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Showing posts with label Media Stars and Stripes. Show all posts
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Monday, August 05, 2013

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines for August 4, 2013

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines for August 4, 2013

[img]USS Ponce stays afloat in unique role as forward staging base
When the USS Ponce returned to Norfolk in December 2011 with its 360 crewmembers and thousands of additional shipmates — roaches that had inhabited the vessel — it was supposed to be its final deployment. 

 
[img]30 years later, families unite to honor fallen Marine
Phillip Herrera Jr. was married just five days before he was deployed, and his bride buried him almost a year later, in 1966. On her deathbed, she entrusted boxes of Herrera's belongings to her son, and implored him to find the Herrera family and return the boxes. 

 
[img]$100M museum proposed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
"People enjoy looking at artifacts, but the centerpiece of the museum will be the strong, compelling human stories connected to them," said Nino De Pasquale, president of the nonprofit museum organization. 

 
[img]Future uncertain for family of Marine accused of killing Iraqi
While her Marine husband was in prison at Fort Leavenworth for killing an unarmed Iraqi, Reyna Hutchins got a call from the FBI: her name was on a "hit list" of a suspected American terrorist, an Al Qaeda sympathizer. 

 
[img]US posts in Muslim world will remain closed 
U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed at least through the end of this week, the State Department said Sunday, citing "an abundance of caution." 

 
[img]States consider regulation of drones in US skies 
Thousands of civilian drones are expected in U.S. skies within a few years and concerns they could be used to spy on Americans are fueling legislative efforts in several states to regulate the unmanned aircraft. 

 
[img]Families of helicopter attack find strength in each other
Memorial by memorial, the magnitude of the tragedy became real: 30 Americans, 22 of them in naval special operations, all lost together on Aug. 6, 2011 - the single deadliest day for Americans in the Afghanistan war. 

 
[img]Fort Hood and the rarity of military executions 
Hundreds of unarmed soldiers, some about to deploy to Afghanistan, were waiting inside a building for vaccines and routine checkups when a fellow soldier walked in with two handguns and enough ammunition to commit one of the worst mass shootings in American history. 

 
[img]New Navy ship to carry USS Indianapolis name
The U.S. Navy intends to name a new combat ship the USS Indianapolis, honoring the crew of the cruiser of the same name whose sinking in the final weeks or World War II was the military branch's worst single loss of life at sea. 

 


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Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines for August 3, 2013

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines for August 3, 2013

[img]Mean streets: Hawkers targeted by Kabul authorities
For years, Safiullah fought Soviet forces with the Mujahedeen, eventually stepping on a land mine and losing his right leg. These days, his battles are with a bureaucracy that is threatening his meager watch-repair business one broken glass case at a time. 

 
[img]Dozens feared dead in Afghan flooding
With a jet engine roar, a wall of water came crashing down the mountains without warning Saturday morning, sweeping away entire homes and devastating families in this district capital just east of Kabul, local officials said. 

 
[img]F-16C collision: 'Extremely fortunate to have lost only metal'
The automatic distress signal came in to the Coast Guard about 10:30 p.m. Thursday: A D.C. Air National Guard pilot had ejected from a fighter jet some 35 miles off Chincoteague Island in Virginia. 

 
[img]Soldier's war zone murder conviction could ripple through ranks
As the family of Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance reeled Friday over his convictions for the deaths of two Afghan nationals, observers said it's rare to see military officers prosecuted for combat-zone killings. 

 
[img]Dog tags of soldier killed in WWII returned to sister nearly 70 years later
Constance Cowan was telling the story of her brother to Steve and Marcia Kwiecinski. Through a series of incredible twists and turns, the Kwiecinskis were led to Cowan after a dog tag belonging to Jimmy surfaced half a world away. 

 
[img]Injured Afghan girl finds a second home in U.S.
The explosion killed two of Farida's brothers and a sister, and wounded her mother. The vision in Farida's left eye is forever gone, but a new world has opened for her here in the lush Carolina Piedmont, where she has had several eye surgeries and has fallen in love with a second family. 

 
[img]Prosecutor painted grisly picture of convicted murderer Marcus Bailey
So who is Marcus Bailey, the ex-Army combat vet who was convicted Wednesday of killing Almanita Smith and dumping her decomposed body on her front lawn while her friends and family worried where she was? 

