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U.S. and South Korean special operations forces conduct helocast training during Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, near Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, July 20, 2022.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-07-22/north-south-korea-military-exercises-6730038.html

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Nov 15, 2023Col. Peter Eltringham, right, commander of the new 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, retires the 12th Marines’ unit colors along with Sgt. Maj. Joshua Minter at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Wednesday, Nov …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-11-15/marines-okinawa-littoral-regiment-12048670.html

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Dec 5, 2023The traditional Army Navy Game Ball Run began Tuesday on the Annapolis, Md., campus of the United States Naval Academy, and it will end Saturday morning at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass …

https://www.stripes.com/sports/2023-12-05/army-navy-game-ball-run-12266349.html

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It is a stunning coastal city with an atmospheric old town reminiscent of Amsterdam, but with obvious eastern European cultural influences. Sponsored content Boleslawiec: Visiting a Pottery Hub Any list of the best gifts from Poland will include cheese and vodka, amber jewelry, and pottery. Given a choice, the handmade Polish pottery, being …

https://europe.stripes.com/military-life/pcs-guides/welcome-to-poland/

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Nov 12, 2024Tomoya Sakamoto, of Ome city, Tokyo, receives a medal for the 100-meter dash during the Kanto Plains Special Olympics at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2024. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Strip)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-11-11/special-olympics-air-force-japan-15819503.html

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Jul 26, 2023Capt. Les Sobol, commander of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, chats with a Yokosuka city official ahead of a curry-tasting event at Club Alliance, July 21, 2023. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-26/japanese-navy-curry-yokosuka-10857768.html

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Jan 24, 2023Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Santiago, 34, is charged with murder for the death of his wife Meghan Santiago in September 2021. His court-martial begins Thursday at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-24/court-martial-for-fort-campbell-soldier-charged-with-murder-to-begin-thursday-8875613.html

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Most days, he walked miles in D.C.’s muggy summer heat from the shelter in Congress Heights across the high-traffic 11th Street Bridge into the parts of the city west of the Anacostia where he …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-07-11/dc-vaccine-lottery-air-force-veteran-2119855.html

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The Army is briefly suspending its bonus program enticing soldiers in certain fields to reenlist, as strong retention results have exhausted the funding for the current fiscal year.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-15/army-retention-bonus-suspended-11382820.html

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Under the new policy, soldiers who earn a 540 or higher on the Army Combat Fitness Test, with a minimum of 80 points in each of the six events, will not have to do a body fat test if they fail the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-09/army-soldiers-fitness-test-weight-9438152.html

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Jan 22, 2024An F-35A Lightning II takes off on March 2, 2023, from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. A maintainer at Luke left a flashlight inside the $14 million engine of an F-35 during maintenance.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-01-22/flashlight-aircraft-damage-millions-12755446.html

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Jul 3, 2023Maj. Gen. Wortman assumes command of 3d Marine Division after serving as the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. “So much of the heavy lifting being done by our department to meet the greatest challenge of our time is being done on the shoulders of this team,” said Wortman.

https://okinawa.stripes.com/spotlight/3d-marine-division-holds-change-of-command-ceremony-at-camp-courtney.html

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Dec 28, 2023In addition to Sebille Manor, the engineers over the summer began renovating 130 single homes in Stearley Heights, near Kadena’s Gate 2, Pruneda said. Those units, built in the 1950s, are for …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-27/kadena-enlisted-duplex-housing-renovation-12475758.html

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U.S. Navy warships would be welcome at a $7.5 billion navy base that Australia is building to support a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, according to Australian security experts.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-03-31/australia-nuclear-submarines-us-navy-china-solomons-morrison-5535077.html

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The Army has awarded a 10-year, $20.4 million contract to Sig Sauer to replace the service’s M4 rifle with a new weapons system that officials said reduces aiming errors and brings the Army a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-04-20/army-soldiers-weapons-new-rifles-ammunition-sig-sauer-5745050.html

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Jun 17, 2024The KC-135 is an aerial refueling aircraft that inflight can transfer up to 200,000 pounds of fuel, enough to fully refuel 16.5 F-16 Fighting Falcons equipped with two external fuel tanks.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-17/stratotanker%C2%A0involved-in-flight-line-incident-at-air-force-base-on-okinawa-14207402.html

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Marines always have seen themselves as different: America’s shock troops, with one foot on land and the other foot at sea. Marines pride themselves on being the most ready when the nation is …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-04-10/marine-corps-lost-way-9760567.html

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420th Movement Control Battalion’s vessel, Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 2018, Five Forks, and its cargo, two M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks during a communication and integration exercise in the …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/sail-army-the-unknown-career-field-of-us-army-mariners-1.214294

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SASEBO NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy has fired another commanding officer, the 18th this year, surpassing last year’s mark of 17 with slightly less than four months left to go. Cmdr …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/navy-fires-another-commanding-officer-the-18th-this-year-1.154435

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South Florida Sun-Sentinel • May 17, 2022 The future USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) departs Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Jan. 26, 2022, to conduct Acceptance Trials in the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-05-17/navy-commission-uss-fort-lauderdale-july-6032567.html

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