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After fearing paralysis, West Point cadet measures path to commission in steps
Traditional geisha performances, Japanese music and cultural activities recently drew hundreds of visitors to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo for the first geisha exposition on base in recent memory.
From Stars and Stripes' Marc Castaneda:
Iran says ceasefire ‘practically meaningless’ following days of crossfire
South Korea seeks 70 U.S. air-to-air missiles in $292 million deal
An American armored brigade should be permanently stationed in Poland as part of a broader military realignment designed to prepare the U.S. for simultaneous conflicts with Russia and China, according to a new think tank report.
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ICYMI: A civilian Navy employee in Florida was fighting for his life this week after a shark attack near the Naval Support Activity Panama City marina, according to officials and news reports.
From Stars and Stripes' Matthew M. Burke:
Traditional geisha performances, Japanese music and cultural activities drew hundreds of visitors to Yokota Air Base.
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Sheikhs and “concerned citizens” speak with soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment at a neighborhood meeting in Al-Jara, Iraq, in 2007.
ICYMI: House Republican appropriators unveiled a $1.1 trillion Pentagon spending bill Wednesday that covers most of the Trump administration's base defense budget, with 44,500 additional personnel and a range of pay raises for troops. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
A Trump administration-proposed tuition voucher program for military families is being touted by the White House as a way to give Defense Department personnel more say in their children's education.
From Stars and Stripes' Jennifer H. Svan:
The Taiwanese military fired its U.S.-supplied HIMARS in China's direction for the first time during exercises this week, launching test rockets into the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland.
Sheiks and “concerned citizens” speak with soldiers at a neighborhood meeting in Al-Jara, Iraq, on Nov. 8, 2007.
The initiative would provide tuition assistance of $15,500 per student per year, giving eligible families choices “when local options are insufficient.”
Taiwan fired U.S.-supplied HIMARS in China’s direction for the first time, launching test rockets into the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the mainland.
