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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/navy/2021-05-31/Joshua-Kaleb-Watson-victim-of-the-NAS-Pensacola-shooting-is-remembered-on-Memorial-Day-1612924.html

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The Navy has received the New Jersey, its 23rd Virginia-class fast-attack submarine. Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the sub, the company announced in news release Thursday, April 25, 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-04-25/new-jersey-submarine-delivered-navy-13655086.html

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Brian McElhiney is reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-21/bataan-carter-hall-home-virginia-13385529.html

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The status of the two crew members is unknown,” said Cmdr. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-10-16/growler-crash-navy-mount-rainier-15533351.html

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Chadd Russell, of Strike Fighter Squadron 195, lives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, south of Hiroshima. The thought of poisonous spiders on base scares me,” she told Stars and Stripes via Facebook Messenger on Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-02/marine-base-japan-venomous-spiders-14704099.html

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She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-12/navy-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-12646170.html

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The first prototype hypersonic hardware is delivered to soldiers of 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Army is closer to fielding its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile after issuing the ground equipment to the unit, it said in statement Oct.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-10-08/hypersonic-missile-army-dark-eagle-3168894.html

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The Marine was member of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and was participating in nighttime training exercise in Carteret County, just east of Camp Lejeune in coastal North Carolina, according to the II Marine Expeditionary Force. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-19/marine-killed-camp-lejeune-training-13600077.html

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Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens executedsthe ceremonial bottle break over the bow of Pierre on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Mobile, Ala. Navy christened the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) as the newest, and final, Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship on Saturday in ceremony at Mobile, Ala.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-19/uss-pierre-christened-13907136.html

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President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill, which sets Congress’ annual policy and spending priorities for the Pentagon, in the coming days. The legislation directs higher fitness standards for soldiers in the infantry, combat engineering, armor and cavalry, artillery forward observers, engineer and artillery officers and for all Special Forces soldiers.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-18/ndaa-army-acft-higher-standards-12401744.html

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Monte Gould, 59-year-old graduate of Basic Combat Training, speaks with Brig. Gould, who had previously completed Marine Corps boot camp, joined the Army later in life, after break in service.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-03-17/army-recruiting-targets-older-soldiers-5374553.html

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Whether you are struggling with particular issue or if you are looking to enhance your life in general, can help you find ways to achieve this goal.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/fl/valrico

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June 23, 2019, soldier Michael Froede threw himself off the third floor of the Carroll Creek parking garage in Frederick, Md. But questions remain about the circumstances surrounding the suicide of Froede, an intelligence operative with the Army’s Communications Technology Research Activity, or COMTECH.

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/2022-06-23/military-matters-michael-froede-suicide-6435807.html

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Ward Distinguished Special Operations Forces Student Award for the Command and General Staff Officer Course class of 2018 in ceremony at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. As captain, Doyle was instrumental in brutal fight to retake an al-Shabab stronghold in Somalia in 2015, for which he was awarded the Silver Star.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-07-07/silver-star-somalia-bravery-green-beret-army-doyle-2075337.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/2021-06-08/Retired-Army-major-general-demoted-for-sex-crime-conviction-1656591.html

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Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-11-17/air-force-rescue-kenya-3652196.html

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The Bernie Beck Gate at Fort Cavazos, Texas, on May 23, 2023. Before that she was reporter for Killeen Daily Herald and freelance journalist for publications including The Alcalde, Texas Highways and the Austin American-Statesman.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-28/fort-cavazos-soldier-racial-slurs-child-porn-army-13447086.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/veterans/2021-08-08/virginia-beach-historical-marker-honoring-filipinos-us-navy-2496717.html

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soldier assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sarah Roque, 23, with her partner Zorro, mine detection dog, was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-31/soldier-charged-murder-fort-leonard-wood-15692957.html

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That was especially true back in the day, when future, and sometimes current, actors and musicians ended up getting drafted.

https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/entertainers_who_have_a_military_background/s1__29158244#slide_1

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