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The destroyer squadron’s commodore, Capt. Frank Brandon, testified that the commander disobeyed an order he is expected to enforce, to get a vaccination and had misled him about taking leave out …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-20/commander-of-norfolk-based-destroyer-who-refused-vaccination-is-reassigned-5745372.html

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Jul 12, 2023Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Castera, 21, died by suicide June 25, 2018, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. A command investigation found that a combative and toxic leadership contributed to his death.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-12/navy-mental-health-care-evaluations-10714374.html

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A federal jury on Friday awarded $8.2 million to Army veteran Brandon Adkins in his lawsuit against manufacturer 3M that claimed the company’s earplugs that he used during his military service …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-10-01/earplugs-lawsuits-veterans-army-3m-hearing-loss-military-3092832.html

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Stars and Stripes emailed the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in Hawaii on Friday seeking comment on the report. In response, the command forwarded the joint statement and fact sheet issued after …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-08-09/marine-corps-rotation-darwin-australia-14801613.html

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The Navy reversed course on its decision to scrap job-oriented enlisted titles, giving an unexpected Christmas gift to tens of thousands of sailors angered by the move to scuttle a centuries-old …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/hooyah-sailors-react-to-navy-s-decision-on-ratings-system-1.445459

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, flanked by Attorney General Anthony Brown, speaks during a news conference announcing a lawsuit seeking damages from the owners and managers of the Dali cargo ship …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-09-24/maryland-lawsuit-key-bridge-collapse-15286210.html

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The Nautilus closed to the public in August 2021 and in October towed up the Thames River to Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., to undergo $36 million in refurbishments, including a wooden …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-09-06/nautilus-reopens-nuclear-submarine-preservation-7238010.html

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The rotational force was also ready to support Papua New Guinea after a deadly May 24 landslide that buried hundreds of people. Marines were in the islands earlier that month, but local officials …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-07-25/marines-philippines-second-thomas-shoal-14589613.html

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GROTON, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — Capt. Todd D. Moore turned over command of Naval Submarine Base New London to Capt. Kenneth M. Curtin Jr., the installation’s 53rd commanding officer, in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-25/todd-moore-command-naval-submarine-base-kenneth-curtin-3013278.html

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The involvement of European aircraft in the Indo-Pacific exercises boosts deterrence, said Ralph Cossa, a retired U.S. Air Force officer and former president of the Pacific Forum think tank in Hawaii.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-18/europe-air-forces-pacific-training-13584285.html

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Soldiers assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, 67th Troop Command, Iowa National Guard, held a send-off ceremony at the Waterloo Aviation Support Facility on Friday, Dec …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-30/iowa-waterloo-national-guard-deploy-kosovo-12508456.html

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TOKYO – For the Army’s first Vietnamese-born general officer, the trauma of escaping to America with his family during the Vietnam War was a call to foster a more inclusive military.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-05-20/Racism-drove-first-Vietnamese-born-US-Army-general%E2%80%99s-passion-for-diversity-inclusion-1521855.html

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The reactivated battalion is scheduled to support exercises in Africa and Eastern Europe even before all its soldiers arrive. The 95th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion was reactivated 81 years …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-04-06/army-reactivates-95th-combat-sustainment-support-battalion-9721454.html

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Gen. Kevin Schneider, a fighter pilot who commands Pacific Air Forces out of Hawaii, discussed nearly $450 million of U.S.-funded base construction in the territory during a meeting with reporters …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-30/australia-us-funded-base-improvements-14658237.html

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Drill sergeants with 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment, demonstrate an obstacle July 8, 2023, at the Fit to Win 2 course as part of a Future Soldier for a Day recruiting event at Fort Jackson …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-08-07/army-recruiting-prep-course-enlistment-10975470.html

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The service has been phasing out the Cold War-era Ticonderoga class, retiring four cruisers in 2024 with plans to retire the remaining nine by 2027. But the USS Gettysburg, USS Chosin and USS Cape …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-11-04/navy-cruisers-extended-service-life-15732838.html

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Patricio Abinales, a Philippines expert at the University of Hawaii said in a June 13 email that the idea of the Navy returning to Subic Bay sounded good. However, there needs to be more incentive …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/navy-eyes-shipyard-in-philippines-as-repair-and-maintenance-facility-1.587647

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Jan 26, 2024He said the unit is prepared to fight anywhere in the Indo-Pacific and in November parachuted onto Hawaii before loading up and parachuting back into Alaska. U.S. and Japanese soldiers train …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-26/army-arctic-warfare-hokkaido-japan-12805985.html

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Aug 11, 2024Soldiers from “Bison” company, as they are affectionately known, returned home Saturday after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-08-11/bison-company-nine-months-deployment-kuwait-14831293.html

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According to his Navy biography, Williams was commissioned through an ROTC program in 1984. He commanded Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific from 2013 through 2015, before …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/admiral-relieved-of-duty-6-months-after-taking-the-helm-of-carrier-strike-group-15-1.387975

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