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Asia-Pacific Correspondent for Stars and Stripes at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.
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U.S. Marines, sailors and their families welcomed the NFL's Atlanta Falcons to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni this week during a two-day USO visit to the base in western Japan. Read about their visit and check out more photos from
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PACIFIC STORM TRACKER | Typhoon Mekkhala remains potentially dangerous despite being downgraded to a Category-1 equivalent system Wednesday. U.S. bases on Okinawa entered Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 3, and Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka set TCCOR 4.
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Typhoon 07W (Mekkhala), # 20; Okinawa in TCCOR 3, Yokosuka in TCCOR 4
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/storm_tracker/2026-06-18/tropical-depression-07w,-
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The Senate approved a House-passed measure to end unauthorized U.S. military action against Iran in a symbolic congressional rebuke of the war amid negotiations for a lasting peace agreement.
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Senate joins House in rebuking Iran war
The Senate approved a House-passed measure to end unauthorized U.S. military action against Iran in a symbolic congressional criticism of the war.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-06-23/senate-vote-resolution-iran-war-22057807.html
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8 days ago
Descendants of U.S. airmen captured and executed in Japan during World War II and the descendants of the Japanese imperial officers who carried out those executions recently met face to face during a ceremony in Fukuoka. (from
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Families of WWII airmen executed, and families of executioners, stand together in Japan
Descendants of U.S. airmen captured and executed in Japan during World War II and the descendants of their executors met face to face at a ceremony.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-06-23/fukuoka-wwii-pow-war-crime-japan-22052239.html
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about 1 month ago
An identified U.S. airman assigned to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo was declared dead after being found unresponsive Saturday morning, the 374th Airlift Wing announced in a Facebook post. The wing did not provide any additional details, and the cause of the airman's death is under investigation.
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Airman found unresponsive, declared dead at US base in Japan
An airman was found unresponsive and declared dead Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Yokota Air Base.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-05-30/airman-found-unresponsive,-declared-dead-at-us-base-in-japan-21822034.html
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about 1 month ago
Jude Cutler, a senior at Sasebo Naval Base in southern Japan, is one of 150 students to receive the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation's prestigious scholarship and the first DODEA student from the Pacific region selected in over a decade. (from
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Military teen in Japan joins elite group of Coca-Cola scholars
A senior at Sasebo Naval Base is the first DODEA student from the Pacific region to receive a Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation scholarship in over a decade.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-05-29/military-teen-coca-cola-scholarship-21813520.html
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about 1 month ago
Camp Zama firefighter accused of poisoning coworker’s miso soup
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Camp Zama firefighter accused of poisoning coworker’s miso soup
Police say a Japanese firefighter poisoned a colleague’s soup with a chemical used as antifreeze several times at the home of U.S. Army Japan.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-05-28/firefighter-soup-poisoning-camp-zama-japan-21803234.html
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about 1 month ago
U.S. Naval Forces Japan temporarily lost control of its official account on the X social media platform Wednesday when an unidentified person logged into it and changed some basic information. (from
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Unknown user temporarily hijacks X account of Naval Forces Japan
U.S. Naval Forces Japan temporarily lost control of its official X account when someone logged into it and changed some basic information.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-05-27/naval-forces-japan-x-account-hack-21792787.html
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about 1 month ago
ICYMI: U.S. Southern Command confirmed that U.S. forces on Tuesday launched a strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person and leaving two survivors. From Stars and Stripes' Matthew Adams:
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US strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific kills 1, leaves 2 survivors
Southern Command said it immediately notified the Coast Guard to begin a search and rescue for the survivors.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2026-05-27/us-strike-drug-boat-1-killed-2-survivors-21796630.html
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about 1 month ago
ICYMI: The Air Force has ordered an operational pause for all T-38 Talon aircraft, versions of which have been used as the service's primary jet training aircraft since the 1960s, following a recent crash at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi.
