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The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, train for air shows at Naval Air Facility (NAF) El Centro, Calif., Feb. 26, 2021.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-17/blue-angels-air-show-billings-montana-4004541.html

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In July, White held a meeting where Sims, along with commanders of the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, and the 4th Infantry Division at Fort …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-08-31/army-soldiers-counseling-suicide-fort-riley-victory-wellness-2729216.html

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U.S. soldiers based in Honduras are investigating a local outbreak of a parasitic disease carried by the sand fly that has long plagued U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/sand-flies-carry-a-parasitic-disease-to-mideast-based-us-troops-soldiers-in-honduras-aim-to-find-out-how-to-stop-it-1.590775

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ELSMERE, Del. (Tribune News Service) — Ray Firmani was a B-17 co-pilot in the 486th Heavy Bombardment Group of the mighty 8th Air Force in World War II, flying high over dark skies as shells …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-09-19/delaware-veteran-turns-100-distinguished-flying-cross-2941189.html

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Rhone had served in Germany since September 2019 and led over 50 co-workers through 122 emergency responses at the Air Force’s largest non-nuclear security forces unit in Europe.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-11-27/ramstein-memorial-rhone-12182028.html

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A group of airmen and civilians from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa have been selected for a service-wide aviation award given annually to the top wing-level maintenance unit.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-26/air-force-maintainers-kadena-okinawa-10553162.html

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WASHINGTON — Members of the 720th Military Police Battalion’s B Company had been sent to Vietnam to provide security for fighting troops. But for three years, they joined soldiers on the front …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-07-25/army-military-police-vietnam-bronze-stars-10848704.html

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CAMP CASEY, South Korea — When Pvt. Christopher Nicosia ran out of smokes during a field exercise, Pfc. Jason Lee Williams gave him the last pack he had.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/camp-casey-soldiers-share-memories-of-friend-who-died-suddenly-1.73662

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The Army’s 2022 Tenant Satisfaction Survey examined privatized and government-owned or leased housing. On installations with government-run family housing, 14 rated between outstanding and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-09-09/army-housing-europe-bottom-survey-7267173.html

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Capt. Katie Hernandez of 717th Ordnance Disposal Co. needed to run faster than the existing record of 11 minutes, six seconds, set in 2013 by Army 1st Lt. Ashley Sorensen of the 303rd EOD …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/army-captain-sets-women-s-world-record-for-mile-run-in-a-bomb-disposal-suit-1.668350

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Eccleston’s mother, who had sat through the two-week court-martial, left the courtroom sobbing following the reading of the sentence. “Obviously, the family is very happy with the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/kadena-airman-gets-life-without-parole-for-killing-girlfriend-s-husband-1.168082

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He held a bachelor’s in management from Colorado University and certificates from the Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-10/command-sergeant-major-sims-korea-14136235.html

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Dec 28, 2023″Their upgraded capabilities really add to our deterrence out here in Slovakia,” said Capt. Brandon Thaxton, assistant operations officer for the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-28/slovakia-army-air-defense-12486821.html

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As a Navy counselor, Joseph Fetterman was tasked with mentoring young, enlisted sailors at Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City. For at least four years, the petty officer first class spent …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/discharged-navy-petty-officer-mentored-young-enlisted-sailors-while-running-a-prostitution-ring-1.564117

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Dec 11, 2023The games started in 1999 with about 100 athletes at a local park, co-founder and retired Army public affairs officer Chip Steitz said Friday during a phone interview from his Florida home.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-11/special-olympics-kadena-okinawa-12322135.html

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Jul 11, 2024Suicide rates among troops in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps for the first quarter of 2024 topped pandemic-era rates while the Army saw a significant dip, according to new data released by …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-11/defense-department-military-troops-suicide-14456265.html

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Sep 9, 2024Brandon Solomon, an information systems security officer who has worked for the Air Force since 2010, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Middle Georgia on Sept. 3 against the service.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-09-09/robins-air-force-race-sex-discrimination%C2%A0lawsuit-15120343.html

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Sep 1, 2023Army Secretary Christine Wormuth is pictured at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, in January 2023. Wormuth issued orders Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, adopting a new policy in the 2021 Brandon Act, which …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-01/army-brandon-act-mental-health-suicides-11236510.html

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Mar 13, 2024Sgt. Brandon Livingston, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, is charged at court-martial with murder, aggravated assault, battery of a child and obstruction of justice in the death of his 5 …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-03-13/army-murder-trial-child-abuse-13302391.html

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Mar 22, 2024Sgt. Brandon Livingston, 28, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, was sentenced at court-martial on Friday to 33 months in prison and a reduction in pay grade to E-1.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-03-22/murder-army-court-germany-13395167.html

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