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Sailors of the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) salute and bring the ship to life along with Marines from Marine Aviation Training Support Groups 21 and 23 during the ship’s commissioning …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-08/pensacola-navy-amphibious-warship-commissioning-15107205.html

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Ohio-class submarines are the U.S. Navy’s largest ever. At 560 feet long (171 meters) and displacing 18,750 tons when submerged, they dwarf the cruisers and destroyers used in World War II surface …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-05-05/why-submarines-appearing-more-often-10023526.html

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The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) returns to Naval Station Norfolk on Aug. 9, 2020, after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-08-08/uss-san-jacinto-navy-large-scale-exercise-naval-station-norfolk-2494920.html

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The U.S. Air Force in Europe is due for some senior leadership changes. Maj. Gen. Randall Reed, the commander of the Germany-based 3rd Air Force, was nominated for a third star and the post of …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-04-07/air-force-in-europe-may-see-some-leadership-changes-5608880.html

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The only tactical airlift wing in the Pacific, the 374th includes a military community of 11,500 airmen and civilians and operates 14 C-130J Super Hercules to support U.S. forces across the Indo …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-07-09/yokota-air-base-roddan-rupp-mcelhaney-japan-14427952.html

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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as part of the annual Fleet Week, as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-13/blue-angels-perform-fog-canceled-15494511.html

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s master software for some Android phones includes a hidden feature that is insecure and could be activated to allow remote control or spying on users, according to a …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-15/google-android-phones-security-flaw-14874425.html

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Jul 17, 2023Female cadets will now train in the traditionally all-male training battalions at Parris Island and Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in California, the service has said. Corey Dickstein

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-07-17/marines-leaders-fired-parris-island-10768984.html

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SEOUL — Four Camp Casey soldiers are in custody on suspicion of selling the designer drug Spice to other servicemembers and South Korean citizens, according to Korean police.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/four-us-soldiers-in-korea-detained-suspected-of-dealing-synthetic-marijuana-1.200296

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PERRY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (Tribune News Service) — One of Kathy Patron’s wishes was for people to remember her son — U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel J. Patron was killed in action 10 years ago in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-08-21/marine-killed-afghanistan-2011-honored-daniel-j-patron-2625478.html

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The Air Force announced it has expanded big bonus payments for recruits who enlist in certain high-priority specialties, offering more than $50,000 to some willing to ship quickly as the service …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-07-14/air-force-recruits-bonuses-6651736.html

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Sleeves are slated to go up March 31 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji and on April 1 at Camp Mujuk in South Korea, Enlow said. Marines at Yokosuka Naval Base south of Tokyo were also …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-12/marine-corps-sleeves-rolled-up-13292248.html

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OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Every month at this fighter base south of Seoul, security forces airmen spend 10 days honing the combat skills they need to fend off an attack on the installation.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-23/osan-combat-course-south-korea-13948100.html

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An American submarine tender recently arrived in Western Australia, where sailors are training to service U.S. and British nuclear-powered fast-attack boats under a mutual defense pact.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-08-21/aukus-submarine-tender-training-14930517.html

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A new Marine rotational force has deployed to the Philippines to begin a series of back-to-back exercises in the region, the service announced in a news release Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-10-02/marine-rotational-force-southeast-asia-11563535.html

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Remonon, an app that reimburses value-added tax for U.S. personnel in Germany, is slated to launch for all eligible users Jan. 1, 2025, according to a recent U.S. Army Installation Management …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-11-18/remonon-vat-app-tax-free-imcom-army-15886231.html

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Philippine facilities made available to U.S. forces under a decade-old defense pact may serve as disaster-relief command centers, according to a Philippine military spokeswoman.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-10-29/philippines-shared-bases-disasters-15661756.html

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Lance Cpl. Yorvi Colladopichardo, a rifleman with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, takes part in a drill at Bradshaw Field Training Area in Australia’s Northern Territory, Aug. 25, 2021.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-09-17/marine-corps-australia-china-uk-us-submarines-2918721.html

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Nov 13, 2024Last month, Indonesia said its patrol ships drove away a Chinese coast guard ship that disrupted a survey being undertaken by a state-owned energy company in a part of the South China Sea disputed …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-13/indonesia-australia-2024-military-pact-joint-drills-15836340.html

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Nov 14, 2024Soldiers approaching the end of their enlistment contracts in a unit scheduled for a rotational deployment can keep counting on an Army enticement aimed at getting them to stick around.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-11-14/army-deployment-extension-incentive-pay-15823570.html

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