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A Patriot air defense missile launches at the NATO Missile Firing Installation in Chania, Greece, in November 2017.

US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6B in military aid

The United States on Friday announced for the second time this week more military aid for Ukraine, including Patriot missiles as part of $6 billion in weapons and equipment to help its air defense against invading Russian forces.

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Gulf of Aden, Dec.18, 2023. Ike arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024, leaving the Middle East after five months in the region.

Eisenhower carrier group arrives in Mediterranean as construction on Gaza corridor begins

Marine Cpl. Miguel Maya, 23, was killed April 23, 2024, in an “aviation ground mishap” at Camp Pendleton, Calif., service officials said.

Marine killed at Camp Pendleton was an aircraft technician from Texas

UK spending millions to improve road safety around US Air Force bases

Army Guard MP who sprayed police with pepper spray during Jan. 6 riots pleads guilty

21 people charged with stealing nearly $7 million from USAA bank and its customers

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Over 100 hidden-camera videos, mostly of Navy sailors, were uploaded to porn site

Upcoming UN report will shed new light on North Korea’s human rights abuses, experts say

Vets discharged from military for misconduct or after special court-martial can now qualify for VA benefits

US military begins construction at sea on pier to help funnel more aid to Gaza

Air Force relaunches warrant officer corps to beef up cyber, IT capabilities

Tax refund app is adding more US Army users in Germany

Alcohol, brain injury contributed to US sailor’s beach rampage in Japan, defense says

‘I didn’t care if I got carried out’: US soldier gave his all in Netflix reality competition

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Army

The FBI’s investigation identified a photo from Gregory Yetman's Instagram page, showing him wearing a hat consistent with a hat he had worn on Jan. 6, 2021. Yetman pleaded guilty April 25, 2024, in federal court to a felony offense of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with physical contact during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Army Guard MP who sprayed police with pepper spray during Jan. 6 riots pleads guilty

Tax refund app is adding more US Army users in Germany

First Japanese troops qualify for US Army’s Expert Soldier Badge

Air Force

U.S. Air Force and local constabulary vehicles carry the 100th RAF Baton to RAF Croughton from RAF Barford St. John in 2018 during an anniversary event. U.K. officials have agreed to spend nearly $5 million to improve road safety near the two U.S. Air Force bases in England.

UK spending millions to improve road safety around US Air Force bases

Air Force relaunches warrant officer corps to beef up cyber, IT capabilities

Virginia defense contractor acquires Ohio business near Wright-Patterson AFB

Navy

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Gulf of Aden, Dec.18, 2023. Ike arrived in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024, leaving the Middle East after five months in the region.

Eisenhower carrier group arrives in Mediterranean as construction on Gaza corridor begins

Alcohol, brain injury contributed to US sailor’s beach rampage in Japan, defense says

US-French-Filipino armada begins Balikatan exercise in South China Sea

Space Force

The head of U.S. Space Command, Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, visits Japan's Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, April 24, 2024.

China is ‘moving at breathtaking speed in space,’ Space Force general says in Tokyo

Ohio governor opposes push to move Guard units into the Space Force

SpaceX launch from Cape marks record turnaround time with record booster reflight

Coast Guard

Father Daniel Mode, chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard, visits with the commands of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Base Guam in Guam on Dec. 4, 2023. Mode’s military service commenced in 1988, encompassing various roles across the Navy and Marine Corps, including deployments supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This is his second tour as a U.S. Coast Guard chaplain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)

Coast Guard’s top chaplain fired for failing to act on knowledge of another’s sexual misconduct

US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge

Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returns to California homeport after 111 days deployed to Bering Sea

Marine Corps

Marine Cpl. Miguel Maya, 23, was killed April 23, 2024, in an “aviation ground mishap” at Camp Pendleton, Calif., service officials said.

Marine killed at Camp Pendleton was an aircraft technician from Texas

Marine dies during ‘routine military operations’ at Camp Pendleton

US, Philippine troops will practice island raids during ‘shoulder to shoulder’ exercise

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A video screen grab shows Marine veteran and former Kekoas militia member Russell Vane.

Military veteran charged with attempting to make ricin to remain jailed

US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6B in military aid

NYPD hate crime cops investigating Israeli flag thefts as Gaza protests grip NYC

Europe

Poland's President Andrej Duda speaks during a media conference while overseeing the Lithuanian-Polish Brave Griffin 24/II military exercise on April 26, 2024.

