Kaylyn Barnhart

Kaylyn Barnhart is a digital editor at Stars and Stripes. She previously worked with the strategic communications team for the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. She has a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. and is based in Washington D.C.

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Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, crowned Miss America 2024, donned the famous bite sleeve Oct 8, at the 37th Training Wing to experience first-hand what it takes to train the elite K-9 teams that play a vital role in national security. The 341 TRS represents the heart of the Department of Defense military working dog program, training over 600 handlers and nearly 300 canines annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Miriam Thurber)

Miss America puts on a bite sleeve and gets a taste of military service dog training

Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, Miss America 2024, got her first “bite” experience during a visit Tuesday to the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Carief Smith receives a mooring line as the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) returns to homeport Naval Base San Diego Oct. 8, 2024. Comstock, assigned to U.S. 3rd Fleet, promoted regional stability and security, deterred aggression, and protected the free flow of commerce throughout its deployment. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations—from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders)

USS Comstock returns to San Diego after 4-month deployment conducting joint operations in Indo-Pacific

Television show, SEAL Team actor, David Boreanaz, visits the U.S. Air Force, Illinois Air National Guard, 126th Air Refueling Wing to tour a KC-135 Stratotanker at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 5, 2024. Boreanaz spent the day visiting members of the military around the installation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Rodriguez)

‘SEAL Team’ actor immerses himself into the military community with USO tour to Marine Corps Museum

Cmdr. Kevin Dore, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), hugs his family during the return to homeport celebration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 4, 2024. Daniel Inouye, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, promoted regional stability and security, deterred aggression, and protected the free flow of commerce throughout its nine-month deployment. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations—from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Paula Hackbart).

USS Daniel Inouye returns to Pearl Harbor after historic first 9-month deployment

Marine Corps Museum’s new galleries show history of Marines from the last 50 years

For 13 years, the National Museum of the Marine Corps has been working on its two new galleries: “Forward Deployed” and “Afghanistan and Iraq.” These galleries, sharing 50 years of history, will open to the public on Sunday in Triangle, Va.

The last U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender is flanked by two F-15Es Strike Eagles.

Air Force decommissions the last KC-10 Extender at Travis AFB after 44 years of service

The U.S. Air Force bid farewell to the KC-10 Extender after 44 years of service.

A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter prepares for a rescue operation.

Tennessee National Guard helps rescue patients and staff stranded on hospital roof by Hurricane Helene

The Tennessee National Guard and Virginia State Police rescued more than 50 patients and staff stranded on the roof of Unicoi County Hospital because of flooding by Hurricane Helene.

Naval Weapons Station Earle (Sept. 14, 2024) - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro gives remarks the commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey (SSN-796), Sept. 14, 2024. USS New Jersey is the third naval vessel named for the state. With updated features that increase its underway time while reducing lifecycle costs, the USS New Jersey is the fifth Block IV Virginia-class submarine and is the first in its class designed and built with modifications for a gender-integrated crew. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Bennett IV)

Navy announces future nuclear-powered submarine to be named USS Baltimore

The future Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN 812 will be named USS Baltimore, secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Friday during a naming ceremony in Baltimore.

Military Sealift Command's newest fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209), slides down the rails, and into the San Diego Bay, following its christening at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., today.

Navy christens USNS Lucy Stone, honors civil rights trailblazer

The USNS Lucy Stone, a fleet replenishment oiler, was christened at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego on Saturday. The ship’s name honors American suffragist Lucy Stone, a trailblazer in the women’s rights movement and the abolishment of slavery.

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presents the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross, to the niece and grand-niece of Pvt. John Greschiak, a World War II Soldier who was killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944, during a ceremony at which he was posthumously at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Sept. 16, 2024. They, at left, Donna Cramer of Albany, and Cheri Gagliardi, a Rotterdam resident. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Stephanie Butler)

Family of WWII Purple Heart recipient receives New York service medal, 80 years after soldier’s death

The family of a WWII soldier who was killed in action in September 1944 during a fight in Germany received the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross at New York National Guard headquarters on Monday, 80 years after his death.

A B-21 Raider conducts flight tests, which includes ground testing, taxiing and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The B-21 will possess the range, access and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk, the Air Force says.

Air Force announces additional base locations for the B-21 Raider, its newest bomber

The Air Force’s second and third base locations for its newest bomber, the B-21 Raider, will be Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Dyess AFB, Texas.

240914-N-GR655-1111 MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey – Sailors assigned to USS New Jersey (SSN 796) stand by to man their ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

Navy commissions USS New Jersey, the service’s first submarine designed for women crew members

The USS New Jersey, the first fast-attack Virginia-class submarine in the Navy to fully integrate mixed gender crews, was commissioned in a traditional ceremony Saturday at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Middletown, N.J.

WWI Memorial in DC is complete, and the nation is invited to a weekend-long celebration

After eight years in the making, master sculptor Sabin Howard’s “A Soldier’s Journey,” will be unveiled with the First Illumination ceremony on Friday. It is the final piece to complete the National World War I Memorial in Washington.

San Diego’s 3.3 mile open swim race raises awareness for special operations forces veterans

Military veterans, first responders and civilians will compete Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Swim for SOF, a 3.3 mile open-water swim from Coronado Island to the USS Midway Museum to raise awareness and funds to support special operations forces veterans transitioning to civilian life.

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