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Melissa Dooley accepts command of the Travis Air Force Base hospital, the Air Force’s largest, from 60th Air Mobility Wing commander Col. Simmons as the outgoing hospital leader, Col.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-07-21/travis-afb-medical-center-new-commander-6718320.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/army/2021-07-27/fort-jackson-soldier-death-investigation-2333630.html

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Cairo, Egypt – In move that could reshape the security dynamics in the Horn of Africa, Somalia and Egypt have formalized defense agreement, signaling new chapter in their military cooperation. The agreement comes at pivotal time for Somalia, which has been grappling with internal threats from Al Shabaab and external pressures, particularly following Ethiopia’s controversial deal with Somaliland for Red Sea access. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has publicly supported Somalia’s territorial integrity, especially in the wake of the Somaliland-Ethiopia agreement.

https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-and-egypt-ink-defense-pact-in-cairo-a-new-chapter-in-military-cooperation

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social media post shows Marine veteran Hector Vargas, who was convicted for his part in the Jan. federal jury in December convicted Hector Vargas Santos, 29, of four misdemeanors for illegally entering, remaining and being disruptive or disorderly in the Capitol.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-25/marine-veteran-nj-selfie-video-j6-riot-prison-9918646.html

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https://247wallst.com/military/2024/08/06/the-us-military-is-not-prepared-for-future-threats/

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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/army/2024-04-14/fort-meade-soldier-dead-barracks-13550114.html

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Frank Williams was sentenced in military court in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. The crime followed verbal altercation between Williams and the victim over damage to Williams’ 2017 Honda Accord, Michelle McCaskill, communications director at the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, said in an email exchange Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-11-15/army-hit-and-run-kaiserslautern-15855879.html

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Friedel, left, 35th Fighter Wing outgoing commander, congratulates Col. Richard, the incoming commander, during the change of command ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on June 30, 2022.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-06-30/misawa-air-base-japan-friedel-6504550.html

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It was unilaterally transferred to federal court in South Carolina over year ago under statute called ‘multi-district litigation,’” said Stephen Neal Haughey, Cincinnati attorney representing Dayton in the suit. It was consolidated with probably 10,000 PFAS cases that are down there.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-03-23/dayton-wright-patterson-afb-dod-pfas-lawsuit-legal-limbo-9586137.html

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Europe for Stars and Stripes in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has 10 years experience as an Air Force photojournalist covering operations in Timor-Leste, Guam and the Middle East.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-06-28/deployment-cycle-changes-air-force-october-10575656.html

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https://gazette.com/news/wex/texas-veterans-call-out-walz-on-military-service-claims/article_42bda6a7-9cc4-5e0b-82e5-fcaa227905df.html

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Jenny Gaume, music teacher at Yokota High School, teaches, from left, students Sydney Roddan, Molly Bogdon and Jay Mahone the marching band the song “Mic Drop,” by BTS at Yokota High School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. Her previous Navy assignments have taken her to Greece, Okinawa, and aboard the USS Nimitz.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-08-19/yokosuka-high-school-marching-band-7034197.html

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And when left, had 2-year-old, and when came home, had 3-year-old. came home and my daughter went on, and when you’re and 3, she knew no difference. Walz retired from the National Guard in May 2005, just ahead of planned deployment to Iraq.

https://news.meaww.com/tim-walz-faces-backlash-for-implying-his-trip-to-afghanistan-as-congressman-was-a-military-deployment

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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said after the Capitol riots, “the decision has been made not to move forward with the award.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/21/did-trump-medal-of-honor-comment-reveal-his-view-of-military-sacrifice/74871071007/

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Brian McElhiney is reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-09-30/marine-assault-arrest-okinawa-15351045.html

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She has reported for variety of publications in Montana, Nevada and Louisiana, and served as editor of newspapers in Louisiana, Oregon and Washington. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-12-07/navy-mclean-florida-child-sexual-abuse-12284353.html

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Jeremiah Hammill is pictured in August 2018 relinquishing command of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron during ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Hammill, now colonel, was fired July 15, 2024, as commander of the 96th Test Wing Civil Engineer Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-24/elgin-air-force-colonel-fired-14572054.html

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His past reporting experience includes covering politics for The Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle and The News and Observer. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-01-22/navy-seals-missing-dead-middle-east-12760936.html

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The cause of the mishap was the [pilot’s] failure to effectively recover from spatial disorientation,” Brig. Wreckage of airplane in rice field in Maguindanao del Sur province, Philippines.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-06-10/Pilot-disorientation-led-to-deadly-December-F-16-crash-in-Michigan-Air-Force-report-says-1669186.html

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Sailors run toward cargo on the flight deck of the USS George Washington that was dropped off by helicopter while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. Navy and other services from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-10-30/uss-george-washington-7th-fleet-15673882.html

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