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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/branches/air_force/2021-06-14/Combat-controller-who-earned-Air-Force-Cross-in-Afghanistan-awarded-Airmans-Medal-for-heroism-back-home-1690741.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/branches/navy/2021-11-23/navy-security-officer-arrested-sex-trafficking-virginia-3727007.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/migration/marines-award-bae-200-million-to-build-new-amphibious-combat-vehicle-1.533813

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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/branches/marine_corps/2021-08-05/marine-corps-pft-crunches-planks-2023-2314006.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/branches/air_force/2021-09-09/air-force-3d-models-print-a10-2823413.html

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U.S. soldiers from the 299th Bridge Engineer Battalion and 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, stand in formation during their Combat Action Badge Award ceremony in Baghdad, March 24, 2022.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-04-04/soldiers-combat-action-badge-iraq-december-rocket-attack-5575415.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/2021-07-16/military-remove-stepchild-next-generation-ID-card-2168239.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/branches/marine_corps/2021-12-16/marine-corps-indefinitely-grounds-amphibious-vehicles-deadly-tragedy-3991142.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/army-makes-harlem-hellfighters-nickname-official-after-more-than-a-century-1.660585

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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/marine-corps-seeks-to-make-smarter-infantry-force-with-new-course-1.663144

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Kevin Riddle, left, Chicago field office director for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, asks Illinois National Guard Spec. Alan Juarez, second from right, to recite the oath of allegiance …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-06-11/i-ve-always-felt-I-was-an-american-illinois-guardsman-realizes-dream-of-citizenship-at-mass-vaccination-site-1674114.html

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On Friday, a judge in Olympia, Wash., sided with an activist group that had been fighting a decision to allow the Navy limited use of some two dozen waterfront parks for nighttime SEAL training …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-05/ninjas-navy-army-parks-washington-seals-green-berets-5586569.html

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Since returning from Iraq in July 2004, the unit has served as U.S. Army Europe’s Immediate Reaction Force, deploying to South Korea, Romania, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom for training …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/end-comes-to-famed-cavalry-unit-army-s-stay-in-bu-dingen-1.migrated

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The mission began in 2014 in response to Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine and has led to more training and exercise among allies. After the latest Kremlin aggression against Ukraine, the U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-12-27/us-military-presence-boleslawiec-poland-8509882.html

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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — The commander of this base south of Hiroshima is ramping up off-base patrols as the Marine Corps considers liberty policy changes due to an uptick in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-11-22/marines-iwakuni-japan-off-base-arrests-12133556.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/branches/air_force/2021-12-07/air-force-uniform-grooming-changes-effective-instruction-published-3890455.html

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Japanese F-35s trained outside their home country for the first time, from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, to enhance “deployment capabilities,” the Air Self-Defense Force said in an Aug. 14 news release.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-09-25/japan-f35-first-overseas-deployment-11483570.html

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Japan’s third case of monkeypox has appeared at the U.S. airlift hub in western Tokyo, the country’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-05/monkey-pox-japan-yokota-air-base-6892606.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/middle_east/us-navy-carrier-group-transits-suez-canal-for-first-time-since-container-ship-freed-1.668496

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Aug 21, 2023The victim, a 28-year-old who managed a security service and was known as a martial artist, died from stab wounds, according to the regional public service broadcaster SWR, which said the stabbing …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-08-21/service-members-arrested-germany-murder-11111303.html

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