Stars and Stripes
Harriet Tubman Commemoration Ceremony
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- Harriet Tubman Commemoration Ceremony
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The United States Army Surgeon General in conjunction with Deputy Chief of Chaplains held a ceremony to honor Harriet Tubman. Watch this video for details.
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- Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center helps during Tropical Storm Hilary
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center cleared water out of a low point due to Tropical Storm Hilary at MCAGCC in Twentynine Palms, Cal., Aug. 21, 2023. Watch this video for details.
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- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards Frauenshuh with Chittenden Award for Interpretive Excellence
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers national headquarters recently recognized Tammy Frauenshuh, a natural resources specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul District, with the 2023 Hiram M. Chittenden Award for Interpretive Excellence. Watch this video for details.
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- Jack Murphy — SOF veteran, author, journalist and podcaster
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- As we wrap up this season of Military Matters we bid a fond farewell to my co-host Jack Murphy. In this episode I sit down with Jack and talk about his career in Special Operations, his journey into journalism, and what's next for Jack Murphy and his podcast the Team House.
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- Sights and sounds: A visit to Yoyogi Park, a former US military housing area in Tokyo
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A visit to Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park, which served as a U.S. military housing area called Washington Heights during the Allied occupation of Japan.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- HH-60G Pavehawk arrives to the National Museum of the USAF
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The National Museum of the United States Air Force welcomed an operational HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from Nellis Air Force Base to it's historic collection.
This HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter led an April 2004 mission to rescue five U.S. Army soldiers whose helicopter crashed during a sandstorm near Kharbut, Iraq.
Plans call for this aircraft to be placed on display in the Fall of 2023.
Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and Sounds: A visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Aug. 15 marks the 78th anniversary of Imperial Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied powers and the end of World War II. Each year around this time Japanese people make a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
The shrine was created in 1869 to commemorate mainly the soldiers, or samurai, who died in Japan’s wars. Today, over 2.5 million soldiers’ spirits are enshrined at Yasukuni, including some, now considered war criminals, who led Japan to invade China and Korea and into World War II.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Fast Take — SOF LARPing with Jack Murphy and AI vs the world
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss last week's interview with Dr. Paul Scharre about the world of defense and artificial intelligence. We also discuss Jack Murphy's foray into showing civilians the SOF side of life as well as our thoughts on AI on the battlefield. All that and more on this Fast Take.
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- Navy football welcomes new regime
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- New football coach at the United States Naval Academy Brian Newberry talks about the new football season for the Midshipmen. Watch this video for details.
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- Explore South Korea’s modern art scene at national museum in Seoul
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In the bustling city of Seoul, fans of art and Korean culture can always find something to see and do. The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is one place you cannot miss. It was founded in 1969 to raise art and cultural awareness through exhibitions and educational research. There are four branches, including the Deoksugung and Seoul locations in the city itself.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/2023-08-11/south-korea-modern-art-museum-10925764.html
Produced by Christopher Green/Stars and Stripes
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- The risks and rewards of artificial intelligence
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Artificial intelligence is now a tool millions of people are using every day. What does this mean for not only our military but for the militaries of our adversaries and allies? Dr. Paul Scharre, former U.S. Army recon Ranger and now the executive vice president and director of studies at CNAS, talks about his experience with AI, where the military stands on the cutting edge, and what the REAL risks are when using AI. All that and more on this episode of Military Matters!
