Gary Warner

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Capt. James Spitler, left, and Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Dioquino, formerly the top officer and top enlisted leader, respectively, at Coast Guard Sector San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard) The commander of Coast Guard Sector San Diego has been fired more than five months after service leaders temporarily removed the officer from his post amid an investigation into “unfair treatment of individuals” under his command. Coast Guard Rear Adm.

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Navy Lts. Zach Miller and Keith Henzer climb out of a EA-18G Growler at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., in December 2024.

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Army Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, for his bravery during an ambush in Niger in 2017. (U.S. Army) PUYALLUP, Wash. — A Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush by Islamic militants in Niger was awarded the Silver Star on Tuesday, the culmination of an about-face by the Army over the controversial incident in the War on Terrorism. Brig. Gen.

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The USS Ronald Reagan arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., in August 2024. The aircraft carrier went into a 17-month maintenance at the shipyard in March 2025. (Gary Warner/Stars and Stripes) BREMERTON, Wash. — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a maintenance stint that will keep it from deployment for 17 months, Navy officials said.

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Army Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black will be posthumously awarded the Silver Star on April 8, 2025, for his bravery during an ambush in Niger in 2017. (U.S. Army) TACOMA, Wash. — Body camera footage from a Green Beret killed in a 2017 ambush in Niger has led the Army for the second time to award the unit’s medical sergeant posthumously for his bravery during the firefight seven years ago. Staff Sgt. Bryan C.