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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, identified among remains of 94 Tarawa unknowns disinterred, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-03-05/Tennessee-marine-killed-wwii-burial-arlington-national-cemetery-5240110.html

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The State Department on Monday, Feb. Caitlin Doornbos covers the Pentagon for Stars and Stripes after covering the Navy’s 7th Fleet as Stripes’ Indo-Pacific correspondent at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-02-08/isis-khorasan-terrorist-bounty-afghanistan-kabul-airport-attack-4841907.html

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Kenneth Beadle, an Air Force major at the time and physicians assistant from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, stands with Brig. David Julazadeh, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, after being awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal in April 2016.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-07-15/cannon-air-force-commander-fired-6663850.html

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Matthew Perez, paratrooper with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, died Sept. Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, La.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-09-17/paratrooper-dies-training-incident-15205878.html

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Smith passes the noncommissioned officer sword to the incoming Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Ruiz, during relief and appointment ceremony at Marine Barracks Washington, Aug.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-08-10/ruiz-sergeant-major-marine-corps-11007344.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/air_force/2024-04-09/air-force-drones-tf99-13517063.html

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Just short walk from Scranton’s downtown, the plant produces more than 11,000 pressure-tested, thoroughly inspected, 155 millimeter shells month, and its officials hope to eventually produce even more. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-04-13/scranton-army-ammunition-plant-weapons-war-9792312.html

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Breonna Alexsondria Moffett were killed in the strike on the small base in northeast Jordan known as Tower 22, according to the Pentagon. His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-29/soldiers-killed-jordan-drone-attack-fort-moore-reservists-12834214.html

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While there remains no clear end point for the civil war, the opposition continues to make significant gains. This is giving them important resources, significant morale boost and leverage in any future negotiations. The biggest prize of the offensive, however, was the military’s Northeast Regional Command, which oversees the junta’s operations across Shan State.

https://theconversation.com/myanmars-junta-has-suffered-a-humiliating-military-defeat-could-it-be-a-turning-point-in-the-war-236142

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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/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-14/okinawa-pfos-pfoa-toxins-water-marine-corps-3238698.html

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She is graduate of the University of Maryland and has reported from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-18/national-guard-mexico-border-senate-14224099.html

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Waikiki Beach on Oahu, Hawaii, was fortified with barbed-wire fence during World War II in the event of an invasion by the Japanese, as shown in this undated photo now on display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. For the past 75 years, America has annually commemorated Japan’s surprise attack on Hawaii on Dec.

https://www.stripes.com/living/exhibit-details-martial-law-in-hawaii-following-pearl-harbor-attack-1.448511

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She is graduate of the University of Maryland and has reported from Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-18/army-soldiers-recruiting-enlistment-senate-wormuth-13590935.html

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Kandahar Airfield, home of the international airport, Afghan officials said. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, used by the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron Security Forces Flight, turns around at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, Jan.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/us-forces-leave-kandahar-airfield-as-drawdown-continues-in-afghanistan-1.673297

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Navy and other services from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. He previously covered crime and the military in Key West, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-07-15/seasoned-submariner-takes-helm-at-naval-forces-japan-navy-region-japan-2148458.html

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By RICHARD LARDNER, JONATHAN MATTISE, TRENTON DANIEL and STEVE KARNOWSKI WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kolb, retired Minnesota National Guard colonel, knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” who adroitly guided the enlisted troops in his field artillery battalion. Tim Walz speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. This photo provided by Thomas Behrends, retired Minnesota Guard.

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/08/25/walzs-exit-from-minnesota-national-guard-left-openings-for-critics-to-pounce-on-his-military-record/

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Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 28th, 2023. The 117th MPAD soldiers deployed to Poland for nine months in support of Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-06-29/hawaii-army-guard-redeploy-from-poland-10590063.html

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The Kanto Defense Bureau — an arm of Japan’s Ministry of Defense — alerted Tokyo officials about the spills on Tuesday, according to statement on the metro government’s website. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent assignments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Australia and the Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-07-06/pfas-chemical-spill-yokota-japan-10655737.html

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Salto El Agua waterfall in Placilla in the Valparaíso region of Chile,” according to statement for the academy in Annapolis, Md. Caitlin Doornbos covers the Pentagon for Stars and Stripes after covering the Navy’s 7th Fleet as Stripes’ Indo-Pacific correspondent at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-07-18/naval-academy-midshipman-death-6689881.html

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The bill, unveiled last week, would make it federal crime to publish or threaten to publish nonconsensual intimate images, whether authentic or created artificially with AI or other computer tools. male classmate took images of Berry and her friends from Instagram and used an artificial intelligence program to make them appear to be nude photos, distributing them widely on Snapchat.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-27/texas-senator-cruz-bill-criminalize-deepfake-porn-14316814.html

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