 
[img]Storage sites say Fort Drum Storage fiasco with soldiers' cars makes them all look bad
Soldiers — some of them still serving in Afghanistan and other countries overseas — are confused about what is going on and want to know the whereabouts of their vehicles. 

 
[img]Afghanistan bomb hunters learning to shed risky habits
A team of Afghan engineers are slowly learning the bomb-hunting trade in the fertile farmlands and towering mountains of northern Afghanistan. Afghan soldiers have taken over most road-clearance duties from U.S. forces; they are now finding - or getting hit by - the roadside bombs planted here. 

 
[img]Military kids enjoy R&R at Colorado camp
The camp is a paradise for the hundreds of kids who spend part of their summer there each year. This week, it was an special treat for 190 military children, many of whom lead lives complicated by frequent moves, deployments and the aftermath of war. 

 
[img]Nearly 70 years later, WWII airman finally home 
The men never met Sgt. Dominick J. Licari, a World War II aerial gunner whose remains were found recently in New Guinea, 69 years after his plane was shot down. But on Friday, they welcomed him as one of their own. 

 
[img]Military hospitals shrinking services to meet spending cuts
Patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and other premier military hospitals are being sent to private doctors and having surgery and other treatment delayed because of furloughs to medical personnel, according to interviews and internal documents. 

 


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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines: After decade of war, troops still struggling to find work and other news

[img]After decade of war, troops still struggling to find work
This is what the end of a decade of war looked like in Oklahoma a few weeks ago: ex-soldiers in cheap new business suits; human resources managers with salesman smiles and stacks of glossy fliers; a former Marine speaking to a television news crew about the “tough times” and “nightmares” he has had since coming home. 

 
[img]58 killed in Afghanistan violence
At least 58 people were reported killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. In one operation led by Afghan forces, 51 Taliban fighters and three Afghan troops were killed. 

 
[img]US, Afghanistan OK detention center transfer 
The U.S. has reached an agreement with the Afghanistan government to transfer the Parwan Detention Facility to Afghan control, the Pentagon said Saturday, two weeks after negotiations broke down over whether the U.S. would have the power to block the release of some detainees. 

 
[img]US aids Honduran police despite death squad fears
The U.S. State Department, which spends millions of taxpayer dollars a year on the Honduran National Police, has assured Congress that money only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don't operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and "social cleansing." 

 
[img]Iron Man meets HULC as Lockheed enters exoskeletons race
Wearable machines that enhance human muscle power are poised to leave the realm of science fiction and help factory workers hoist heavier tools, lighten soldiers' loads and enable spinal patients to walk. 

 
[img]Key US decision on Cuba terror-designation coming
A normally routine bit of Washington bureaucracy could have a big impact on U.S. relations with Cuba, either ushering in a long-stalled detente or slamming the door on rapprochement, perhaps until the scheduled end of the Castro era in 2018. 
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Monday, January 02, 2012

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines: Catholics seek to boost number of priests serving as chaplains and other stories

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines: Catholics seek to boost number of priests serving as chaplains and other stories

[img]Catholics seek to boost number of priests serving as chaplains
Searching for bombs day in and day out as part of a route-clearance team, Spc. Joe Murphy needed the reassuring hand of his faith more than ever. But because of a worsening shortage of Catholic chaplains in Afghanistan and throughout the military, it had never been more difficult to practice it. 

 

[img]Weary of bloodshed, a Taliban leader in Afghanistan weighs reintegration
The Taliban leader hid his face beneath a black ski mask as he rode in the back seat of an Afghan army pickup truck. He knew to avoid needless risk. If the wrong person saw him, his life might end before he could convert from insurgent to peacemaker. 

 

[img]Afghan police chief: 'We want revenge'
After a preteen suicide bomber killed six people three weeks ago in this village darkened by Pakistan's shadow, Abdul Latif assumed a new job in circumstances he called 'worse than awful.' 

 

[img]Friction between Afghan forces hangs over remote post
There is no need to imagine the aftermath of perhaps the worst attack on the Afghanistan Border Patrol in its young history. The Taliban captured the grim scene on video. The siege inflamed the simmering distrust between the border patrol and the Afghanistan National Army in a turbulent region.

