U.S. Air Force Air Force sends F-35s, F-15s to Europe in combat readiness teststripes.com - By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 16, 2019 STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Air Force sent a group of F-35 and F-15 fighters to an air base in Germany in a test of the service’s ability to …
Joe Courtney Deadline extended for senior servicemembers to transfer education benefits to familystripes.com - By SCOTT WYLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 16, 2019 Military personnel with more than 16 years of service will have an additional six months to transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to …
Baltic States Proposed law calls on Pentagon to consider more troops, surveillance in Baltic regionstripes.com - By JOHN VANDIVER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 16, 2019 STUTTGART, Germany — A defense bill passed by U.S. lawmakers calls on the Pentagon to take steps to counter Russia in the Baltic region, including by …
North Korea N. Korea hints it may restart nuclear tests over US-S. Korea military exercisesstripes.com - By KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 16, 2019 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned on Tuesday that upcoming U.S.-South Korean military exercises would affect the resumption of nuclear …
Military Families of Marines killed in training band together to push lawmakers into actionstripes.com - By ERIKA I. RITCHIE | The Orange County Register | Published: July 16, 2019 CAMP PENDLETON (Tribune News Service) — Susan and Michael McDowell attended a memorial in June for their son, 1st Lt. Conor McDowell. Kathleen Isabel …
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Customs and Border Protection denies Marine Corps veteran entry for scheduled citizenship interviewstripes.com - By KATE MORRISSEY | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: July 15, 2019 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — A deported Marine Corps veteran who has been unable to come back to the U.S. for more than a decade was …
Mark Esper Spencer becomes acting defense secretary as Esper prepares for confirmation hearingstripes.com - By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — Richard Spencer is now acting defense secretary after President Donald Trump on Monday officially nominated Mark Esper to the top …
U.S. Army New squad marksman rifles expected to be in Army hands early next yearstripes.com - By MARTIN EGNASH | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 15, 2019 The U.S. Army has long sought to equip its marksmen with a more maneuverable precision rifle. The wait could be over as soon as next year. Heckler and …
David Bernhardt Bureau of Land Management to move most of its Washington staff out Weststripes.com - By JULIET EILPERIN AND LISA REIN | The Washington Post | Published: July 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to relocate most of the Bureau of Land Management's D.C. workforce to west of the Rockies, part of its …
U.S. Air Force Construction of first permanent US F-35 campus in Europe begins at Lakenheathstripes.com - By CHRISTOPHER DENNIS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 15, 2019 RAF LAKENHEATH, England — A $205 million construction project to prepare RAF Lakenheath for the arrival of two squadrons of U.S. Air Force F-35A …
Turkey Russian planes continue to deliver S-400 parts to Turkeystripes.com - By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 15, 2019 ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey hopes to co-produce high-tech weaponry systems with Russia in the future, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, …
Donald Trump Trump digs in on racist tweets: ‘Many people agree with me’stripes.com - By JILL COLVIN, JONATHAN LEMIRE AND CALVIN WOODWARD | Associated Press | Published: July 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — Unbowed by searing criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday emphatically defended his tweet calling on four Democratic congresswomen …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDonald Trump Trump digs in amid censure of racist tweets about lawmakersstripes.com - By JONATHAN LEMIRE AND CALVIN WOODWARD | Associated Press | Published: July 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — Injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said four congresswomen of color should go back to the …
Veterans VA abandoned more than 200,000 health care applications this year, records showstripes.com - By JEREMY REDMON | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Published: July 15, 2019 (Tribune News Service) — An arm of the Veterans Affairs Department in Atlanta eliminated 208,272 applications from across the country for health care …