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- Multinational beach landings cap largest-ever Talisman Sabre drills in Australia
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Hovercraft packed with troops and armored vehicles zoomed onto a beach during the culminating event of Talisman Sabre, a massive exercise involving 30,000 mostly American and Australian troops on the southern continent.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-08-03/beach-landings-talisman-sabre-finale-10925806.html
Imagery by Kelly Agee/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Coast Guard sends its ‘deployable specialized forces’ to Australia for first time
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. Coast Guard sent 100 members of its high-risk “deployable specialized forces” to the massive Talisman Sabre exercise in Australia. The special teams trained to secure sea lanes and ports along the country’s eastern coast.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2023-08-01/coast-guard-australia-talisman-sabre-10922498.html
Imagery by Kelly Agee/Stars and Stripes
and the U.S. Army
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Japan mandates devices that detect students left behind on school buses
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Military parents who send their children to Global Step Academy, a pre-school and kindergarten popular with parents at a U.S. air base in western Tokyo, said they’re relieved that Japan has taken steps to ensure young students aren’t left behind on school buses.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-26/japan-school-bus-safety-left-behind-10869055.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Bell tolls for 53-year-old motorcycle shop outside US air base in Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A motorcycle shop that has served American and Japanese customers near the home of U.S. Forces Japan for more than a half-century has closed for good.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-07-25/bike-land-keisho-yokota-japan-10847056.html
Produced by Juan King/Stars and Stripes
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- Exercise allies plan Talisman Sabre finale from USS America
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Marines and sailors, Japanese soldiers and German troops gathered recently around a large map on the amphibious assault ship USS America to plot a raid of Australia’s eastern coast. This drill is part of Talisman Sabre, 14 days of training involving 30,000 service members.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-31/talisman-sabre-raid-uss-america-10916562.html
Imagery by Kelly Agee/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Fast Take — Task Force Dagger, PTSD treatment, and getting the story right
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy talk about last week's episode with the folks at Task Force Dagger. We talk charities, PTSD treatment, and you can listen to Rod get 'mythbusted' by Jack in real time! All that and more on this Fast Take!
Also, check out this interview with Task Force Dagger founder Stephen Thompson from USSOCOM's official podcast SOFcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s4-e6-mark-stephens-retired-smu-operator-and-chairman/id1541155036?i=1000588132887
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This episode is brought to you by Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit helping build and donate homes to injured post 9/11 veterans. Visit HFOTUSA.org for more information.
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- Marines practice air assault, extraction skills in Australia
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Dozens of U.S. Marines piled in and out of aircraft at a remote airfield during ongoing training to hone their ability to fight in the Indo-Pacific. They were practicing air-assault and extraction skills, part of a force-on-force exercise by troops from the U.S., Australia and eight other nations.
Imagery by Jennessa Davey/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Japanese sailors share ‘secret’ curry recipes with US Navy
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Japanese curry, a popular dish whose recipes are often jealously guarded in the galleys of the country’s naval vessels, is coming to American clubs at the homeport of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-26/japanese-navy-curry-yokosuka-10857768.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- ‘Olympics of war games’: This year’s Talisman Sabre is most ambitious ever, official says
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- This year’s Talisman Sabre is the “biggest and most ambitious” version of the multinational exercise ever and Australia’s largest military undertaking in more than a century, according to U.S. and Australian military officials.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-25/talisman-sabre-australia-force-on-force-10846769.html
Imagery by Jennessa Davey/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Inside ‘Fusion Cell,’ contractors keep electronic tabs on Talisman Sabre’s progress
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Using digital technology, defense contractors are providing troops in eastern Australia with real-time feedback and coaching during the largest-ever Talisman Sabre exercise.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-25/talisman-sabre-trainers-coaching-feedback-10847198.html
Imagery by Jennessa Davey/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Take a look at Arlington National Cemetery
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Arlington National Cemetery is one of two cemeteries in the United States National Cemetery System that are maintained by the United States Army. Nearly 400,000 people are buried in its 639 acres in Arlington, VA. Watch this video for details.
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- Task Force Dagger — changing lives of SOF veterans
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Task Force Dagger Special Operations Foundation provides assistance to wounded, ill or injured U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) members and their families. They respond to urgent needs, conduct rehabilitative adaptive events (RAE) and provide next-generation health solutions for issues facing our service members. We talk with Director of Operations, Jessica Houlihan and Marketing/Fundraising Director Courtney Snyder about the work Task Force Dagger is doing with PTSD, stellate ganglion block treatment, and more!
To learn more about TASK FORCE DAGGER, go to https://www.taskforcedagger.org/
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- General Atomics provide an array of UAV protectors
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- General Atomics is an American energy and defense corporation headquartered in San Diego, CA, specializing in research and technology development. Watch this video for details.
