Stars and Stripes
Operation Allies welcome Afghan guests at Philadelphia International Airport
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- Operation Allies welcome Afghan guests at Philadelphia International Airport
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan guests at suitable facilities. This initiative provides Afghan guests essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan.
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- Future USS Daniel Inouye destroyer arrives at homeport in Hawaii
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The U.S. Navy destroyer slated to be commissioned next month as the USS Daniel Inouye arrived Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at its homeport in Pearl Harbor.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-11-18/uss-daniel-inouye-navy-destroyer-pearl-harbor-hawaii-3675508.html
Footage by Joseph Buliavac/U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Fast Take - Great Power Competition and the rest of the DoD
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
- Description
- Jack Murphy and Rod Rodriguez discuss what Great Power Competition or GPC means to the military outside of SOF and why this will matter to you! Follow us on Twitter @stripesmmpod or send us your feedback to militarymatters@stripes.com
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- Thousands pay respects at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- Arlington National Cemetery conducted three days of commemorative events in honor of the 100-year anniversary the World War I Unknown Soldier. Watch this video for details.
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- The Mission Continues helps restore DC college
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The Mission Continues, a veteran based nonprofit, conducted Operation Enduring Service, a restoration project at the University of the District of Columbia. Watch this video for details.
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- Great Power Competition - Where does SOF fit in?
- Date posted
- 4 years ago
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- The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan has signaled a new era in military operations and presence, but we aren't alone. "Great Power Competition" or GPC isn't just some new set of buzzwords, it's a shift in how the DOD will do business in a world of near-peer adversaries.
What does GPC mean for today's military? How will it affect SOF operations? What will tomorrow's war really look like?
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- Marines train with mortars, demolitions near Mount Fuji
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Watch members of the Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment train with mortars and demolitions at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 20 and Oct. 24, 2021.
Footage by Jerry Edlin/U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Uniform pageant marks Marine Corps’ 246th birthday
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Marines in uniforms of every era – from the high collars that gave the leathernecks their nickname to the digital print of modern combat utilities – marked the Corps’ approaching birthday with a standing-room-only marching pageant at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021.
Produced by Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes
READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-11-03/marine-corps-birthday-iwakuni-japan-uniform-pageant-3476715.html
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- PGA Hope inspires vets to keep going
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE introduces golf to veterans with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
Watch this video for details.
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- U S Army Parachute Team competes in National Skydiving Championship
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The U.S. Army Parachute Team is competed in the United States Parachute Association National Skydiving Championship event. The team completed an 8-way formation skydiving jump.
Watch this video for details.
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- Did World War I make candy popular?
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Candy has been around for centuries, but was it popularized because of World War I? Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take: UFO’s, “El Diablo” and cursed housing!
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy talk about the listeners' ghost stories from last episode, talk about their own experiences with the supernatural, and we share three more stories from our listeners! From lights in the sky to deadly phantoms! Subscribe today!
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- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier centennial ceremony in Le Havre, France
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The first Unknown Soldier interred in the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in 1921 died during a WWI offensive in France and was buried on French soil. On October 25, 1921, the Unknown Soldier’s U.S. flag-draped casket arrived in Le Havre, France, and was ceremonially carried aboard the USS Olympia for the 15-day transatlantic voyage home to the U.S.
On Oct. 25, 2021, the city of La Havre unveiled a plaque dedicated to the unknown American Soldier who died for France as U.S. Sailors based in Naples, Italy, and French Marins stood side by side in formation.
Watch this video for details.
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- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier centennial ceremony in Châlons en Champagne, France
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This year marks the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. On October 24, 1921, the Unknown Soldier, who died on French soil in WWI, was ceremonially moved from Town Hall in Châlons-en-Champagne, France, to a special train bound for Le Havre. On October 24, 2021, the town of Châlons re-created the historic event to commemorate the 100th anniversary with the participation of the U.S. European Command Joint Color Guard and Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe-Africa. Watch this video for details.
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- Restless Japanese spirits and a melody from beyond the grave
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- It's that time again for another Haunted Military Matters! In this episode, we bring you three real ghost stories from our listeners. From roaming spirits of Japan to a ghostly melody from beyond the veil, listen if you dare...
Follow Military Matters on Twitter @stripesmmpod and visit stripes.com for your daily dose of news!
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- In Memoriam: Colin Powell
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Colin Powell, who rose to the rank of four-star general and served as Secretary of State, has died of Covid-19 complications. He was 84.
Watch this video to take a look back at some moments in his life.
