Jul 6, 2023She was born in Nagoya, Japan, and lived in Australia and Illinois growing up. She holds a journalism degree from Boston University and previously worked for the Christian Science Monitor’s …
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The Army’s long-term goal is to increase its authorized end strength from 445,000 active-duty soldiers now to 470,000 by fiscal 2029. The service is structured for a force of about 494,000 but …
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The official Pentagon tally of sexual assaults in the military during the past 20-plus years likely undercounts the actual number by at least two to four times, researchers say in a new study.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-15/military-sexual-assault-numbers-14871731.html
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Jan 31, 2023A spokesman for MCAS Iwakuni, near Hiroshima, declined to identify the Marine unless he’s indicted. “We can confirm that a servicemember is accused of various violations of Japanese law …
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Oct 11, 2023Japan approved a $51.4 billion defense budget this fiscal year, which started in April, and plans to buy 400 Tomahawks from the United States to develop counterstrike capabilities between fiscal …
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A tech startup in Texas is modifying software designed for combat medicine and putting it to work tracking the health and wellness of military K-9s. Animal Cloud, of Fort Worth, Texas, aims to …
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022-10-21/military-working-dogs-health-digital-7760536.html
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Betty Nance Humphreys, of Fayetteville, N.C., the widow of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Benjamin Humphreys, for whom the largest overseas U.S. military base is named, died June 10 at age 93.
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Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, served as personal physician to Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump between 2013 and 2018. ( Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
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Sgt. Marcos John Aguon, 28, was a cannon crew member with the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, which rotated to South Korea last month.
https://www.stripes.com/migration/soldier-dies-after-being-found-unconscious-in-south-korea-1.555529
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Oct 4, 2024Van Ovost is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and a command pilot with more than 4,200 hours in more than 30 aircraft, including the C-32A, C-17A, C-141B, KC-135R and KC-46A …
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Nov 6, 2023Japanese police say a 76-year-old woman was punched several times in the face by a lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni near Hiroshima.
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May 17, 2024Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, commander of the 3rd Air Force, left, hands over the unit colors to Brig. Gen. Adrienne Williams, marking the beginning of her command of the 86th Airlift Wing on May 17, 2024 …
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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 …
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A Japanese mayor signed off this week on U.S. military plans to fly unarmed drones from a base in southern Japan to keep tabs on Chinese activity in the seas nearby.
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Jun 16, 2023The Marine took a key to a car worth $38,000 and drove away in it at 7:57 a.m., drunk, according to the summary. These were “bold, violent and vicious” acts, the judge said.
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AUSTIN, Texas A Marine Corps squadron is investigating an incident in which one of its fighter jets flew too close to two private aircraft last month at the Austin-Bergstrom International …
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Jul 7, 2023Lance Cpl. Helder Molina, of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, received a suspended sentence Friday, July 7, 2023, for car theft and drunken driving.
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Mar 19, 2024An American airman serving in Italy received a suspended two-and-a-half year prison sentence for killing a 15-year-old boy in 2022 while driving drunk near Aviano Air Base, according to Italian …
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-03-19/julia-bravo-sentence-italy-13362589.html
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Jun 11, 2024Jamir Gibbs, age 7, became the youngest Illinois Army National Guard honorary 1st Sergeant on Saturday, recognized for bravery in his battle against cancer.
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May 16, 2024Cpl. Noah Huff, seen here working aboard the USS Tripoli in 2022, was struck and killed by a train in Iwakuni city, Japan, May 11, 2024. (Christopher Lape/U.S. Marine Corps)
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