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- Firepower demonstrations 1,000 miles apart signal start of massive exercise in Australia
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Dozens of mortar shells and rockets screamed across the Australian bush into a mountainside Saturday, July 22, 2023, one of two live-fire demonstrations that kicked off the largest-ever Talisman Sabre exercise. Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-07-23/talisman-sabre-live-fire-exercise-australia-10827285.html
Footage by the U.S. Marine Corps
Edited by Christopher Green/Stars and Stripes
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- Pups4Patriots a mainstay at America Humane
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- American Humane’s Pups4Patriots program finds dogs in search of forever homes and trains them to be lifesaving service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury. Watch this video for details.
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- Veterans United provides home loans to service members
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Veterans United, has been helping service members get home loans since 2002. They were at Modern Day Marine in Washington, D.C., informing people of their benefits. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take — Dishonorable discharges, agendas, and DADT
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss last week's episode on the CBS News coverage of veterans seeking discharge upgrades from the "don't ask, don't tell" era. They talk military attitudes toward LGBTQ+ service members, witch hunts, agendas and what the DADT era did to the modern military. All that and more on this Fast Take!
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This episode is brought to you by Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit helping build and donate homes to injured post 9/11 veterans. Visit HFOTUSA.org for more information.
Now you can hear Military Matters Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET and Sunday at noon ET on Wreaths Across America Radio available on the iHeart Radio, TuneIn and Audacy apps.
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- North Korea says ICBM test reached new heights for communist regime
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- North Korea says an intercontinental ballistic missile it tested Wednesday, July 12, 2023, flew for 74 minutes, a new record for the communist regime’s missile program.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-12/north-korea-icbm-test-10721353.html
Footage by Korean Central News Agency
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- SLNT wants to make the war fighter invisible
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- SLNT creates signal-blocking products to protect devices. They were at Modern Day Marine showing off their products. Watch this video for details.
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- Cubic showcases capabilities at Modern Day Marine
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Cubic Corporation is a global private transportation and defense corporation. They operate two business segments: Cubic Transportation Systems and Cubic Mission and Performance Solutions and were showing their capabilities at Modern Day Marine. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A visit to Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2023.
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- Dishonorably Discharged — The legacy of 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- CBS Chief Investigative Correspondent Jim Axelrod and his CBS Producer Jessica Kegu have been covering the story of veterans who were separated from service with dishonorable discharges during the 'don’t ask, don’t tell era' and are now fighting to have the character of their discharges changed. A dishonorable discharge carries with it an unwavering stigma that has cost those veterans jobs, benefits, and some their lives. Is it time to fix what some call a terrible injustice?
Links to CBS stories:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-veterans-dont-ask-dont-tell-white-house-vows-reevauluate-process-dishonorable-discharges/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-veteran-discharged-over-her-sexual-orientation-33-years-ago-cant-clear-her-record/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/air-force-veteran-imprisoned-being-gay-endures-stigma-felony-record/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/military-gay-lesbian-service-members...
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- B.E. Meyers shows off new lasers at Modern Day Marine
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc. develops and supplies optoelectronic and related products used for aerospace, defense, security and law enforcement. They showed off some new lasers at Modern Day Marine. Watch this video for details.
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- USS George Washington is flight deck certified ahead of move to Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- The USS George Washington has completed its flight deck certification, one of the last steps before the aircraft carrier returns to normal operations after a lengthy refit period in Virginia.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-07-06/george-washington-carrier-flight-deck-10654396.html
Footage by Joshua Cabal/U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Teledyne Flir aims to help solve problems
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Teledyne Flir specializes in the design and production of thermal imaging cameras and sensors. They were at Modern Day Marine showing off the tools they have to help the modern war fighter. Watch this video for details.
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- AeroClave decontaminates at Modern Day Marine
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- AeroClave, a company founded for the purpose of developing, manufacturing and selling a system capable of decontaminating commercial and military aircraft from pandemic-producing viruses and other disease-causing pathogens, were in attendance at Modern Day Marine in Washington, D.C.. Watch this video for details.
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- Fast Take — Jack writes books too and the Matt Drakes we know
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy talk about last week's interview with author Don Bentley, the joy of seeing good people accomplish great things, Jack asserts he's ALSO a writer, and Rod laments he hasn't written a damn thing. All that and more on this Fast Take!
