Prosecutors said in court that Michael Hetle, 54, was so enraged that the homeowners association and police had not done more to act on his complaints about noise, drinking and other issues with 24-year-old Spc. Prather’s wife felt the slaying was in part motivated by racial bias, and testimony at the trial revealed Hetle often referred to Prather by racial epithet for Black people.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-10-15/guilty-verdict-killing-soldier-virginia-3250985.html
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Before heading out to enjoy summer’s favorite activity, you should know where you’re going. Freibad, for example, is an outdoor swimming pool, usually not heated.
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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.
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On June 10, 2021, James was working in Hot Springs, Ark. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer.
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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.
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Infantry Regiment who was the subject of viral video in 2023, conducted her last walk at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in early October 2024.
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The National Ranger Memorial Foundation wrote it was “deeply troubled” by the removal of three names from the memorial, describing it as ‘the defacement and desecration” of the monument in May 23 letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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Beginning July 1, Installation Management Command-Europe will add users from the Ansbach, Rheinland-Pfalz and Stuttgart garrisons to its trial run for the Remonon app. Users scan and upload credit card receipts from German vendors, along with $10 VAT form for purchases under $2,500, to consolidate what they’ve bought.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-06-25/vat-app-remonon-novat-imcom-army-14290211.html
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The Virginia National Guard’s Fort Pickett will officially be redesignated Fort Barfoot in honor of Barfoot, who has extensive Virginia ties. The ceremony is scheduled for March 24, 2023, in the Fort Pickett area near Blackstone, Va.
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Seaman Kate Kilroy stands aboard the USCGC Campbell off Greenland, Aug. The captains of the cutters Tahoma and Campbell could have declined to take Seaman Kate Kilroy, who had not yet attended an occupational school or earned job-specific rate, on an 85-day mission to the polar region to document their patrols and exercises with allies.
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Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Hammond is accused of using his position at Fort Bragg to request gear including firearms parts, night-vision goggles and all-terrain vehicles, and selling it illegally to civilian buyers. Heather Hammond, an ROTC instructor at Campbell University, aided and abetted her husband’s scheme, according to prosecutors.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-06-09/army-couple-stolen-equipment-soldiers-6287757.html
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Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is shown with the beard he wore while serving in Afghanistan. Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez, the senior enlisted adviser to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, voiced his disapproval of nonuniformity while addressing an airman’s question alongside Chief Master Sgt.
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Memories from the second Battle of Fallujah, the bloodiest battle of the Iraq War, remain raw on its anniversary. Four Marines in uniform, three of them holding weapons, kneel as they prepare to patrol Fallujah, Iraq.
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Signs of new life at the former North Truro Air Force Station on Cape Cod, in January, 2019. While nearby Highland Light has warned ships away from the treacherous sandbars since 1857, the Air Force facility was commissioned in 1950 to head off far greater danger, this one from the air.
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Air Force Airman 1st Class Trace Drugolenski, 347th Operations Support Squadron commanders enlisted executive, front left, and Airman 1st Class Orlando Martinez, 23rd Operations Support Squadron targeting analyst, front right, pose for photo after receiving Air and Space Commendation medals from Col. Paul Sheets, 23rd Wing commander, center, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-01/airmen-save-life-panama-beach-15041701.html
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The Commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission Commander Godfrey Otunge (right) and the Haitian National Police General Director Rameau Normil speak as they wait for the arrival of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken before they met at the MSS base in Port Au Prince, Haiti on Sept. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
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Special Operations Command’s Ignite Program learn about drones at the Autonomous Systems Development Facility, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.
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The Battle of Soissons, the centerpiece of the Aisne-Marne offensives of July 1918, might be considered decisive moment in the last phase of World War I. American heavy artillery at Soissons, France, 1918.
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The initial work of installing foundational piles into the harbor waters began this month, with project completion expected by early 2028. The current dry dock is too small to handle the Navy’s Virginia-class attack submarines, the service’s nuclear-powered subs that are replacing the slightly smaller Los Angeles-class vessels.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-16/navy-new-dry-dock-hawaii-13030318.html
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The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. CANTON, OHIO – The Pro Football Hall of Fame will host the Veterans Day Event & Expo on Friday, Nov. Those vendors will include Aultman Behavioral Health, Caregiver Support, Cleveland VA Medical Group, Direction Home, Honor Court, Legacy of Honor, Marine Corps League, Stark County Veterans Commission, Stark County Veterans Center, Suicide Prevention, Veterans Outreach and VA Benefit Administration.
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