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Air Force orders operational pause for all T-38 Talon aircraft
This pause allows an ongoing safety board to continue investigating a May 12, 2026, T-38 mishap involving an aircraft assigned to Columbus AFB.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2026-05-20/air-force-t-39-talon-operational-pause-21729459.html
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about 1 month ago
U.S. sailors and members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force gathered Thursday near Sasebo Naval Base to remember American prisoners of war and Japanese laborers who died building the Soto Dam during World War II. See more photos of the ceremony from
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Sailors honor American POWs, Japanese laborers who died building wartime dam
U.S. sailors and Japanese service members remembered American prisoners of war and Japanese laborers who died building the Soto Dam during World War II.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-05-21/soto-dam-pow-memorial-sasebo-japan-21737696.html
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about 1 month ago
Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, quietly honored the fallen on Thursday by planting about 250,000 miniature American flags at gravesites across Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
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Army’s Old Guard honors thousands of fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day
The Army’s Old Guard honored thousands of fallen heroes by planting American flags at gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
https://www.stripes.com/history/2026-05-21/old-guard-memorial-day-flags-21739692.html
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about 2 months ago
Disabled veterans and qualifying relatives of service members killed in action or later died of service-connected conditions are in line for a cost-of-living increase to their benefits under a bill led by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
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Payments to disabled veterans, eligible family members would increase under inflation-fighting bill
The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act will increase the monthly compensation rates for disability and indemnity compensation.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2026-05-14/bill-increases-payments-disabled-veterans-21674163.html
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about 2 months ago
Lasers, microwaves and other directed-energy weapons systems will be deployed to defend against illegal drone flights around five military bases under a Pentagon pilot program just announced.
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5 US bases to get directed-energy weapons to counter drones under federal pilot program
Lasers, microwaves and other directed-energy weapons systems will be deployed to defend against illegal drone flights around five military bases.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-05-07/directed-energy-weapons-to-counter-drones-21606215.html
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about 2 months ago
A House Republican who retired from the Army and more than a dozen House Democrats who served in the military are seeking to place limits on the U.S. war against Iran through two newly introduced bills.
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Military veterans in Congress propose bills to limit Iran war
Military veterans in Congress are seeking to place limits on the U.S. war against Iran through two newly introduced bills.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-05-07/congress-veterans-bills-limiting-iran-war-21605844.html
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about 2 months ago
Four soldiers from Fort Hood were among 11 men arrested during a three-day sting in Bell County targeting people attempting to solicit sex from children and teens online.
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4 Fort Hood soldiers arrested in sting operation targeting sex solicitation of minors
Officials said suspects engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with individuals who identified themselves as between the ages of 13 to 16.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-05-07/4-fort-hood-soldiers-sting-solicitation-21604942.html
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about 2 months ago
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that leaders have heard Donald Trump's complaints "loud and clear" and suggested that allies are preparing for a possible role in assisting the U.S. on matters related to securing the Strait of Hormuz. From Stars and Stripes' John Vandiver:
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Allies preparing for possible help role in Strait of Hormuz, NATO’s top leader says
European allies are adjusting course after U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of their lack of involvement in the Iran conflict.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-05-04/rutte-nato-trump-germany-21570969.html
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about 2 months ago
A class action lawsuit in federal court is challenging a Defense Department policy that limits transition benefits for health care to only those National Guard and Reserve members whose activation orders were categorized as supporting ‘‘a contingency operation.”
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Class action case challenges DOD’s benefits restrictions for Reserve and National Guard members
The lawsuit claims qualifying Guard and Reserve members are unlawfully denied TAMP benefits when their orders are not coded with specific language.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-05-04/lawsuit-tamp-benefits-guard-reserve-21574997.html
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about 2 months ago
Attendance was down, but the rain couldn't keep everyone away from the 47th Friendship Day festival this weekend at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, where spectators stuck it out under umbrellas to see the demonstration teams and aircraft showcases. (from
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Rainy-day air show still popular at Marine air base in Japan
Aircraft still took to the skies during Friendship Day at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan despite rain, low clouds and flightline puddles.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-05-04/mcas-iwakuni-friendship-day-japan-maritime-21569884.html
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about 2 months ago
ICYMI: U.S. military forces on Monday started guiding commercial shipping from "neutral and innocent" countries through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Central Command and a social media post by President Donald Trump. From Stars and Stripes' Joseph Ditzler:
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CENTCOM ordered to guide commercial shipping through Strait of Hormuz
U.S. military forces will guide commercial shipping from “innocent and neutral” countries through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Central Command.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-05-03/hormuz-central-command-iran-blockade-21568091.html
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JUST IN: U.S. forces have defeated multiple Iranian attacks aimed at commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said, the first show of force in the U.S. military’s newest endeavor to restore traffic to the vital waterway.
