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Mar 19, 2024The Air Force has fired the commanding officer of the medical group at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., as well as the squadron commander, the service said Tuesday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-19/charleston-medical-commanders-relieved-of-duty-13367421.html

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NAPLES, Italy — USS Georgia, an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, docked at port in Gibraltar this week as part of an ongoing effort to enhance relations with the United Kingdom, Navy …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-14/gibraltar-port-call-offers-rare-glimpse-of-us-nuclear-sub-5686246.html

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Nov 1, 2023The 506th Military Police Detachment with the Washington National Guard will soon deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour in support of ongoing operations in Jordan.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-11-01/506th-national-guard-middle-east-11909073.html

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Changes to the Army pay system that take effect Oct. 1, 2022, mean troops who opted to be compensated once a month will now be required to receive their pay semimonthly.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-07-28/army-pay-once-month-6793272.html

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Feb 13, 2024The prototype of a deployable voting machine unveiled last week could one day allow service members around the world to transmit a signed, encrypted digital ballot to their home precinct for …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-02-12/deployable-voting-machines-military-12985500.html

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U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-11-21/alphabet-google-chrome-monopoly-lawsuit-15923953.html

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Sep 1, 2023WASHINGTON – A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-01/army-basic-training-prep-course-recruiting-11237624.html

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Mar 16, 2023Japan has wanted to be part of AUKUS since the pact was established in September 2021, according to Brad Glosserman, deputy director and visiting professor at the Center for Rule-Making Strategies …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-03-16/japan-navy-aukus-submarines-9509395.html

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An Illinois native who’s reported for news outlets in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Oregon and California, he’s an alumnus of the Defense Language Institute, the University of Illinois at Urbana …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/higher-further-faster-air-force-names-first-female-fighter-pilot-to-command-f-16-viper-team-1.567273

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The street lights are shut off at 2 a.m., according to Il Gazzettino. Before hitting the teen, the airman’s car had also hit a road sign and the curb denoting the bike path, the newspaper said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-08-21/fatal-accident-aviano-air-base-italian-killed-7058008.html

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Minihan then directs airmen who are qualified to use a weapon to “fire a clip into a 7-meter target with the full understanding that unrepentant lethality matters most” sometime in February.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-27/us-air-force-memo-war-china-8913860.html

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J.P. Lawrence reports on the U.S. military in Afghanistan and the Middle East. He served in the U.S. Army from 2008 to 2017. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School and Bard College and is a …

https://www.stripes.com/by/J.P.-Lawrence1

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Mar 25, 2024Outside a port call, sailors can find it challenging to send emails, post on social media or make a phone call to stay in touch with family and friends. For Hill, the addition of Wi-Fi was a game …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-25/eisenhower-red-sea-captain-hill-13424682.html

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Just 99c a week! Subscribe. stars and stripes videos. around the web. stripes top news. U.S. Wicker, supporter of Ukraine and more military spending, set to become chairman of Senate armed …

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/just-routine-marine-conduct-1.135510

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Apr 23, 2024An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, steaks over the Clark Memorial Bridge to kick off the Thunder Over Louisville air show in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-04-23/thunder-over-louisville-air-show-13634663.html

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The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford was forced to return to port during post-delivery sea trials in early 2018 after the failure of a main thrust bearing, a key propulsion system component made by GE.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-01-21/uss-gerald-r-ford-costly-flaw-4370331.html

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The Army now allows a soldier to wear up to six ribbons in two rows on the left side of the Class B Army Green Service Uniform, along with one badge or metal tab replica.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/soldiers-authorized-to-wear-ribbons-unit-insignia-on-class-b-uniforms-1.668483

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An Illinois native who’s reported for news outlets in Washington, D.C., Arizona, Oregon and California, he’s an alumnus of the Defense Language Institute, the University of Illinois at Urbana …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/he-was-the-love-of-my-life-air-force-pilot-who-died-in-f-15-crash-remembered-for-his-kindness-and-faith-1.633928

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WASHINGTON — Despite having completed three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the most shocking part of retired Col. Morgan Mann’s 30-year Marine Corps career was the moment it ended …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/fired-marine-corps-commander-absolved-of-wrongdoing-still-fights-to-clear-his-name-1.667948

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May 6, 2024The name and logo will change but the training requirements and basic structure of the program will remain basically the same, Ross said. Final changes to the program should be announced this month.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-05-06/key-spouse-air-force-support-13766154.html

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