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Mar 27, 2024In March 2022, six male West Point cadets overdosed on fentanyl while in Fort Lauderdale for spring break. First responders used Narcan to counteract the powerful synthetic opioid and revive some …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-26/west-point-cadet-drowns-florida-spring-break-13436229.html

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Marines aboard the USS New Orleans prepare to launch a backpackable electronic attack module, or BEAM, in the Coral Sea, July 25, 2021. The system can detect the radio frequency of a specific …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-25/marine-corps-portable-electronic-warfare-drones-3364112.html

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Jun 2, 2024In light of World Coral Reef Awareness Day, we’re celebrating one of our own who’s making a difference for the reefs locally. Beneath the vast expanse of Guam’s azure skies, where the endless ocean meets vibrant coral sands, Petty Officer 2nd Class William Naden is making significant strides in marine conservation.

https://guam.stripes.com/spotlight_/petty-officer-2nd-class-william-naden%E2%80%99s-journey-from-malesso-to-marine-conservation.html

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The Lexington, launched in 1925 as one of America’s first carriers, went down with 35 aircraft aboard, and 216 crew members died in the battle.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/uss-lexington-first-aircraft-carrier-sunk-in-wwii-found-near-australia-1.515140

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Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Charles E. McGee engages the audience following a flight during an aviation weekend to celebrate his 100th birthday at the Fredrick Municipal Airport in Fredrick, Md …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-01-16/charles-mcgee-tuskegee-airman-dies-at-102-4314355.html

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Flosi, who earned the rank of chief master sergeant in August 2015, now serves as the top enlisted leader at Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, according to the …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-11/air-force-chief-master-sergeant-flosi-12328497.html

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U.S. soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division fire M4 rifles on a range in Constanta, Romania, Jan. 12, 2023. Elements from the divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team are preparing to deploy to Europe …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-23/romania-101st-10th-mountain-army-8859339.html

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — An artillery headquarters unit within the 2nd Infantry Division is moving permanently to Camp Humphreys, the largest U.S. military base overseas, according to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-09-10/us-army-artillery-2nd-infantry-division-south-korea-2836333.html

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An Air Force C-17 transport plane lands at Wiesbaden Army Airfield in Germany on Sept. 1, 2023, carrying two AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters for the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-08/apaches-army-germany-11303586.html

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WASHINGTON — A Marine injured in a suicide attack during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 choked up as he told House lawmakers on Wednesday that he had spotted the suspected bomber …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-03-08/afghanistan-withdrawal-marine-kabul-republicans-9428199.html

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Space Force Tech. Sgt. Eric Mistrot, a 324th Training Squadron instructor, stands in front of his flight during the graduation ceremony, Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/space_force/2022-04-19/space-force-basic-training-guardians-air-force-5737607.html

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Thousands of soldiers from the United States and the Philippines began a three-week exercise Monday on the island of Luzon to hone warfighting skills, including jungle operations.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-03-13/philippines-military-exercise-salaknib-9477974.html

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FREDERICK, Md. (Tribune News Service) — A shooting at a Frederick business park in April where a Fort Detrick sailor reportedly shot two fellow service members was targeted, Frederick police …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-21/navy-hospital-corpsman-shooting-april-targeted-fort-detrick-3324491.html

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STUTTGART, Germany — Alcohol is off-limits for a U.S. tank brigade deployed to Bavaria after multiple off-base incidents that involved drunken soldiers illegally riding electronic scooters, Army …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-07-14/fort-stewart-army-drunk-scooter-6647098.html

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Spc. Donald Anthony Wilder on a September, 2005, scuba trip to Mexico with his family. It was their last vacation together; Wilder died of alcohol poisoning on Jan. 8, 2006.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-died-of-alcohol-poisoning-was-anyone-else-to-blame-1.76465

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For the first time since U.S. troops arrived in Europe during World War II, a German general will serve as chief of staff of U.S. Army Europe.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/in-historic-first-german-army-general-appointed-usareur-chief-of-staff-1.296324

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USS Constitution fires a 21-gun salute in honor of America’s birthday during the ship’s annual Fourth of July turnaround cruise, July 4, 2013.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-02/uss-constitution-july-4th-independence-day-holiday-boston-14365450.html

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon jettisoned two fuel tanks during an in-flight emergency this week at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The jet, assigned to Eielson’s 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, was …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-30/f16-flight-emergency-eielson-alaska-14024433.html

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Parks was at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho when it went through the transformation. The number of nondeployable airmen was reduced by 34%, he said. “I’m hoping we can achieve similar …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/air-force-sends-doctors-to-flight-line-squadrons-in-effort-to-field-a-fitter-force-1.653467

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Ten months ago, 2nd ID’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Strike Force) paraded in the same place for the last time before deploying to Iraq. The only difference this time was the color of the …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/higgins-new-combat-team-most-powerful-in-army-1.34650

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