Stripes

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division prepare to board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for an exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., in June 2018. The Pentagon said Jan. 24, 2022, that roughly 8,500 troops based in the U.S. are ready to mobilize on short notice, should NATO activate its quick reaction force.

Soldiers from 82nd and 101st airborne divisions among troops on alert for possible Eastern Europe deployment to challenge Russian aggression

Soldiers from the 82nd and 101st airborne divisions along with troops from other units are among the roughly 8,500 service members who have been placed on heightened alert for possible deployment to Eastern Europe should NATO request help deterring Russia from invading Ukraine, the Pentagon said Thursday.

A medical provider administers the Jannsen COVID-19 Vaccine to Brian Sipp, public affairs specialist, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, at the Fort Knox, Kentucky, vaccination site March 11, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nahjier Williams, 1st TSC Public Affairs)

Pentagon freezes vaccine mandate for its civilian workers after judge halts Biden policy

Pvt. Richard Halliday has been missing from Fort Bliss, Texas, since July 24, 2020. The search continues for the soldier and there is a $25,000 reward for credible information on his whereabouts.

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Army

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Fort Wainwright, Alaska, July 24, 2021. Alaska was the first stop of seven-day trip that includes Singapore, Hanoi, Vietnam and Manila, Philippines.

The Army has an alarming suicide problem in Alaska, despite flooding area with resources

Woman accused of SC murder is Fort Bragg soldier, military official confirms

Quote credited to pop star Lana Del Rey draws attention to Army’s Twitter account

Air Force

Sonic booms heard in NM were from Holloman AFB night flights

National Guard sees troops reupping despite COVID, hard year

March ARB is Air Force’s top choice for new tanker planes — and could get protection against closure

Navy

3,000 jobs, $165M in contracts: What’s new at Ingalls as US Navy secretary visits

Another former Navy officer pleads guilty to bribery in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal

Navy separates another 23 sailors for refusing coronavirus vaccine

Space Force

State representative proposes Space Force license plate for Illinois

NDAA addresses Vandenberg Space Force Base infrastructure, Calif. wildfire needs

Space Force is a part of industry’s rapid launch in New Mexico

Coast Guard

Situation 'dire' as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida

Stranded duck hunters were ‘in distress’ when Coast Guard arrived, dramatic video shows

More than 30 migrants stopped off the Florida Keys get Coast Guard ride back to Cuba

Marine Corps

Inquiries into fatal 2020 amphibious vehicle sinking resume at Camp Pendleton

Dual-carrier drills bring thousands of US sailors and Marines together in South China Sea

Marines to halt separations and reprimands for razor bumps

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U.S.

Florida man stole twin brother’s identity to receive veteran benefits, DOJ says

NASA to mark Apollo, space shuttle tragedies on annual Day of Remembrance

Democrats look for bipartisan deal on China economic bill as rest of agenda founders

Europe

Soldiers from 82nd and 101st airborne divisions among troops on alert for possible Eastern Europe deployment to challenge Russian aggression

France’s Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia

Better trained, better equipped: What you should know about Russia and Ukraine’s militaries

Asia-Pacific

A man wearing a hat baring an American flag and face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks by a masked security guard near lanterns decoration on the remnants of a city wall in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. China is demanding the U.S. end “interference” in the Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin next month, in an apparent reference to a diplomatic boycott imposed by Washington and its allies. The Foreign Ministry said Minister Wang Yi made the demand in a phone call with U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday Beijing time. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China demands US halt Olympics ‘interference’

From Tiananmen to Hong Kong, China's crackdowns defy critics

Entering Beijing's Olympics bubble is a surreal experience

Middle East

Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers

In freezing Afghanistan, aid workers rush to save millions

At a West Bank outpost, Israeli settlers flaunt their power

Africa

Danish military personnel are seen in a March 2021 post describing a peacekeeping mission in Mali.

Mali tells Danish troops to leave European special force

EU warns Mali, Sahel states over use of Russian mercenaries

US service member injured in Mali mortar attack

Americas

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on Oct. 29, 2019.

Putin discusses ‘strategic partnership’ with Cuban leader amid fears of military threat

More migrants seek asylum through reopened Canadian border

Two Canadians killed in shooting at Mexican beach resort

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Florida man stole twin brother’s identity to receive veteran benefits, DOJ says

Wayne Bowen told authorities that in 2014 he used his brother’s name, Social Security card, and military discharge papers to apply for subsidized housing benefits.

With no housing available, disabled veterans left homeless after arson at Miss. apartments

sports

Jumping, sliding US soldiers seek Olympic glory in Nordic combined

Two Army truck drivers are headed to the Winter Olympics in Beijing to compete in a sport that mixes cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

Jimmy Reed, who grew up in the U.S. military community in Garmisch, Germany, will compete in bobsled for Team USA at next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.

From Garmisch to Beijing: Former military kid is latest addition to Team USA’s bobsled team

Hungarian Szilveszter Csollany performs to win gold in the men's rings final at the Gymnastics World Championships in the Foenix Hall in Debrecen, Hungary, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002. He got 9.725 points.(AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)

Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection

history

Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation offers a Sept. 26 tour of Poland’s Krakow and the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Her family saved him during the Holocaust. Years later, a chance encounter led to love.

Lidiya Savchuk and her family are among the roughly 28,000 people recognized as the “Righteous Among the Nations,” an honor awarded by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Israel, for non-Jews who risked their lives to aid Jews during the genocide.

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Frankfurt, West Germany, October, 1968: Author and columnist William F. Buckley Jr., founder of the National Review and a leader of American conservatives for decades, talks with reporters in his suite at a Frankfurt hotel.

William F. Buckley Jr. in Germany, 1968

living

Stephanie and Trevor Harnen pose in Middletown, N.Y., on June 17, 2021. The two wed on a Thursday, tapping into a trend of couples choosing weekdays for their weddings, either by choice or necessity.

So long, Saturdays: More couples embrace weekday weddings

With some coveted venues still backed up because of rescheduled weddings, and with more couples traveling again for destination ceremonies, an uptick in weekday nuptials has carried into 2022.