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US forces intercept Iranian attacks on commercial vessels as part of effort to protect the Strait of Hormuz
Iran launched multiple cruise missiles, drones and small attack boats at the commercial ships and some U.S. Navy vessels, CENTCOM said.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-05-04/us-intercepts-iranian-missiles-strait-of-hormuz-21573524.html
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about 2 months ago
In the Philippine jungle, U.S. soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division are assembling their own drone aircraft by hand, right in the field.
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2 months ago
Michael Anthony Pope, a science teacher at the home of U.S. Army Japan, recently became the first DODEA educator named to the National Teachers Hall of Fame: "You don't really think in the scope of … your impact being forever engraved in this honor." From Stars and Stripes' Marc Castaneda:
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DODEA teacher becomes first named to National Teachers Hall of Fame
A DoDEA teacher makes history by being the first to be inducted in the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-30/zama-teacher-hall-of-fame-emporia-kansas-21541988.html
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Chief Petty Officer Mark Paul Paloay Callos was sentenced Monday in Japan to a suspended sentence of 18 months in prison a year after he struck and killed a Japanese motorist. (from
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Japanese court suspends negligent driving sentence for US sailor in traffic death
A Japanese court sentenced a U.S. sailor to a suspended sentence, one year to the day that his car struck and killed a Japanese motorcyclist.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-04-27/navy-sailor-sentence-yokosuka-japan-21499827.html
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The Army is relaxing the requirements for its cybersecurity awareness and information privacy training from an annual recertification to once every five years, according to a memo from the service's chief information officer. (from
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Army extends cyber awareness challenge and privacy training to five years
The extension is part of efforts to “to reduce mandatory training requirements and restore mission focus,” the Army’s chief information officer said.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2026-04-27/cyberawareness-privacy-training-army-21507226.html
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A U.S. Army soldier faces federal charges for allegedly using classified intelligence regarding the raid on former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to secure over $400,000 in winnings on a digital prediction marketplace.
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US soldier charged with profiting from bets on Maduro raid
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who took part in the raid to capture Nicolás Maduro, allegedly made over $400,000 wagering on the operation with Polymarket.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-23/soldier-charged-maduro-venezuela-raid-bets-21468382.html
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2 months ago
The land-based Patriot air defense system would be used on ships for the first time under a contract signed this week. Lockheed Martin will provide Patriot Advanced Capacity (PAC)-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors to be integrated with the Navy’s Aegis Combat System aboard ships.
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Navy plans to put advanced version of land-based Patriot missile on ships
Lockheed has long pushed for a ship-based Patriot system for the Navy, saying the PAC-3s give ships a better defense against hypersonic missiles.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-04-22/navy-patriot-missile-ships-21456302.html
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Okinawa prefecture’s latest groundwater survey pinpoints a Marine Corps airfield as the likely source of toxic “forever chemicals” measured as much as 60 times higher than Japan’s legal limit.
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Okinawa surveys find elevated PFAS levels downstream from 2 Marine bases
A survey pinpoints Marine Corps Air Station Futenma as the likely source of toxic “forever chemicals” as much as 60 times higher than the legal limit.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-04-22/okinawa-pfas-survey-marine-bases-21449639.html
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2 months ago
ANALYSIS | The extension of a ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has paused fighting but also intensified a high-stakes standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides ramping up pressure as global fuel prices surge. The question now: Who will blink first? From Stars and Stripes' Lara Korte:
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With ceasefire extended, US and Iran face standoff in the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump’s extension of a ceasefire with Iran may have paused fighting, but it has intensified a high‑stakes standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-22/iran-strait-of-hormuz-deadline-oil-21451088.html
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2 months ago
#BREAKING
: Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately.
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American troops helped rescue a group of injured motorists following a cement truck crash this week near a training base in the Philippines.