Okinawa Japan Coast Guard rescues another US servicemember swept out to sea on Okinawastripes.com - By AYA ICHIHASHI | STARS AND STRIPES Published: July 15, 2019 CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — For the second time in a month, a Japanese coast guard helicopter rescued a U.S. servicemember swept to sea Sunday at a …
World War I Area with abandoned World War I-era ‘Ghost Fleet’ is designated a national marine sanctuarystripes.com - By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: July 15, 2019 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An area in Maryland that's home to abandoned World War I-era steamships has been designated a new national marine sanctuary. The …
Iran Europe scrambles to save Iran deal, warning it's 'very close' to unravelingstripes.com - By MICHAEL BIRNBAUM | The Washington Post | Published: July 15, 2019 BRUSSELS - European diplomats gathering Monday to try to save the Iran nuclear deal warned that the agreement was close to unraveling, but several …
Congressional Committees Poll: Most Americans don't support District of Columbia statehoodstripes.com - By JENNA PORTNOY AND SCOTT CLEMENT | The Washington Post | Published: July 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans oppose making the District of Columbia the 51st state, according to a new poll released Monday. The Gallup poll …
U.S. Dept. of Defense America is woefully unprepared for cyber warfarestripes.com - By JOHN M. DONNELLY | Tribune News Service | Published: July 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — War in cyberspace is fully on, and the United States is losing it, according to about two dozen national security experts. The U.S. …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoU.S. Dept. of Defense America is woefully unprepared for cyber warfare, experts saystripes.com - By JOHN M. DONNELLY | Tribune News Service | Published: July 14, 2019 WASHINGTON — War in cyberspace is fully on, and the United States is losing it, according to about two dozen national security experts. The U.S. …
Australian Defence Force As thousands pour in for Talisman Sabre, quiet campground livens up in small Australian townstripes.com - By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | Stars and Stripes | Published: July 14, 2019 ROCKHAMPTON, Australia – Ten cars lined up Sunday outside the Rockhampton Airport, their occupants eager to catch a glimpse of the U.S. and …
Somalia Journalist who returned to Somalia to tell 'uplifting' stories killed in terror attackstripes.com - By SIOBHÁN O'GRADY | The Washington Post | Published: July 13, 2019 Hodan Nalayeh spent the last days of her life doing what she loved most: sharing a side of Somalia rarely depicted in the West. On Twitter, she …
Sotheby's Moonwalk recordings offer giant returns for former NASA internstripes.com - By HAILEY WALLER | Bloomberg | Published: July 13, 2019 For a former NASA intern, a recording of the lunar landing 50 years ago could yield a giant leap of a return for his investment. Gary George found the …
Turkey As Russian missiles arrive in Turkey, Erdogan crosses a Rubiconstripes.com - By MARC CHAMPION AND SELCAN HACAOGLU | Bloomberg | Published: July 13, 2019 By taking delivery of Russian air-defense systems, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has crossed a second political Rubicon in as many weeks at …
U.S. Senate US ambassador to Japan to leave post for Senate run, Trump saysstripes.com - By JESSE JOHNSON | Japan Times | Published: July 13, 2019 (Tribune News Service) — U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty will leave his post to run for the Senate, President Donald Trump tweeted late Friday from …
Mark DeSaulnier Bill that would exonerate black sailors of mutiny after Port Chicago explosion passed by Housestripes.com - By ANNIE SCIACCA | East Bay Times | Published: July 13, 2019 CONCORD, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — In tandem with the approaching 75th anniversary of the Port Chicago explosion – the deadliest home-front …
Somalia Somali forces end extremist siege of Kismayo hotel; 26 deadstripes.com - By ABDI GULED | Associated Press | Published: July 13, 2019 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali forces Saturday morning ended an all-night siege on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayo, in which the death toll …
Ross Perot 'Anchors Away' prank at West Point got Ross Perot and buddy a few hours in jailstripes.com - By CHERYL HALL | The Dallas Morning News | Published: July 13, 2019 (Tribune News Service) — Pete Dawkins is pretty sure he's the only guy to ever to be locked up in jail with Ross Perot. In the mid-70s, Perot was …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRoss Perot 'Anchors Aweigh' prank at West Point got Ross Perot and buddy a few hours in jailstripes.com - By CHERYL HALL | The Dallas Morning News | Published: July 13, 2019 (Tribune News Service) — Pete Dawkins is pretty sure he's the only guy to ever to be locked up in jail with Ross Perot. In the mid-70s, Perot was …
