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By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes May 20, 2017
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Army Taps Fort Hood Commander To Lead Anti-ISIS Fight

The Army announced Friday that a new commander will take the reins this summer in the fight against Islamic State,...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes May 9, 2017
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Disagreements In DC Leave Reservists Without A Solution To GI Bill Restrictions

Nearly 4,700 reservists and guardsmen have been unfairly barred from earning post-9/11 GI Bill benefits available to active-duty servicemembers, veterans...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Apr 9, 2017
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Airborne Unit In Alaska Tapped For Afghanistan Deployment

About 1,500 soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division in Alaska are deploying to Afghanistan as part of a regular rotation...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Mar 2, 2017
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Questions Hover Over Army Drone’s 630-Mile Odyssey Across Western US

Mystery shrouds the rogue flight of an Army unmanned surveillance aircraft that was launched from southern Arizona on Jan. 31,...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Feb 11, 2017
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Special Forces Soldier Killed In Niger In A Non-Combat Accident

An Army Special Forces officer was killed in a non-combat accident in Niger on Feb. 2, the Army said Friday....
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Jan 25, 2017
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The Army Is Deactivating Its Long Range Surveillance Teams … Again

The Army will quietly deactivate its three long-range surveillance companies in the active-duty force in the remaining days of January,...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Jan 19, 2017
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11 Soldiers Have Died At Fort Hood Since November

A soldier assigned to Fort Hood was found dead in his barracks room last week, the latest in a string...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Jan 11, 2017
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Airmen Can Now Get Tatted Up Under New Air Force Policy

The Air Force made significant revisions to its tattoo and medical exemption policy for new recruits, aligning its rules closer...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Dec 11, 2016
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2300 US Soldiers Headed To Afghanistan This Winter

The Army will deploy an armor brigade and an aviation brigade totaling about 2,300 soldiers to Afghanistan this winter as...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Dec 5, 2016
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Small Footprint Of SOF Increases Danger For Bomb Techs In ISIS Fight

Insurgent bomb makers honed their craft as John Ismay slept. Ismay, a former Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician who served...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Nov 26, 2016
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The Pentagon Is Now Deploying Reservists Without Granting GI Bill Benefits

Nearly 300 Marines came home from their seven-month deployment to Central America this week. They have a few things in...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Oct 20, 2016
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Armored Brigade Heads To Korea As Tensions With North Escalate

The Army announced Wednesday that a brigade of Fort Riley soldiers began a nine-month deployment to South Korea as officials...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Oct 19, 2016
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This Little Girl From Mosul Grew Up To Be A US Marine

She was young and could not speak English, but the Iraqi-born girl could tell the Marines from the others. “It...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Oct 17, 2016
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Preparing For Future Wars Won’t Be Easy (And The Stakes Are Getting Higher)

Editor's note: This is the final installation of “Facing the Future: Military matters facing the next president,” a five-part series...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Oct 5, 2016
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A Year After College Massacre, Veteran Who Confronted Shooter Still Haunted By What-Ifs

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part story that originally appeared in Stars and Stripes. Read part one...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Oct 4, 2016
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From ‘Malingering Loser’ To Reluctant Hero, Chris Mintz Recalls Oregon Massacre

Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part story that originally appeared in Stars and Stripes. Chris Mintz finished...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Aug 8, 2016
Education

Thousands Of Student Vets At Ashford University May Soon Lose GI Bill Benefits

Ashford University withdrew its request to receive GI Bill certification in California, further endangering benefits for more than 6,000 veterans...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Jul 16, 2016
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Army Looks To Deactivate Long-Range Surveillance Companies

The Army is moving to cut all nine of its Long Range Surveillance companies from active duty and the National...
By Alex Horton, Stars and Stripes Jul 12, 2016
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Service Members May Soon Be Allowed To Carry Weapons On Installations

The Defense Department is close to releasing its updated policy for arming troops at facilities in the United States following...