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American forces medevac Filipinos injured in truck crash in northern Philippines
American troops helped rescue a group of injured motorists following a cement truck crash near a training base in the Philippines.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-22/american-troops-rescue-filipinos-balikatan-21450367.html
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2 months ago
Just in time for PCS season, Marine Corps Community Services has launched a new, revamped smartphone app to help Marines, sailors and their families find base directories, bus schedules and other helpful information and resources for all installations worldwide. (from
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Marine Corps revamps mobile app with base directories in time for PCS season
The newly launched MCCS Connect app replaces all local applications that provided base directories, bus schedules and other helpful information.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-04-22/marine-corps-information-app-21458295.html
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2 months ago
The Navy is asking for the biggest slice of the record-setting financial pie the Pentagon is requesting from Congress for the 2027 defense budget. See details:
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Navy calls for 34 new ships plus more than 4,000 major munitions
The sea service would get $377.5 billion to pay for everything from more ballistic missile submarines to new military housing projects.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-04-21/navy-budget-proposal-new-ships-munitions-21446239.html
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Australia has reached an agreement to purchase 11 Japanese-built Mogami-class frigates, with the first delivery expected in 2029, underscoring growing defense ties amid concerns about China's military expansion. From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson and Hana Kusumoto:
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Australia, Japan strike $10 billion frigate deal to boost security ties
Australia will purchase 11 Japanese-built Mogami-class frigates, with the first delivery expected in 2029, officials from both countries announced.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-20/australia-japan-frigate-deal-china-21438076.html
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2 months ago
ICYMI: U.S. forces conducted an interdiction and boarding of a stateless, sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean, the Pentagon said Tuesday, highlighting the global effort to pressure Iran as ceasefire negotiations continue. From Stars and Stripes' Lara Korte:
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US forces interdict oil tanker in INDOPACOM that was providing support to Iran, Pentagon says
U.S. forces boarded a stateless, sanctioned oil tanker in the Indo‑Pacific, the Pentagon said, underscoring global pressure on Iran amid ceasefire talks.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-21/oil-iran-tanker-navy-blockade-pacific-21441869.html
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3 months ago
The U.S. F-35B and F-35C demonstration teams will headline the annual Friendship Day air show at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, on May 3 in their only scheduled overseas appearance of the year. (from
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Open-base air show in Japan to feature F-35 demo teams’ only overseas appearance
The upcoming Friendship Day air show at MCAS Iwakuni on May 3 will feature the year’s only overseas appearance by U.S. F-35B and F-35C demonstration teams.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-15/iwakuni-japan-air-show-f35-demo-21381044.html
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3 months ago
Strong recruiting has pushed the Air Force and Space Force past their annual goals months ahead of schedule, the services said this week. (from
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Strong recruiting pushes Air, Space forces past goals months ahead of schedule
The Air Force and Space Force surpassed their annual recruiting goals five months ahead of schedule by signing up about 32,000 new recruits.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-17/air-space-force-recruiting-goals-21403817.html
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A Marine Corps refueling squadron at MCAS Iwakuni south of Hiroshima has conducted its first takeoffs and landings at an airfield in Gifu, demonstrating the KC-130J Super Hercules' ability to operate in austere environments. (from
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Marine refuelers practice takeoffs, landings on grassy runway in Japan
A Marine Corps refueling squadron at MCAS Iwakuni has conducted its first takeoffs and landings at a grass airfield in Gifu, Japan.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-20/marine-refueling-aircraft-grass-runway-japan-21430289.html
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A Marine Corps refueling squadron at MCAS Iwakuni in Japan conducted its first takeoffs and landings at a grassy airfield in Gifu, demonstrating the KC-130J Super Hercules’ ability to operate in austere environments.
