Off the coast of Australia, July 20, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey takes off from the USS Bonhomme Richard near the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. META TAGS: U.S. Navy; deployment; aircraft carrier;
Osprey takeoff, 2017

Off the coast of Australia, July 20, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey takes off from the USS Bonhomme Richard near the eastern coast of Queensland. 

Near Mannheim, West Germany, March, 1962: In a scene familiar to soldiers and veterans everywhere, members of the 2nd Battle Group, 47th Infantry, line up for chow after completing the first leg of a motor march from Augsburg to Berlin. They were to replace the 1st Battle Group, 19th Infantry, in the divided city. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: U.S. Army; 47th Inf. Div.; food; military life; https://www.stripes.com/migration/2021-05-20/Chow-line-1962-1543751.html
Chow line in West Germany, 1962

Near Mannheim, West Germany, March 1962: In a scene familiar to soldiers and veterans everywhere, members of the 2nd Battle Group, 47th Infantry, line up for chow after completing the first leg of a motor march from Augsburg to Berlin.

Soldier killed with entire bomber crew in WWII identified, will be buried in June

The remains of a World War II soldier from Waterbury who was killed along with his entire bomber crew in 1944 have been identified and will be buried with full military honors in Middletown, a U.S. Department of Defense agency announced this week.

FILE - This April 19, 1995 file photo shows the north side of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, after it was destroyed by a domestic terrorist's bomb killing 168 people. (AP Photo/File)
Oklahoma City bombing still ‘heavy in our hearts’ on 29th anniversary

Federal officials are resolved never to allow a terrorist attack like the Oklahoma City bombing happen again, Deputy Homeland Security Adviser Caitlin Durkovich told survivors and loved ones of the 168 people killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing Friday.

Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Ill., was a member of the U.S. Army’s 192nd Tank Battalion when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands.
Remains of an Illinois soldier who died during WWII at a Japanese POW camp identified, military says

The remains of Army Pfc. Harry Jerele of Berkeley, Ill., were identified in December, about 81 years after he died of pneumonia at the Cabanatuan POW camp, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Thursday.

50 miles north of Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1959: Republic of Korea House Speaker Ki Poong Lee is briefed by Lt. Gen. Jae Hung Yu, First Republic of Korea Army commander on Operation Killing Zone. The exercise deployed 50,000 troops in a maneuver conducted under simulated atomic conditions. Held 50 miles north of Seoul it was a test of combat effectiveness during a chemical, biological and radiological war. The operation included mobile, attack and defense operations. Elements of the ROK Air Force and U.S. Army’s 4th Missile Command acted as supporting units. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: Republic of Korea; First ROK Army; Operation Killing Zone; exercise; multi-national exercise; 4th Missile Command; Cold War
Briefing on Operation Killing Zone in South Korea, 1959

Fifty miles north of Seoul, South Korea, October 1959: Republic of Korea House Speaker Ki Poong Lee is briefed by Lt. Gen. Jae Hung Yu, First Republic of Korea Army commander on Operation Killing Zone.

A Berlin Airlift relic lies in pieces in North Carolina, but a revival is planned

A C-54 dubbed Spirit of Freedom, which played a supporting role in the Berlin Airlift, was damaged by a tornado in April 2020. The damaged aircraft will now become a showpiece in Aviator Brewing Company’s new brewery under construction in North Carolina.

Somewhere in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 30, 2001: Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fire their weapons off the end of the USS Bataan, somewhere in the Arabian Sea. The Marines are busy staying prepared for possible orders into Aghanistan. META TAGS: Operation Enduring Freedom; Afghanistan; Wars on Terror; U.S. Navy; USMC; Marine Corps; Marines
Target practice on USS Bataan, 2001

Somewhere in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 30, 2001: Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) fire their weapons off the end of the USS Bataan.

Intimate artifact from USS Amesbury sunk off Key West found stashed in piece of furniture

A log that details the USS Amesbury’s travels was found in Massachusetts, stuck in a piece of furniture.

Derek Dixon, 9 (left) and J.T. Williams III on the playground. J.T., son of Spec. 4 William and Karen Carroll saved Derek's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver when he saw his friend choking at lunch.
From the archives, 1980: Boy, 9, saves fellow student from choking

Derek Dixon, 9, son of Spec. 5 Anthony and Myrna Dixon, was eating his lunch and talking when a piece of chicken got lodged in his throat. Fellow student J.T. Williams III used the Heimlich maneuver to save Dixon’s life.