Polish and Lithuanian leaders oversee military drills along their shared border

Berlin kidnapping charge hangs over rise of Vietnam enforcer

UK men charged under new security law over pro-Russia attack

Asia-Pacific

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 26, 2024.

Antony Blinken meets with China’s President Xi as US, China spar over bilateral and global issues

Kim Jong Un tests new rockets to strike Seoul and perhaps sell to Putin

Upcoming UN report will shed new light on North Korea’s human rights abuses, experts say

Middle East

Palestinian children gather in the backyard of an UNRWA school in Sidon, Lebanon, in September 2023.

UN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

Russia-Iran military alliance gives Israel cause for concern

Israel prepares forces as conflict with Hezbollah intensifies

Africa

FILE - A mural is seen, March 1, 2023, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo, File)

Burkina Faso’s army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

US to pull troops from Chad and Niger as the African nations question counterterrorism role

Rwanda’s Hope Hostel once housed young genocide survivors. Now it’s ready for migrants from Britain

Americas

Downtown Foley, Minn., pictured in 2011.

Immigrant workers sue Minnesota vegetable farm for shorted pay, ‘deplorable’ conditions

San Diego is now the top border region for migrant arrivals

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

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A young person’s opinion on the “Sephora Kids” trend

From fighters to paragliders

Japan

Don’t get dispirited amid declining trend of hi-spirited chuhai in Japan

King of Karaoke: Japanese import keeps world singing

VIDEO: Exploring Japan: Travel back in time at Meiji Mura

Korea

Deadline May 5 in Korea to salute graduate in Stars and Stripes Grad Tab

Shopping in Korea: Seoul's Dongdaemun Fashion Town the real deal!

Exploring Korea: Ssamzie-gil complex full of shops, fun in Seoul

Okinawa

Salute your 2024 graduate in Stripes Grad Tab; Deadline May 5 for Okinawa

Catch a wave at these 3 super surfing spots in Okinawa

DOD contractor on Okinawa visits all 47 prefectures in Japan

Guam

Get to know Guam: Talofofo (Talo’fo’fo) God's country

Guam Kitchen: Hot pepper paste heats up island BBQs

Tsunami Warning: Guam part of Ring of Fire

Veterans

A video screen grab shows Marine veteran and former Kekoas militia member Russell Vane.

Military veteran charged with attempting to make ricin to remain jailed

A judge has ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member Russell Vane to remain jailed pending trial on charges he attempted to make ricin, a biological toxin.

Sports

Ramstein captain Julia Atkins and Stuttgart senior Serenity Brown fight for the ball during a match April 27, 2024, at Stuttgart High School in Böblingen, Gemany.

Royals, Panthers split key D-I soccer matchups

Ramstein girls blast away in 7-4 victory, while Panthers boys earn 1-0 victory on late penalty kick.

History

Frankfurt, Germany, October, 1948: Mrs. Oliver Johnson, left, a war bride married to an American sergeant, reads a magazine while son William snoozes on the sofa at the Rhein-Main airport. Between 50 and 75 war brides — some with their families, others unaccompanied — were leaving from Rhein-Main for the U.S. each week in advance of a December 27, 1948 deadline, after which immigration would become much more difficult.

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War bride heads to the US, 1948

Frankfurt, Germany, October 1948: Mrs. Oliver Johnson, left, a war bride married to an American sergeant, reads a magazine while son William snoozes on the sofa at the Rhein-Main airport.

Living

As the season warms, food festivals flood the calendar. One of them, Rolling Kitchens, turns a disused gasworks in Amsterdam into a pop-up, open-air restaurant. The event happens May 8-10.

Will travel for food: Events designed to tickle the taste buds

Here are just a few upcoming events that cater to local food and drink.

Travel

Andalusia Farm, just off U.S. Highway 441 north of Milledgeville, Ga., was once the home of author Flannery O’Connor and her mother, Regina Cline O’Connor. Now a house museum, about 90% of its artifacts are original to the home.

Charming Georgia town a treat for ‘Flanatics’ of celebrated Southern writer O’Connor

Film festivals abound across the Continent this month.

April events calendar for Europe

At Junglia, a theme park under construction in northern Okinawa, attractions will include safari rides in which patrons will be chased by dinosaurs.

Junglia, a nature-focused theme park, is in the works for northern Okinawa