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Marine refuelers practice takeoffs, landings on grassy runway in Japan
A Marine Corps refueling squadron at MCAS Iwakuni has conducted its first takeoffs and landings at a grass airfield in Gifu, Japan.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-20/marine-refueling-aircraft-grass-runway-japan-21430289.html
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3 months ago
Sacra Magdalia Durandisse, a mental health counselor for military families, was so inspired by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Juan Arce’s story that she wrote and self-published a book about the single dad’s love and care for his three daughters. (from
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Single Marine father inspires children’s book authored by military counselor
Sacra Magdalia Durandisse was so inspired by Juan Arce’s story that she wrote and self-published a book about the single dad and his three daughters.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-04-14/marine-single-father-childrens-book-21379435.html
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LATEST | The U.S. Navy has forced 13 ships to turn around in the Strait of Hormuz as it enforces a naval blockade against Iran that is proceeding as planned, according to the Pentagon’s latest public assessment. From Stars and Stripes' Alison Bath and Matthew Adams:
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US Navy turns back 13 ships as Iran blockade takes hold
A Navy destroyer turned back an Iran-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, one of 10 vessels intercepted since the U.S. began its blockade, CENTCOM said.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-04-16/navy-destroyer-iranian-cargo-ship-blockade-21393763.html
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Air National Guard leaders from 20 states last week sent a letter to lawmakers imploring Congress to appropriate funds for hundreds of new fighter jets. From Stars and Stripes' Gary Warner:
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Air National Guard leaders call on Congress to fund hundreds of new fighter jets
“The United States Air Force is the oldest, the smallest, and the least ready in its 78-year history,” the letter states.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2026-04-15/national-guard-letter-acquire-fighter-jets-21387114.html
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A Marine staff sergeant has developed a mobile app offering free rides to fellow service members, aiming to reduce drunken driving and the disciplinary actions that can follow.
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Marine’s ride-hailing app aims to reduce DUI cases among service members
A Marine staff sergeant has developed a mobile app offering free rides to fellow service members, aiming to reduce drunken driving.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-16/marine-mobile-app-free-rides-dui-21393526.html
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Researchers with Ibis Reproductive Health say women in uniform are missing from a study on the effects of the Supreme Court decision that ended Constitutional protection of abortion. (from
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Women in uniform missing from abortion study after Dobbs decision, researcher says
Ibis Reproductive Health could recruit only three women in uniform for a 2024 survey on the effects of the decision that ended protection of abortion.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-17/military-women-abortion-study-dobbs-21403400.html
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3 months ago
The year’s only overseas appearance by U.S. F-35B and F-35C demonstration teams is set for Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, where the aircraft will headline the annual Friendship Day air show on May 3. (from
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Open-base air show in Japan to feature F-35 demo teams’ only overseas appearance
The upcoming Friendship Day festival at MCAS Iwakuni on May 3 will feature the year’s only overseas appearance by U.S. F-35B and F-35C demonstration teams.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-15/iwakuni-japan-air-show-f35-demo-21381044.html
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3 months ago
A mental health counselor for military families was so inspired by a single Marine’s love and care for his three children that she wrote a book about it.
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Single Marine father inspires children’s book authored by military counselor
Sacra Magdalia Durandisse was so inspired by Juan Arce’s story that she wrote and self-published a book about the single dad and his three daughters.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2026-04-14/marine-single-father-childrens-book-21379435.html
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Stars and Stripes
3 months ago
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine is seeking personal stories from military veterans who developed certain neurodegenerative conditions after deploying to the Gulf War and post-9/11 conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. (from
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A VA-sponsored committee wants to hear from vets with neurological conditions
Veterans who developed neurodegenerative conditions after deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq are being sought for a NASEM review.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-15/neuro-conditions-veterans-iraq-afghanistan-21381299.html
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TOKYO — Japan will ban the use of portable lithium-ion batteries for charging electronic devices aboard commercial flights starting April 24, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Japan to ban use of mobile battery chargers on commercial flights
Japan will ban the use of portable lithium-ion batteries for charging electronic devices aboard commercial flights starting April 24.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-15/japan-planes-mobile-battery-chargers-21381874.html
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Stars and Stripes
3 months ago
The U.S. and six allied nations are expected to send more than 17,000 troops to the Philippines for the annual Balikatan exercise next week, with training across land, sea, air, space and cyber domains. The exercise begins April 20 and runs through May 8. From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
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US, allies to deploy 17,000 troops for Philippine military exercise
The Balikatan exercise will include more than 17,000 troops from the United States and six allied nations, U.S. and Philippine officials said.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2026-04-14/balikatan-exercise-philippines-china-21370121.html
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Stars and Stripes
3 months ago
A third Navy aircraft carrier strike group and additional minesweepers are headed to the Middle East to enforce a U.S. blockade against Iran and wrest away control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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