Stars and Stripes
Former Top Gun instructor now leads Team Rubicon
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- Former Top Gun instructor now leads Team Rubicon
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- 4 years ago
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- Art delaCruz is the Chief Executive Officer of the humanitarian disaster relief non-profit, Team Rubicon and the very first Asian American Pacific Islander Top Gun flight instructor in history of the military. Watch this video for more details.
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- Pandemic pause is over for popular Friendship Festival at US air base in Tokyo
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- 4 years ago
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- The Friendship Festival, a two-day open house at this U.S. airlift hub in western Tokyo, resumed over the weekend where it left off nearly three years ago before the coronavirus pandemic.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- A Tenant Bill of Rights and dead infants on Fort Bragg REPLAY
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- 4 years ago
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- Next week, Stripes reporter Rose Thayer gives us an update on the tenant bill of rights and whether its working. Before then though, we suggest you listen to two other episodes to help prime you for that update. We suggest "Black mold and lead in military housing, and the law letting it happen" and this episode, which you're about to hear.
Is the military just bad at environmental testing, or is there more? Could the deaths of infants on Fort Bragg have been prevented? If you have a tip, lead, or story idea email us at militarymatters@stripes.com.
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- AeroVironment shows autonomous planes at Modern Day Marine
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- 4 years ago
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- AeroVironment, Inc. is an American defense contractor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, that designs and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles. They displayed some of their autonomous planes at Modern Day Marine. Watch this video for details.
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- Approaching the USS Harry S. Truman in port in Naples
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- 4 years ago
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- Raw video of a boat approaching the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in port in Naples, Italy, May 11, 2022.
Video by Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes
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- Sight and sounds: A visit to Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Experience the peaceful sights and sounds of Meiji Jingu, a renowned Shinto shrine in central Tokyo.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Okinawa’s Mount Katsuu could be the most challenging climb on the island
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- 4 years ago
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- Mount Katsuu is part of the mountain range on the Motobu Peninsula that runs across Katsuyama village and the city of Nago and is a nostalgic wilderness escape from the contemporary atmosphere of the American bases on Okinawa.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2022-04-28/mount-katsuu-okinawa-japan-hiking-quick-trip-5794379.html
Produced by Frank Andrews/Stars and Stripes
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- Wounded Warrior Regiment takes 20-mile hike
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- 4 years ago
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- Marines with the Wounded Warrior Regiment participated in a 20- mile hike to boost morale and help with post traumatic growth in the Appalachian Mountains. The WWR hosts events such as this hike to build camaraderie between wounded service members and help them with a positive path towards recovery. Watch this video for details.
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- See the Thunderbirds like never before
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- 4 years ago
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- The United States Air Force Thunderbirds recently participated at the Fort Lauderdale Airshow in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. and gave a glimpse of what it is like inside of an F-16. In this video, checkout the cockpit footage.
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- Fast Take - Oil, Crypto, and Weed Coin?
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Jack Murphy and Rod Rodriguez discuss last week's episode on the effects of sanctions against Russia, oil, and cryptocurrency. Do we have to tell you the conversation goes off the rails? Check out last week's episode!
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- Sights and sounds from the U.S. Army Twilight Tattoo
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Twilight Tattoo is an action-packed military pageant featuring soldiers from the United States Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units. Those featured are the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own."
The show features performances by the U.S. Army Blues, the U.S. Army band Downrange, the U.S. Army Voices, the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, the U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and the U.S. Army Drill Team.
Watch this video for details.
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- US Army Drill Team performs at Twilight Tattoo
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- 4 years ago
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- The United States Army Military District of Washington hosted a Media Day ahead of the in-person return of Twilight Tattoo, an action-packed military pageant. In this video see the U.S. Army Drill Team. Twilight Tattoo is held every Wednesday during the months of May, June and July.
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- DC and West Virginia National Guard compete in Best Warrior Competition
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- 4 years ago
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- Soldiers from the West Virginia and District of Columbia National Guard competed in the West Virginia National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, WV. Watch this video for details.
