Military News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering free admission to all Colorado state parks to active-duty military, veterans and the National Guard for the month of August.

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/military-and-veterans-get-free-entry-into-colorado-state-parks-during-august/

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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/2021-08-10/washington-state-woman-west-point-top-cadet-2515864.html

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webcam image shows smoke rising from an active volcano on the island of Vulcano in Italy, Nov. She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-11-23/active-volcano-near-nas-sigonella-not-expected-to-impact-operations-3728312.html

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The Cleveland Browns are nearing the end of training camp, but before they shift to regular season work they took time to honor military members during Tuesday’s practice session. TEAM TOOK TIME TO BE WITH ALL OF THEIR MILITARY GUEST, SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, TAKING PICTURES AND OF COURSE, THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. The Cleveland Browns are nearing the end of training camp, but before they shift to regular season work they took time to honor military members during Tuesday’s practice session.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/browns-host-more-150-military-223111365.html

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Jermain Baldwin, left, with the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division greets Gen. McConville, the Army’s chief of staff, at the 33rd Air Base in Powidz, Poland, on Dec.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-18/army-soldiers-recruiting-requirements-8809987.html

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She previously worked with the strategic communications team for the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. She has bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-25/national-guard-units-deploy-europe-14973534.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/navy/2024-03-13/eisenhower-aircraft-carriers-navy-13310197.html

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The program entails 45 weeks of hands-on training in which participants will learn while supporting natural resource, recreation, community engagement and volunteer coordination projects on the national forests. The program begins on February 22, 2016. Yach, noncommissioned officer in charge, Joint Base Garrison Plans Operations Emergency Management Mobilization, reads his handout packet before financial forum about saving, investing and retirement planning at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

https://www.military.com/military-report/forest-service-program-trains-vets.html

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The Project Magellan crew exits KC-46A at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The aircraft executed the world’s first nonstop, KC-46A Pegasus westbound circumnavigation endurance flight, called Project Magellan.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-01/air-force-boeing-air-refueling-wing-kc-46a-circumnavigation-14357687.html

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Marine rushes across runway during an airfield seizure exercise at Mount Bundey Training Area, NT, Australia, in July 2021. The exercise implemented concepts of Force Design 2030, the ten-year plan to reshape the Marine Corps for the force of the future.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-03-13/marines-budget-indopacific-pentagon-navy-9485492.html

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sign warns drivers to stop at gate at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. At least two civilians recently drove unchallenged through the main gate at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/air-force-investigating-bizarre-gate-crashing-incident-at-nellis-in-nevada-1.559606

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Robert Burke, then the commander of Joint Force Command Naples, speaks to NATO military members in June 2021 in Romania. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-05-31/navy-admiral-bribery-scheme-14041943.html

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin answers question during press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Washington.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/world/2024/08/02/us-to-boost-military-presence-in-mideast/

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Drillers with Plains Environmental Services, Inc. March 22, 2022, at Truax Field, an Air National Guard installation in Madison, Wis.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-12-15/military-troops-contaminated-drinking-water-8434278.html

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Burke has been reporting from Grafenwoehr, Germany, for Stars and Stripes since 2024. The Massachusetts native and UMass Amherst alumnus previously covered Okinawa, Sasebo Naval Base and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, for the news organization.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-09-18/army-beer-mug-assault-okinawa-11413400.html

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The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp steams in the Mediterranean Sea on June 30, 2024. The ship made July port call at Souda Bay, Greece, ahead of deterrence mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and Middle East.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-12/houthi-wasp-roosevelt-red-sea-14462164.html

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soldier who hauled badly injured woman from smoking vehicle following car crash near Fort Knox, Ky. Phillip is reporter and photographer for Stars and Stripes, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-10-26/soldiers-award-spidell-flores-11836728.html

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The branch’s newest bomber aircraft will be located at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and Dyess AFB, Texas.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-15/air-force-announce-bomber-locations-15182549.html

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From its founding in 1911, Great Lakes has maintained its position as the Navy’s largest training facility. Since World War through today, it has trained and sent to the Fleet more than two million new Sailors through the Recruit Training Command, and nearly an equal number from its technical schools. From its founding in 1911, Great Lakes has maintained its position as the Navy’s largest training facility.

https://www.military.com/base-guide/naval-station-great-lakes

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The drone was surveilling the area Monday ahead of planned diplomatic meetings, AFRICOM said. Based in Stuttgart, Germany, he previously worked for newspapers in New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-08-24/africom-libya-drone-crash-7088471.html

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