Chad Garland

The teal ribbon is a national symbol of support for victims of sexual assault, and is used by the Defense Departments Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention programs. A Government Accountability Office review found that the armed services failed to fully implement more than 10% of legally imposed requirements to address sexual assault, including some that date to more than 15 years ago.

Armed services didn’t implement dozens of measures to help stop sexual assault, GAO finds

As of October 2021, the Defense Department had not fully implemented 18% of the nearly 200 unique requirements imposed in legislation since 2004, the Government Accountability Office found in a report published this week.

Looking back at how Lionel Richie became an emblem for an Army unit working after dark in Iraq

A group of aviators who operated mostly after dusk during their 2011 Iraq deployment for Operation New Dawn found their inspiration in Lionel Richie and his 1983 hit “All Night Long (All Night).”

Lt. Cmdr. Charles Milton Cranston Jr., shown in an undated police photo.The Navy security officer, who was arrested on sex trafficking charges in Virginia in November 2021, has pleaded guilty this week and is scheduled to be sentenced in June.

Navy security officer in Virginia pleads guilty after trying to help prostitute make more money

A Navy security officer in Virginia tried to help further the career of an undercover detective he thought was a prostitute, posting an ad that garnered over a dozen responses, prosecutors said this week in court.

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, participate in an exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 22, 2020. Members of the 2nd Marine Division were involved in a Humvee fire on U.S. Highway 17, south of Jacksonville, N.C., on Thursday, Marine officials said.

Marine Humvee fire stops traffic on North Carolina highway

There were no casualties, 1st Lt. Sydney E. Murkins said in a statement emailed to Stars and Stripes a few hours after the incident that tied up the Thursday morning commute. The circumstances were still being investigated, Murkins said.

Cpl. Kayla Noyles of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade (right) poses for a photo at Grey Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 10, 2022. Noyles recreated a historic photo of Lt. Col. Marcella A. Hayes Ng (left). Ng became the first black female to receive aviator wings in the U.S. armed forces in November 1979.

‘Really well done’: Color re-creations of historic photos for Black History Month earn praise

To mark Black History Month, the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., has been releasing one historic photo each week, alongside its modern re-creation.

Lakenheath’s Stephen Kofron, celebrates after defeating Ramstein’s Caden Umphlet-Martinez in overtime in an exciting 165-pound title match at the high school 2022 Wrestling Tournament in Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 12, 2022.

Stuttgart wrestlers lead a parade of winners on the mat

Panthers take back sole possession of crown at season-ending championships for wrestlers north of the Alps.

Josh Morse of Hohenfells, bottom, and Wiesbaden’s Patrick Iverson grapple in a 144-pound match at the high school Wrestling Tournament in Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 11, 2022. Iverson went on to win the match.

‘A good day of wrestling’ sets up some eagerly awaited DODEA-Europe matchups

Wrestlers set for Saturday finals as best in sport north of Alps have one final day before their seasons conclude.

Ramstein’s Evan Brooks, left, was able to get out of the grip of Vilseck’s Isaac Lane and go on to win the 190-pound match on opening day of the high school 2022 Wrestling Tournament in Kaiserslautern.

Season-ending event feels different, but wrestlers happy to just be there

Wrestling Tournament in Germany gets some competitors more matches on first day than they’ve had this season to set up double-elimination event for next two days.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman shows off a prototype rank insignia patch to be worn on the Space Force camouflage uniform, in a video posted on an Air Force network, Feb. 4, 2022.

‘Space it up’: Space Force to modify Air Force blues while waiting for final dress uniform rollout

Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman said changes to buttons, name tags and insignia would distinguish members of the newest service, known as Guardians, from those of the Air Force.

Spc. Alex J. Ram died this week in Syria in a noncombat-related incident while supporting the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State group, the Defense Department said Feb. 4, 2022.

4th Infantry Division soldier dies in noncombat incident in Syria

A 20-year-old soldier died this week in Syria in a noncombat related incident while supporting the U.S.-led coalition battling the Islamic State group, the Defense Department said Friday.

The Protestant church and the ruins of Frankenstein Castle tower over the German town of the same name, Jan. 23, 2022.

A dim, steely day seems appropriate on a trip to the town of Frankenstein

The village of less than 1,000 residents winds through the Hochspeyerbach Valley, a vein of civilization running through one of the largest contiguous forests in Europe, the Pfaelzerwald-Nordvogesen biosphere.

Three Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessels operate in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jan 27, 2022. The U.S. Navy is hosting what it has called the world’s largest unmanned maritime exercise, headquartered in Bahrain.

Task Force X will put flying and seagoing drones to the test during US-led naval exercise

The U.S. Navy is leading what it bills as the world’s largest unmanned maritime exercise in a region where its sailing drones have already been patrolling busy shipping lanes used by arms and drug traffickers.

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith visits a Navy Exchange in Homeport Hampton Roads Iowa Estates, Va., during a military housing tour, Jan. 28, 2022. Smith is testing a new flame-resistant khaki working uniform, which will be an alternative to coveralls and provided to sailors at no cost to them.

‘What uniform is MCPON wearing?’: Navy senior enlisted leader shows off flame-resistant khakis

A new khaki working uniform that was worn by Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith raised questions among sailors.

Detainees are marched down a road by Syrian Democratic Forces members near Hassakeh, Syria, following an attack by Islamic State militants on a prison. The attack, which began Jan. 20, lasted 10 days.

‘Huge ISIS failure’: Detainees in Syria moved to more secure facility after thwarted prison break

On Sunday, the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces retook the al-Sinaa prison in the northeastern city of Hassakeh after “eliminating the last enclaves” of ISIS fighters barricaded in dormitories, an SDF statement Monday said.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Edmund Di Liscia in a photo from the GoFundMe website. A federal judge on April 15, 2021, temporarily halted Navy orders that Di Liscia shave. Di Liscia is fighting the orders on religious grounds.

Navy and Marine Corps to study facial hair’s effect on gas masks, lawsuit reveals

As part of the study, the services must also identify potential alternatives for service members with beards, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said in a memo detailing several diversity and inclusion efforts.

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