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- The U S Army Parachute Team skydives in Puerto Rico
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team skydived over Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on April 21, 2022 in preparation for tandem passengers. USAPT conducted skydives for their first tandem camp of the 2022 season. Watch this video for details.
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- Sanctions, Guns, and Cryptocurrency
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- 4 years ago
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- Russian commodities analyst Nick Trickett talks with Jack Murphy about sanctions against Russia, the squeeze on European oil, and what role China plays in Russia's down-trending economy. Then cybersecurity and cryptocurrency expert Rick Jordan talks with us about the role cryptocurrency is playing in today's world economy and what any of that matters in war. Guest Links Nick Trickett - TW: @ntrickett16 - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-trickett-54b41634/?originalSubdomain=uk - https://ridl.io/en/auth/nick-trickett/ Rick Jordan - https://www.rickjordan.tv/ - TW: @mrrickjordan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrrickjordan/ --- This Episode is brought to you by Tekto Gear. TEKTO Gear is giving 15% off the entire purchase. Go to Tektogear.com and use discount code, Stripes.
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- Navy’s 30 year shipbuilding plan winnows out vessels ill suited for conflict with China
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Navy’s long-term shipbuilding plan would increase its battle force fleet to between 327 and 367 vessels by 2052, a range based on differing scenarios of federal budgeting and shipyard capacity, according to a report submitted to Congress this month.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-20/us-navy-long-term-shipbuilding-plan-conflict-china-5750454.html
Footage courtesy of U.S. Navy
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Japanese pilots rose in record numbers to meet challenges by Chinese aircraft
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Japanese fighter pilots responded to challenges by Chinese military aircraft during fiscal year 2021 at a pace second only to a record set five years earlier, according to data from Japan’s Ministry of Defense.
Footage courtesy of U.S. Air Force
Photos courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Defense
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Highlights from the 2022 Invictus Games
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- 4 years ago
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- Check out the highlights of Team USA at the 2022 Invictus Games being held in Hague, Netherlands.The Invictus Games are composed of Wounded Warriors from nearly 20 nations with over 500 competitors, competing in 10 sporting events from April 16-22, 2022. Watch this video for details.
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- The trail of Hachiko Loyal dog’s legacy lives on in Tokyo amd1
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Hachiko’s story of loyalty went worldwide more than 90 years ago. But a well-known statue of the dog outside Shibuya Station is just one stop on a path that takes Hachiko’s admirers past other sites associated with the story, including his final resting place and a perhaps unsettling recreation of the animal itself.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2022-04-14/hachiko-loyal-dog-shibuya-station-scramble-university-of-tokyo-5619657.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Giant Ukrainian cargo plane visits US air base in Tokyo
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- 4 years ago
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- The world’s largest production transport airplane, painted in Ukrainian blue and yellow, touched down at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, April 13, 2022.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-04-13/antonov-ukrainian-cargo-plane-visits-yokota-air-base-japan-5672971.html
Footage by Juan King/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Nakagin Capsule Tower, a Tokyo landmark, is coming down
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- 4 years ago
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- Demolition of an iconic apartment tower built 50 years ago in Tokyo’s high-end Ginza district began this week, despite efforts to save it. Efforts to preserve Nakagin Capsule Tower fell short due to the costs involved.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-04-13/nakagin-capsule-tower-demolition-tokyo-landmark-ginza-5681163.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Saab shows different devices at 2022 Sea, Air and Space
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Saab is a leading defense and security company with a mission to help nations protect populations and contribute to the safety of people and societies. They were amongst a group of different companies who where on hand for the 2022 Sea, Air and Space symposium. Watch this video for details.
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- Epirus takes “commercial meets defense approach” at Sea, Air and Space
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Epirus, a high-growth technology company developing solid-state, software-defined directed energy systems that enable unprecedented counter-electronics effects and power management solutions to optimize power efficiency in defense and commercial applications, was at the 2022 Sea, Air and Space symposium to display their products. Watch this video for details.
