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Willett’s employment status and the second complaint add new details to a case that was featured in last week’s three-part BDN investigation, in which current and former members of the Maine Army …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-11-23/military-maine-national-guard-sexual-assault-3735969.html

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Jul 14, 2023The eight sailors said they belonged to the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, which stopped in Astoria en route to the Rose Festival upriver in Portland, Ore., according to the Columbia …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-14/goonies-truffle-shuffle-navy-sailors-10734655.html

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Jun 27, 2024A SOFA driver’s license allows the holder, who is governed by the status-of-forces agreement governing the U.S. military in Japan, to drive on the country’s streets and highways.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-06-27/mcas-iwakuni-sofa-drivers-license-test-pcs-14311668.html

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Apr 29, 2024A former U.S. Army captain has completed a milestone in his career transition to become an enlisted Marine. Pfc. Nicholas Brooklier graduated from boot camp Friday at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-29/marine-army-officer-brooklier-enlist-13695780.html

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A Marine officer pleaded guilty on Thursday to several criminal charges in connection with viral videos he posted criticizing senior officials during the messy U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-14/marine-scheller-pleads-guilty-charges-viral-videos-afghanistan-withdrawal-3244270.html

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Capt. Patrick Dean and Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Nieves at the Kaiserslautern Career Fair recently. The Marine Corps is opening its first full-time recruiting office outside the United States, in …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/marines-to-open-first-recruiting-station-outside-us-in-germany-1.500114

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Jul 11, 2024The future USS John Basilone transits the Kennebec River near Bath, Maine, heading out to sea to conduct trials in April 2024. The ship, named for Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was awarded the …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-11/warship-basilone-delivered-navy-14452876.html

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Sep 18, 2023A second U.S. Navy ship will bear the name of a celebrated abolitionist who was the first African American woman to formally serve in the military during the Civil War, Navy Secretary Carlos Del …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-09-18/harriet-tubman-navy-oiler-john-lewis-11414002.html

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Sep 6, 2024Lance Cpl. Jonathan Williamson of Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 mans a pump for aviation fuel Sept. 2, 2024, during the U.S.-led Northern Viking exercise at Keflavik Air Base in Iceland.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-09-06/marines-fuel-aviation-iceland-15087364.html

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By. Dennis Hoey. Portland Press Herald • November 17, 2021. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) transits the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 7, 2018. Bath Iron …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-11-17/bath-iron-works-arleigh-burke-destroyer-navy-3656144.html

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Since 2001, more than 114,000 veterans have died by suicide, according to the organization Stop Soldier Suicide. Researchers estimate that 30,177 Global War on Terrorism veterans have died by …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2021-11-07/navy-veteran-shawn-doc-goodwin-maine-veterans-project-3528714.html

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The crash coincided with Saber Junction 23, a large drill involving several thousand troops. Eight soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment were taken to a hospital in Regensburg …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-14/army-training-accident-bavaria-11372559.html

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Oct 12, 2023The drone sensor can detect vital signs from 30 to 150 feet away, even through body armor, an Army statement during the August exercise said. The prototype drone system is part of the VISTA …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-10-12/drone-tech-medical-scan-11678559.html

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The two had bonded the night before — Cummings had Kosinski over for dinner at his home in Chula Vista, and afterwards the two sat down on Cummings’ sofa as the Navy flyer played videos dating …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-06-01/navy-captain-top-gun-6201714.html

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The Navy said last month that it missed its active-duty recruiting goal for 2023 by several thousand sailors. For 2024, the service aims to recruit about 43,000 active-duty sailors.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-11-21/navy-high-year-tenure-separation-12130959.html

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Miller ended up laminating 1,600 segments together using nine types of wood — including ash, black walnut, California redwood, maple and purpleheart — all sourced from Germany.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-11-25/air-force-captain-builds-nutcracker-8101645.html

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The Marine Corps’ spending plan would support a force of 204,800 active-duty Marines and Reserve members, several hundred less than the projected end strength for fiscal 2024.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-03-11/marine-corps-budget-modernize-force-housing-13288905.html

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A “perfect storm” of supply chain issues coupled with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has arrived at Defense Department commissaries worldwide, leaving shelves empty and shoppers frustrated.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-01-13/us-military-commissary-empty-shelves-global-supply-chain-slowdown-4276246.html

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Rear Adm. Mark Schafer, center, salutes the head of U.S. Forces Korea, Army Gen. Paul LaCamera, after taking command of Naval Forces Korea in Busan, South Korea, Sept …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-01/us-navy-south-korea-change-of-command-seal-3085854.html

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Of about 28,500 American troops in South Korea, most are based at Camp Humphreys, which is in the rural area of Pyeongtaek, about 55 miles south of Seoul.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/us-soldier-dies-two-others-injured-when-armored-vehicle-overturns-during-training-in-south-korea-1.606990

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