, double check to see what the return policies are and how much shipping is.Sometimes it’s better to buy the Bare Minerals products on installation locations as opposed to ordering it through Sephora.

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/stores-that-ship-to-an-apo-address.html

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A German soldier (right) hugs U.S. Army Sgt. William Ebel of 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment on May 12 after Ebel received Germany’s Gold Cross in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/to-u-s-troops-german-soldiers-plight-was-very-personal-for-us-1.106981

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Feb 20, 2024German authorities say they will try Dempsey as a “young adult,” which, under their system, means between the ages of 18 and 21. If convicted by the German court Dempsey faces up to 10 years …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-02-19/us-soldier-german-cold-case-13056399.html

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The flag poles at the U.S. Army’s Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, stand empty. The garrison, once home for the U.S. Army Europe and a major NATO headquarters, held its final retreat …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/army-holds-final-retreat-ceremony-in-heidelberg-1.migrated

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SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — Machiko “Mama-san” Hamamoto, 82, now has something in common with Medal of Honor recipient Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye, actor Chuck Norris, and 72 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/iwakuni-s-mama-san-becomes-honorary-marine-1.160212

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Jun 16, 2024Updated 3 p.m., June 17, 2024. German police on Sunday arrested a 52-year-old American who is suspected of killing his wife.. The 34-year-old was found dead in her apartment in Reichenbach-Steegen …

https://www.stripes.com/ktown/2024-06-16/crime-kaiserslautern-murder-investigation-14201073.html

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A weekend jet fuel spill at the 18th Wing’s home on Okinawa was contained and cleaned up, the Air Force said Wednesday, but not before rain washed some toward a marina used by base residents. …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-29/fuel-spill-kadena-marina-okinawa-14013535.html

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Senior Airman Autumn Rosado works on a tattoo at Sacred Art tattoo shop in Abilene, Texas, Sept. 19, 2019. (River Bruce/U.S. Air Force)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-05-23/air-space-force-recruits-tattoo-policy-neck-hand-memo-6096890.html

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The Marine Corps dedicates a new $123 million main gate complex at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Frank Andrews/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-03-22/marines-camp-hansen-new-gate-okinawa-9569256.html

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Nicolaus Marshall, left, Cathy Morth and an emergency responder wait for a helicopter to drop a cable to airlift Marshall, who was injured July 20, 2024, while climbing the Nadelhorn, a mountain …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-08-12/mountain-rescue-switzerland-14708450.html

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Parks, recreational areas and schools that aren’t serving as emergency shelters remained closed. Emergency shelters are at 30% capacity, with 690 people there as of 4 p.m., according to the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-05-26/guam-typhoon-mawar-military-bases-10242070.html

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The first U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1), during trials in July, 2008. The ship is designed for littoral, or close-to-shore, operations.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/navy-reassigns-head-of-troubled-littoral-combat-ship-program-1.167101

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The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization. His work has also appeared …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/navy-report-says-gross-negligence-led-to-death-of-essex-sailor-1.migrated

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Dec 1, 2022WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Southern California on Friday for the unveiling of the first new American bomber of the 21st century — the B-21 Raider, a long-range …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-12-01/b21-raider-bomber-air-force-8265615.html

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Hilt was one of six Americans snorkeling on Sept. 24 around an offshore reef near the mouth of the Ie River in Sosu, 18th Wing spokesman Staff Sgt. Kyle Johnson told Stars and Stripes on Sept. 26.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-10-03/airman-snorkeling-death-okinawa-japan-7555655.html

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Jun 3, 2024A car washed away by floodwaters rests on a well in Rudersberg, Germany, on June 3, 2024. Persistent heavy rain led to widespread flooding in the southern states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-06-03/heavy-flooding-bavaria-army-14066770.html

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The Philippine Senate inquiry and task force in 2000 led to no action, and a lawsuit designed to force a U.S.-led environmental assessment survey, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/decades-later-u-s-military-pollution-in-philippines-linked-to-deaths-1.98570

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https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-13/army-soldier-child-molestation-korea-12345649.html

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