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- Polaris displays MRZR Alpha in US for first time at AUSA
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- For the first time in the United States, Polaris Government & Defense displayed the MRZR Alpha at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The light tactical vehicle is more powerful and more capable than any other family of vehicles ever developed in this class. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take: Nazis, the occult and us?
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Military Matters hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss the previous episode, an interview with Dr. Eric Kurlander about the Nazi fascination with the occult. Could the desire to live in a fantasy world happen again? Subscribe today and share this podcast!
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- AUSA's Thought Leaders talk suicide prevention awareness
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Members of the Association of the United States Army annual conference talk suicide awareness for soldiers. Watch this video for details.
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- Marine Corps F 35Bs are first fighters to fly from a Japanese carrier since World War II
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A pair of Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth aircraft became the first fighters to fly from a Japanese carrier since World War II after landing and taking off from the JS Izumo on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-05/js-izumo-marine-corps-f-35b-japan-aircraft-carrier-3133239.html
Footage courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Stars and Stripes reporters talk about their evacuation from Kabul
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Stars and Stripes reporters talk about their final days before being evacuated from Kabul.
READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2021-08-17/my-last-days-kabul-after-years-living-afghan-capital-2579776.html
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- Pseudo-science, the occult and the rise of Nazi Germany
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- What do vampires, werewolves and Nazis have in common? Jack Murphy talks with Dr. Eric Kurlander, author of "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich" about the Nazi obsession with the occult and how Hitler convinced a country to abandon science for the allure of mysticism.
Subscribe today and never miss an episode!
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- Navy’s tuition assistance will cover more credit hours, but fewer will qualify for program
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The U.S. Navy is expanding the number of credit hours covered by its tuition assistance program, but also raising the bar for sailors to qualify for the program.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-29/us-navy-tuition-assistance-college-classes-benefits-3062715.html
Footage courtesy of the U.S. Navy.
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- All-female wing command team first to lead at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and the 11th Wing bid farewell to Col. Mike Zuhlsdorf and welcomed a new commander, Col. Cat Logan, in a change of command ceremony Sept. 28 at the ceremonial lawn on base. Watch this video for details.
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- Team Rubicon helps during Hurricane Ida
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Members of Team Rubicon remove downed trees left by Hurricane Ida in Edgard, Louisiana. Watch this video for details.
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- MCAS Cherry Point airshow celebrates base's 80th anniversary
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Watch highlights from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s annual airshow on Sept. 25, 2021. The North Carolina air station is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year.
Footage courtesy of the U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- See the Thunderbirds from the cockpit
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The United States Air Force Thunderbirds recently released cockpit footage as they maneuvered into their a diamond formation at the Cleveland National Air Show. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take - Future War: China with Jack Murphy and Rod Rodriguez
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
- Description
- Hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss the three-part Future War: China series and how the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan might have changed the game. Does this generation have what it takes to take on a near-peer adversary like China? How will cyberwarfare play into this? All that and more on this Fast Take.
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- Dream Flights offer vets free flights
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Dream Flights is dedicated to honoring military veterans and seniors with the adventure of a lifetime, a flight in a Boeing Stearman biplane. Watch this video for details.
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- Future War: War with China...
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- We return to the third of our three-part future war series on China. Jack Murphy talks with Roger Cliff, a research professor of Indo-Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Army War College and the author of "China's Military Power: Assessing Current and Future Capabilities." You can find Cliff's book on Amazon and everywhere you purchase books. Follow Military Matters on Twitter @stripesmmpod
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- Secretary of Defense Austin delivers remarks at 9/11 Pentagon ceremony
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III delivered remarks at The Pentagon during a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Watch this video for details.
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- Gen. Milley delivers remarks at 9/11 ceremony at the Pentagon
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Gen. Mark A. Milley delivered remarks at The Pentagon during a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary on the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Watch this video for details.
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- Images of war
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Stars and Stripes reporters and photographers covered the U.S. military fighting what was to be called the Global War on Terrorism. Here is a selection of Stripes photos from those 20 years of war.
Video produced by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Music:
Waltz Primordial (feat. Alexander Nakarada) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7929-waltz-primordial
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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- Army divers protect billions in Kuwait
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- A young soldier from Yuma, Ariz., is working to protect billions of dollars worth of cargo in the Middle East, while proving diving is not just in the Navy and Coast Guard. Watch this video for details.
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- Naval aviator speaks on his role
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- United States Navy Lt. Uriah Eilinger, a naval aviator attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, speaks about his role in naval aviation. Watch this video for details.