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- Lockheed Martin highlights advanced lasers at Sea, Air and Space
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Lockheed Martin is developing advanced laser capabilities that will help service members in battle scenarios. At the 2022 Sea, Air and Space Symposium, officials from Lockheed Martin highlighted the laser capabilities. Watch this video for details.
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- Johnson Town, a village of former US military homes, offers quaint shopping and dining experiences
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- 4 years ago
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- A small village of 1950s American-style houses offers a taste of Western food and shopping outside a former U.S. military base in Saitama prefecture just north of Tokyo.
Read more:
https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2022-04-07/johnson-town-iruma-japan-shopping-dining-1950s-us-military-houses-5572319.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Fast Take - Thinking of joining the fight in Ukraine? Not so fast...
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Before you decide to volunteer for the Ukraine Foreign Legion, listen to our conversation with Marine veteran and experienced overseas contractor Tim Lynch about what you need to know before making that commitment. There's more at stake than you might realize... ---This Episode is brought to you by Tekto Gear. TEKTO Gear is giving 15% off the entire purchase. Go to Tektogear.com and use discount code, Stripes.
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- Future War: Urban warfare and the Russian perspective
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Russian perspective on the war in Ukraine, the Russian army in urban warfare, and can Putin survive a failed invasion? GUESTS Dr. Rita Konaev is an Associate Director of analysis at the Center for Security and Emergent Technology. Twitter: @RitaKonaev
Dr. Golfo Alexopoulos, professor at the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies at USF and director of the USF Institute on Russia. Twitter: @GolfoAlexopoulo
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- Medal of Honor Day wreath ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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- 4 years ago
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- The Capital Region/ United States Army Military District of Washington hosted the Congressional Medal of Honor Army Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Medal of Honor recipients Brian M. Thacker and Harvey Curtiss Barnum, Jr. represented the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and joined Maj. Gen. Allan M. Pepin, the commanding general of the Joint Task Force, in presenting the wreath.
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- Fast Take - Zelenskyy's ask, the Tik Tok war, and a new proxy war
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Military Matters hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy talk about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the U.S. Congress, war tourists, and do YOU think Zelenskyy should have worn a suit? Send your comments to militarymatters@stripes.com or find us on Twitter @stripesmmpod
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- Underwater robot race returns to Yokosuka for first time since pandemic began
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Middle school and high school students at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet recently competed in the SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater obstacle course for remotely operated vehicles, for the first time in two years.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Tuskegee Airmen 81st Anniversary Tribute
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The year 2022 marks the 81st anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of primarily African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II. The name also applies to the navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, instructors, crew chiefs, nurses, cooks and other support personnel. Watch this video for details.
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- Wounded Warriors compete in Marine Corps Trials
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- United States Marines with Wounded Warrior Battalion East competed in the annual Marine Corps Trials on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on March 16, 2022. The Marine Corps Trials is an annual adaptive sports competition that promotes a competitive warrior spirit, builds camaraderie and provides a venue to select participants for the 2022 DoD Warrior Games. Watch this video for details.
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- Future War: Russia's Military and Warfare
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Tanks, Spetsnaz, "Little Green Men" and information warfare. Jack Murphy takes us beyond the headlines and into Russia's military, strategy, and how they envision victory. This is part two of our Future War series on Russia. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.
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- USO Gaming Center opens at Quantico
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- United States Marines and civilians attended the opening ceremony of the new United Service Organizations building on Marine Corps Base Quantico. This new USO location has state of the art gaming equipment, affording Marines another way to relax with their peers. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take - Who knew Russia would be this bad?
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Military Matters hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss last week's episode on the Russia/Ukraine crises. How the collapse of the Soviet Union has everything to do with this war, Putin's slipping power, and whether nukes could play a role in this. Subscribe today. Part 2 of our Future War Series on Russia coming soon!
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- Celebrating Women's History Month
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- 4 years ago
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- The Peterson-Schriever Garrison of the United States Space Force celebrates Women's History Month by recognizing some of their leading women. March has been recognized as Women's History Month since 1981. Watch this video for details.
