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Jun 27, 2024The U.S., South Korea and Japan have conducted shorter trilateral maritime and aerial drills. The Theodore Roosevelt accompanied South Korean and Japanese destroyers for a two-day anti-submarine …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-27/freedom-edge-us-navy-south-korea-japan-14312190.html

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The 5th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade is activated at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Frank Spatt/U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-05-17/us-army-air-cavalry-squadron-apache-helicopter-camp-humphreys-south-korea-6029498.html

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The disciplinary process has begun for those employees who are refusing vaccines or who haven’t shared their vaccination status, he said. Undergoing counseling is the first step in the process …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-10-20/veterans-affairs-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-employees-discipline-mcdonough-3314590.html

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Jan 10, 2024Chinese research vessels with ties to the People’s Liberation Army are conducting sweeping surveys of the undersea floor in the Indian Ocean, collecting data that could be crucial in deploying …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-10/china-indian-ocean-submarine-warfare-12625421.html

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Jun 29, 2024Maj. Gen. Monté L. Rone receives the 1st Infantry Division colors from Lt. Gen. Sean C. Bernabe, III Armored Corps Commander, on Cavalry Parade Field, Fort Riley, Kansas June 28, 2024. (Joshua …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-29/army-first-infantry-division-commander-14335152.html

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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — U.S. soldiers at the Grafenwoehr Training Area often notice a curious sight they wouldn’t find on bases back home. There are scores of ruins scattered throughout the …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/relics-of-germany-s-past-dot-army-s-grafenwoehr-training-area-1.486291

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Air Force Col. Joshua Wood, outgoing commander of the 51st Fighter Wing, renders a final salute to the wing during a change-of-command ceremony at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-20/osan-south-korea-new-commander-10492115.html

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https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-23/army-bonus-south-korea-extension-12765492.html

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CAMP PAGE, South Korea — The clatter of Apache helicopter rotors was heard for the last time here at a ceremony marking the end of a more than 50-year U.S. military presence in the South …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-shutters-camp-page-in-s-korea-1.31144

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The remains of buildings at what was once Forward Operating Base Shank in Logar province now fall apart due to a lack of resources to maintain them.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/welcome-to-zombieland-a-former-us-army-base-rots-in-the-hands-of-overwhelmed-afghans-1.570893

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — South Korean military forces received “much help” from U.S. troops to get nearly 400 Afghans out of Kabul as nearby Taliban forces tightened their control of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2021-08-26/south-korea-afghanistan-evacuation-taliban-us-military-2664235.html

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The U.S. Army’s Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany, dominates the otherwise rural setting. U.S. Special Operations Command Europe’s Green Berets and Navy SEALs are slated to move from Stuttgart …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-06/special-operations-baumholder-stuttgart-12913875.html

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A Dutch air force F-35 flies low over the Ramstein Air Base flight line on June 6, 2024. The “Ramstein 1v1” exercise saw pilots engaging in one-on-one basic fighting maneuvers.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-06-07/fighter-jets-ramstein-exercise-14108448.html

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WASHINGTON — The Army is widening access to its new preparatory course to allow a candidate to enroll in the fitness and academic tracks to help more potential recruits meet the service’s …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-02/army-recruits-prep-course-basic-training-10315603.html

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He served in the U.S. Army and California Army National Guard. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. previous coverage US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as North …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-11-27/trilateral-naval-exercise-south-korea-japan-12178505.html

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Ulchi Freedom Shield is one of two major exercises traditionally conducted annually by the U.S. and South Korea. Exercise Freedom Shield is scheduled for early next year.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-16/south-korea-military-exercise-north-7002050.html

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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — A U.S. soldier who braved frigid Danube River waters to rescue a woman in danger of drowning has been nominated by his command for the Army’s highest award for noncombat …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-10-08/soldier-saves-woman-icy-river-15440414.html

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan ?— Passengers waiting for flights at this airlift hub in western Tokyo have a new panoramic view of warplanes on the flight line thanks to a $27.5 million terminal …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-06-17/yokota-new-passenger-terminal-japan-6370882.html

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A memorial at Camp Dahlke West to U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Bolyard, who was killed in an insider attack on Sept. 3, 2018, at nearby Camp Maiwand, in Logar province south of Kabul …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/he-didn-t-go-down-without-a-fight-report-details-2018-afghan-insider-attack-that-killed-soldier-1.635988

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Sep 26, 2024For the first time, China enjoys a slight edge over the United States should war break out in Asia, according to an Australian think tank’s annual report on regional military power.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-09-25/china-military-asia-power-index-15304204.html

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