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- Take a look at housing at Marine Corps Base Quantico
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- U.S Marine Corps Col. Michael L. Brooks, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Christopher J. Adams, congratulate service members and families for considering Quantico as a home. There are more than 23,000 residences in the Public-Private Venture Program. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take: Kabul Embassy, the Taliban, and the fall of Afghanistan
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Former U.S. Special Forces service member and current intelligence professional, Daniel, was recently evacuated from Afghanistan. Daniel shares an insider's view of the Taliban's take-over of the country, the chaos at the US embassy, and how it all went so wrong.
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- Montford Point Marines attend March on Washington
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The March on Washington was a part of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. The march was a rally to speak out against inequality in jobs and freedom and was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Montford Point Marines memorialized the legacy of the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps. Watch this video for details.
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- Blue Angels dazzle at Chicago Air Show
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- The United States Navy Blue Angels put on a solo demonstration while in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2021 at the Chicago Air & Water Show. Watch this video for details.
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- Celebrating Women's Equality Day
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- August 26th is Women's Equality Day. Women members of the Army, Air Force and Navy were asked, "What does equality mean to them?" Watch this video to see what they said.
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- PREVIEW: The Battle for Kunduz
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Click here for the full episode https://youtu.be/_mvMQaCs2hg
Jack Murphy brings us the story of the battle to save Kunduz from the Taliban and why a Doctors Without Borders hospital was destroyed.
Jack talks with Special Forces Medical Sgt. Joshua Middleton about the heroic efforts of the Afghan Commandos and the dismal failures of the Afghan National Army that were the precursor to the recent fall of the Afghan government back into the hands of the Taliban.
This story was inspired by the book "Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War" by Jessica Donati.
You can follow Jessica on Twitter @jessdonati
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- The Battle for Kunduz
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Jack Murphy brings us the story of the battle to save Kunduz from the Taliban and why a Doctors Without Borders hospital was destroyed. Jack talks with Special Forces Medical Sgt. Joshua Middleton about the heroic efforts of the Afghan Commandos and the dismal failures of the Afghan National Army that were the precursor to the recent fall of the Afghan government back into the hands of the Taliban. This story was inspired by the book "Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War" by Jessica Donati.
You can follow Jessica on Twitter @jessdonati
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- Chaos trying to get to Kabul's airport
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Crowds of men, women and children waiting outside Kabul’s international airport for admission to take evacuation flights are dispersed by tear gas and apparent warning shots into the air
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- Fast Take: Afghanistan, Chinese espionage, and what does a won war look like?
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss the recent events of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. There are some serious tie-ins to any future war with China that can't be ignored.
What does a victory over China look like? Is Taiwan the next Iraq or Afghanistan?
Follow us on Twitter at @stripesmmpod and shoot us an email at militarymatters@stripes.com
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- Navajo Code Talkers celebrate day at Quantico
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- August 14 is the Navajo Code Talkers Day. Twenty-nine Navajo men initially selected by Marine Corps leadership, used their unique and complex native language to formulate a code that remained unbreakable to the enemy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan designated August 14 as National ‘Navajo Code Talker Day’ to honor the dedication of all members of the Navajo Nation and all Native Americans who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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- Three men rescued by off duty Coast Guard member
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Petty Officer 2nd Class Jennifer Williamson, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., recounts her experience rescuing three men from a rip current at Fort Fisher August 6, 2021. Watch this video for details.
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- Future War: Chinese Espionage
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- This is part 2 of 3 in our Future War series on China. Jack Murphy and the co-author of "Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer," Matthew Brazil, tackle the topic of Chinese spies and how the winner of a future war could be determined by our respective nations' spymasters.
You can follow Matthew Brazil on Twitter @matthew_brazil
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- Mother and daughter share bond through service
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- During the surge in Iraq, a mother in Alexandria, Va., wrote a letter to her deployed daughter. In it, Sgt. 1st Class Carol E. Newland, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, at 1st Theater Sustainment Command, asked her daughter, Stacy-Ann Smelser, not to call until she finished reading the entire letter explaining why, at age 42, she was following her dream to join the military.
Watch this video for details.
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- Coast Guard celebrates 231st birthday
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- August 4, 2021 is the 231st birthday of the United States Coast Guard. Watch this video for details.
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- Milley addresses crowd at Sea-Air-Space 2021
- Date posted
- 5 years ago
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- Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hosts a luncheon at the Sea-Air-Space 2021. Watch this video for details.