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines: Photos: Last U.S. airmen fly out of Ali Air Base



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Photos: Last U.S. airmen fly out of Ali Air Base
The last U.S. airmen to leave Iraq boarded a C-17 Globemaster 

Saturday night at Ali Air Base in Tallil, Iraq, some 200 miles 
southeast of Baghdad. The airmen and some U.S. soldiers 
shook hands with senior leaders as they boarded the plane. 

[img]Minesweepers ?some of the most versatile? sailors
As the USS Patriot steamed down the western coast of Japan under 

blackout conditions, Senior Chief Petty Officer Jesse Kenner and 
several junior sailors pored over radar and communications screens 
in the ship's combat information center. 

[img]?No sadness? as U.S. troops leave Iraq
With little fanfare, the last U.S. troops in Iraq rolled through an 

open gate at the Kuwaiti border Sunday, officially marking the
 end of the Iraq war. 

[img]Camp Echo packs up in Iraq with little fanfare
Army Reserve Sgt. Christopher Williams was there at the start, 

in 2003, when U.S. forces streamed north from Kuwait into 
Iraq after the 'shock and awe' aerial bombardments 
in a race to secure Baghdad. 

[img]Final days at Sather Air Base, Iraq
Servicemembers with the 447th Expeditionary Security 

Forces Squadron, Sather Air Base, Iraq, spend their 
final days in Iraq training Iraq Air Force security forces 
servicemembers and strengthening their relationships. 

[img]USAREUR adds 'newsroom' section to smartphone app
U.S. Army Europe has updated its smartphone app, 

adding a 'Newsroom' section that links users to the 
command's news page on its website, USAREUR 
announced Friday. 


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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Stars and Stripes: Where veterans are finding jobs and more news

Stars and Stripes: Where veterans are finding jobs and more news
[img]A great resume can be the first step to a great job
A killer resume is a veteran job-seeker's secret weapon. It's your first-impression maker, the page an employer will look at for just a few seconds ' amid hundreds of others ' before deciding who gets a shot at that coveted job. So how do you make yours stand out' How do translate your experience from milspeak into civspeak' 

 
[img]Tips to stand out during a job interview
That first civilian job interview can make even the most seasoned combat veterans break out in a cold sweat. But you shouldn't worry. 

 
[img]Avoid military speak: Advice for that job interview 
If you're a veteran trying to get your first job after leaving the military, you've got to recognize that it's a whole new world out there. And the people you want to hire you, don't necessarily speak your language. 

 
[img]Where veterans are finding jobs
First, the bad news: More than 850,000 veterans are unemployed, and more than a quarter of them are young veterans. But here's the good news: More than 1.7 million recently separated veterans and 8.6 million other former servicemembers are collecting paychecks in the civilian workforce. 

 
[img]Hire veterans, Panetta urges business execs 
U.S. troops have sacrificed for their country, and now it’s time for the country to give a little back as troops leave the military – not handouts, but job opportunities, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday at a forum with business executives. 

 
[img]U.S. Army Europe to cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs
The U.S. Army in Europe will cut more than 1,000 civilian jobs in the next year in what's expected to be just the first round of reductions amid stark budgetary times and as two wars wind down. 

 
[img]Can a blood test reveal a traumatic brain injury?
A new study published today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found that patients with TBI had a significantly higher amount of an acidic protein in their blood than those without TBI. 

 
[img]Pentagon takes 'preliminary' look at nuclear cuts 
The Pentagon today confirmed Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is weighing a reduction of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to help cut DOD spending and balance budgets. 

 
[img]Runners participate in 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team's 'Running of the Herd'
The event commemorates the 1,792 soldiers from the 173rd who died in conflicts from Vietnam to the present, according to event information. The unit was established in 1963. 

 
[img]Gamers test 'Modern Warfare 3' at Ramstein Air Base mall
More than 1,000 Kaiserslautern military community members can brag they were among the very first gamers to try ' and buy ' the latest installment in the "Call of Duty" series. 

 
[img]Environmental survey, legal battle put Guam buildup years away
Two key projects in the U.S. military buildup on Guam remain in limbo more than a year after they were first delayed due to environmental concerns. 

 



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