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- Refugees from Ukraine arrive in Poland
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- 4 years ago
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- Refugees from Ukraine at the train station in Przemysl and at the border at Medyka, March 2, 2022
Video:Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
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- Future War: Russia and Ukraine
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has sent shockwaves throughout the world resulting in the highest tensions between the East and the West since the Cold War. Russia analyst Nick Trickett and former Russian FSB Officer Jan Neumann explain how Russia got to this point, what this war could mean for Russia's leader Vladimir Putin, and what could happen next. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts
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- ICYMI Fast Take Kabul Embassy the Taliban and the Fall of Afghanistan
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- This is our final ICYMI before we kick of season 5! Former U.S. Special Forces service member and current intelligence professional shares an insider's view of the Taliban's takeover of the country, the chaos at the US embassy, and how it all went so wrong.
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- Washington's 290th birthday celebrated at Mount Vernon
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- 4 years ago
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- The Presidential Armed Forces held a full honor wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the first president, on George Washington's 290th birthday at Mount Vernon on Feb. 21, 2022. Watch this video for details.
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- The Death of Mark Leshikar ICYMI
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The recent deaths of Army Delta Force member William J. Lavigne and Army Veteran Timothy Dumas are being investigated as homicides. Their deaths have brought attention back to another fatal shooting Lavigne was involved in, the shooting of his best friend and Special Forces soldier Mark Leshikar. Jack Murphy takes us into the life and death of Mark Leshikar. We talk with his sister and widow, uncovering details never before revealed about this mysterious case. Missing evidence, redacted reports, and a witness who's only now able to speak out.
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- Stripes in 7 for Feb. 15, 2022
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Here’s our latest edition of Stripes in 7, featuring top stories impacting the U.S. military community in a seven-minute recap.
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- Stars and Stripes in 7 for Feb. 10, 2022
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Here’s our latest edition of Stripes in 7, featuring top stories impacting the U.S. military community in a seven-minute recap.
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- QAnon - exposing extremists views within the ranks ICYMI
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- We are revisiting our Qanon episode, in which we explored the murky world of QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory that falsely claims President Donald Trump is fighting a shadowy cabal of Satanist pedophiles.
To find out how child pedophilia rings, Pizzagate, and the existence of a deep state made their way into the mainstream consciousness, and also to learn about the conspiracy theory’s links to the military and veteran community, we talk with QAnon Anonymous podcast co-host and Washington Post contributor Travis View, as well as with journalist and former Green Beret Jack Murphy.
Does QAnon have the potential for stoking extremist violence? Why do it and other extremist organizations work to recruit service members and veterans?
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- Just in case: Airmen prepare for emergency landings at airlift hub in Tokyo
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Once a year, at least, Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo acts like an earthbound aircraft carrier. Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets visited on Feb. 4, 2022, to test the airfield’s aircraft arresting system, which operates like those used routinely aboard carriers.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepares to deploy
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- 4 years ago
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- The U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepares to deploy to Romania at Vilseck Army Airfield, Germany.
Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
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- Military funeral honors for former Sen. Robert Dole
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- 4 years ago
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- Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," and the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for Sen. Robert Dole in Section 4 of Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 2, 2022. Watch this video for details.
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- Stripes in 7 for Feb. 7, 2022
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Here’s our latest edition of Stripes in 7, featuring top stories impacting the U.S. military community in a seven-minute recap.
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- Suicide bombing at Kabul airport was unpreventable, Pentagon says
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The suicide bombing in August 2021 at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American troops in the final days of the U.S. war in Afghanistan was not supported by terrorist gunfire and the attack could not have been prevented, the top general in charge of military operations in the Middle East said Feb. 4, 2022.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2022-02-04/military-afghanistan-kabul-airport-attack-bombing-troops-killed-4648281.html
Footage courtesy of the Department of Defense
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa
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- Aboard the USS Harry S. Truman
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- 4 years ago
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- The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Adriatic Sea on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. The Truman was participating in the NATO-led multinational exercise Neptune Strike 2022.