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This episode is brought to you by Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit helping build and donate homes to injured post 9/11 veterans. Visit HFOTUSA.org for more information.
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- ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ days loom large at Yokosuka’s Pride parade
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Twelve years ago, the U.S. military prohibited LGTBQ+ service members from disclosing their sexuality – what one sailor described as a “silent attack” on her existence – but those sentiments were nowhere to be seen during a Pride parade at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 28, 2023.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-28/navy-pride-parade-yokosuka-japan-10574873.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Italian workers strike in Naples
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- More than 100 striking Italian base workers slowed and sometimes stopped traffic on a road leading to Naval Support Activity Naples on Friday, June 30, 2023. The workers are protesting contract negoitiations stalled over pay increases, proposed layoffs and what they say are discriminatory practices.
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- The BUGA at the former Spinelli Barracks
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Bundesgartenschau, or BUGA, is taking place in Mannheim, Germany. Part of the federal horticulture show takes place on what was once the U.S. Army's Spinelli Barracks. It ends Oct. 8, 2023.
Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Music: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Ms. Military 2023 is also a Marine and on the USA Bobsledding team
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Ms. Military 2023 Riley Tejcek was a special guest of Stars and Stripes at the 2023 Modern Day Marine. The Indiana native is an active duty member of the United States Marine Corps and also a member of the USA Bobsledding team. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and Sounds: Gwollisa Shrine near Osan Air Base, South Korea
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A visit to Gwollisa, a shrine dedicated to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, near Osan Air Base, South Korea, June 26, 2023.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2022-02-17/gwollisa-temple-osan-air-base-south-korea-travel-confucious-5019302.html
Produced by Christopher Green/Stars and Stripes
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- Author Don Bentley — Is real life getting stranger than fiction?
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Don Bentley is the bestselling author of the Matt Drake series and the man behind the two latest Jack Ryan Jr. books. Like the protagonist from one of his own works, Bentley has lived a pretty interesting life having spent a decade as an Apache pilot, serving as an FBI special agent focusing on foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, then as a SWAT team member, and now he’s not only writing about his own original characters but he’s also charged with shaping parts of the Tom Clancy universe. Is life getting stranger than fiction? Can reading fiction open your mind up to future decision making? Is Don Bentley really Matt Drake? All that and more on this episode of Military Matters!
You can find out more about Bentley, his books, and what he’s working on go to donbentleybooks.com and of course you can find all of Bentley’s books everywhere books are sold.
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- Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan makes historic stop in Vietnam
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The USS Ronald Reagan and two escort ships steamed into Da Nang Bay, Sunday, June 25, 2023, marking the third visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier to Vietnam since hostilities ended and the first since the COVID-19 pandemic has ebbed.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2023-06-26/vietnam-aircraft-carrier-ronald-reagan-10554711.html
Photos courtesy of U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Neon nighttime trot attracts record field at Marine Corps base in Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A steady stream of glowing, flickering and pulsating lights flowed around Atago Sports Complex near Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, during a nighttime event Saturday, June 24, 2023.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-06-25/neon-fun-run-marine-corps-japan-10551690.html
Produced by Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes
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- Walter Reed's Dental School passes CODA inspection
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center celebrated the recent success of the Navy Postgraduate Dental School's Oral and Maxilofacial Surgery Department in securing high marks from the Commission on the Dental Accreditation. CODA accredits dental and dental-related programs on behalf of American Dental Association and the U.S. Department of Education, evaluating each institution's proficiency in five core areas. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Candle Night at Zojoji in Tokyo
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- A visit to Zojoji, a Buddhist temple near Tokyo Tower, on Candle Night, June 21, 2023.
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- Fresh from Poland, infantry commander takes charge of US Army Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- An infantry commander who last worked in Poland, where he helped Ukrainian troops battling invading Russians, is the new leader of U.S. ground forces in Japan.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-06-20/us-army-japan-command-change-10491114.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Sights and Sounds: Kannonzaki Lighthouse near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A visit to Kannonzaki Lighthouse near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 15, 2023. Built in 1868, Kannonzaki is the country’s first Western-style lighthouse.
Produced by Jennessa Davey/Stars and Stripes
