Michael ‘Shot’ Glass, 104th Fighter Wing Operations Group Commander, flies F-15C aircraft 85-101 from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass. Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Conn.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-23/104th-fighter-wing-donates-f-15-14572259.html
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Two Katyusha rockets were fired at al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, two Iraqi security sources said. rare ally of both the US and Iran, Iraq hosts 2,500 US troops and has Iran-backed militias linked to its security forces. US Army general Michael Kurilla, head of the US Central Command, is currently in the Middle East.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/rockets-launched-at-base-hosting-us-troops-in-iraq-military-source
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Walton Goggins plays the conflicted, yet transformed Boyd Crowder in FX’s “Justified. Many critics and fans of The Shield, on which Goggins portrayed the smarmy Shane Vendrell, point out that the recent nod is long overdue as Hollywood suits take notice. Goggins told UTR that he’s pleased to finally play someone who is articulate and wears suit, that his career almost didn’t happen and that he doesn’t foresee full night’s sleep on the horizon.
https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2011/09/walton-goggins-talks-justified-married-life-in-hollywood
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B-2 Spirit bomber assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Kaiserslautern, Germany, where she writes about the Air Force, Army and DODEA schools.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-08-31/bombers-conduct-historic-mission-norway-11223787.html
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Paul Moga, commander of the 3rd Air Force, left, hands over the unit colors to Brig. Adrienne Williams, marking the beginning of her command of the 86th Airlift Wing on May 17, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-17/new-wing-commander-returns-ramstein-13886520.html
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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/theaters/europe/2024-09-06/tactical-aircraft-landings-army-training-15085920.html
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This May 1942 photo shows the surrender of American troops at Corregidor, Philippines, during World War II. Burke has been reporting from Grafenwoehr, Germany, for Stars and Stripes since 2024.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/honor-vs-dishonor-the-story-of-the-pacific-s-4th-marine-regiment-1.520697
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And military-friendly area like Grand Forks AFB not only offers plenty to do, many times it offers military discounts to do it. You can check your local MWR for all the local attractions and entertainment, on and off base. And military-friendly area like Grand Forks AFB not only offers plenty to do, many times it offers military discounts to do it.
https://www.military.com/base-guide/grand-forks-air-force-base/recreation
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The Air Education and Training Command announced Wednesday, Oct. Charles Velino, the commander of the 47th Flying Training Wing, and the commanders of its operations group and flying training squadron citing “chronic leadership failures” raised in an investigation into widespread officer misconduct within the unit, according to an Air Force statement released Wednesday.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/air-force-fires-three-laughlin-afb-commanders-over-chronic-leadership-failures-1.554498
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Navy will travel aboard vessel named after the city of Atlanta, the branch announced Wednesday at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-23/navy-names-submarine-uss-atlanta-15603817.html
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When Kamala Harris tapped Tim Walz as her running mate, one of the Minnesota governor’s shining resume assets was his military service. The Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds celebrates in the dugout after hitting home run during the first inning of baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, Aug. The Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds celebrates in the dugout after hitting home run during the first inning of baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Wednesday, Aug.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/election-2024/2024/08/15/pittsburgh-veterans-tim-walz-jd-vance-vice-president-military-service/stories/202408090075
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John Singlaub, two-star general with record of wartime derring-do who resigned from the Army in 1978 after openly criticizing President Jimmy Carter’s defense policy, and who later battled communism as private citizen by funneling weapons and money to rightist insurgents around the world, died Jan. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/obituaries/2022-01-31/john-singlaub-army-major-general-veteran-dies-4478460.html
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Opening arguments began Wednesday in the general court-martial of Airman 1st Class Grant Harrison, who is accused of fatally stabbing local martial arts athlete and instructor more than year ago. Sign for office of the staff judge advocate in front of building on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-10-02/murder-trial-air-force-spangdahlem-15380941.html
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The Wisconsin Veterans Network has opened an office near the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to help veterans and their families who do not qualify for federal veterans’ programs. VetsNet, the new collaborative effort by dozen government and nonprofit agencies, offers one-stop service to veterans, military families and National Guard and Reserves members. An open house at VetsNet offices, 6317 W.
https://www.military.com/military-report/vetsnet-opens-in-milwaukee.html
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Melanie Carrigg, 9, seen with her mother Austin Carrigg, is enrolled in the Army’s Exceptional Family Member Program, which aims to keep her father, Master Sgt. After bad assignment to California, Sgt.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-09-13/army-special-needs-families-base-assignments-care-education-2873245.html
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Fort Drum family members work on sensory art project inside on March 1, 2024, during the monthly sensory workshop. Hosted by the Fort Drum Exceptional Family Member Program, the monthly workshop helps community members better understand sensory processing and how it can affect behaviors.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-29/military-special-needs-survey-troops-14653278.html
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Of course, this comes just days after Trump suggested that civilian Medal, the Medal of Freedom, was better than the Medal of Honor, because the armed soldiers who received the Medal of Honor are often either killed or wounded,” he added. And, of course, we’ve been reminded of late, how Trump used to refer to veterans, even deceased soldiers as suckers and losers, comment, confirmed by his own Chief of Staff. When the cemetery official tried to prevent Trump campaign staff from entering Section 60, campaign staff verbally abused and pushed the official aside, according to the source.
https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2024/08/campaign-stunt-did-trump-event-desecrating-arlington-cemetery-violate-federal-law/
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Department of Defense Education Activity director Thomas Brady and the commander of Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. King Middle High School at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, Wednesday, Sept.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-09-21/dodea-ej-king-sasebo-japan-7413571.html
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The Leonie Group, which produced television, radio and billboard ads in Afghanistan, billed the government for ads that were never disseminated, the company’s former president alleges in whistleblower lawsuit. An Afghan national civil order police recruiting billboard in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2010.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/company-charged-millions-for-pro-america-ads-that-never-aired-in-afghanistan-lawsuit-alleges-1.624178
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