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Stars and Stripes is a U.S.-based newspaper that covers news relevant to the United States Armed Forces. While it operates within the Department of Defense, it maintains editorial independence from it. The publication's First Amendment rights are protected by the U.S. Congress, and it has an independent ombudsman who regularly updates Congress on issues that concern its readers.

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Trump tariffs part of a longer-term trend

3 days ago | stripes.com | Arthur I. Cyr

The European Union decided to its proposed 50% tariff on American whiskey. Shown here is Knob Creek’s distillery in Clermont, Ky. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg) “Individual ambition serves the common good,” wrote Adam Smith, masterful 18th-century analyst of the emerging Industrial Revolution. Free trade that is also fair trade reinforces the modern division of labor.
Raiders sweep short-handed Warriors

5 days ago | stripes.com | Matt Wagner |Mathew Wagner

Kaiserslautern attacker Lola Wesseler controls a ball in the air between Wiesbaden defenders Jocelyn Browne, left, and Emily Arocan during an April, 19, 2025, match at Wiesbaden High School in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Matt Wagner/Stars and Stripes) WIESBADEN, Germany – Enrique John described his Kaiserslautern team’s drubbing against SHAPE on April 11 as a “disaster.” The coach told his players to forget that loss.
Bones found on Marine Corps base ID’d as Okinawan man missing since 2018

6 days ago | stripes.com | Brian McElhiney |Keishi Koja

This T-shirt was discovered near human skeletal remains found on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, on March 21, 2024. (Okinawa Prefectural Police) Human bones discovered more than a year ago at a Marine Corps base on Okinawa belong to a local man who went missing in 2018, according to Japanese police.
US forces in Syria to drop to less than 1,000 troops in coming months

6 days ago | stripes.com | Matthew Adams

Army Staff Sgt. Joel De La Cruz briefs other soldiers prior to training Syrian Free Army troops at a combat outpost in Syria on Feb. 7, 2025. (Fred Brown/U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — U.S. troops in Syria will begin to consolidate their operations in the country, shutting down some bases in the coming months and leaving less than 1,000 service members there, the Pentagon announced Friday.
3 Army units tapped for summer rotations in Europe, Middle East

6 days ago | stripes.com | Matthew Adams

Three Army units will deploy to Europe and the Middle East in the summer as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday, April 18, 2025. (U.S. Army photo ) WASHINGTON – Three Army units will deploy to Europe and the Middle East in the summer as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.
Finally getting a leg up on driver’s license lunacy

6 days ago | stripes.com | Lisa Smith Molinari

I grabbed the bundle of letters in my mailbox and walked directly to the recycling can, expecting all junk. “So wasteful,” I muttered judgmentally, tossing them one by one into the blue bin. “You’ve been approved!” a credit card offer read. “Free gift inside!” two charity solicitations promised, one containing return address labels with my last name spelled wrong, and the other with a small notepad printed with cartoon butterflies.
Fighter jet tilts after tire detaches while taxiing on Okinawa runway

6 days ago | stripes.com | Brian McElhiney |Keishi Koja

An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis down the runway after arriving at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, on April 6, 2025. (Karina Lopez/U.S. Air Force) An F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa lost a tire while taxiing on the runway Thursday, according to the 18th Wing. The multirole fighter was conducting a taxi check when it experienced a “tire malfunction,” wing spokeswoman Maj. Alli Stormer said in an email Friday.
Special needs students are underserved in DODEA schools, watchdog report finds

6 days ago | stripes.com | Wyatt Olson

The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the GAO to examine how well DODEA is meeting the special education needs of its students and to identify key obstacles. (Pixabay) Some special needs students attending Defense Department schools are being underserved due to staffing shortages and high turnover among special education personnel, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report released Thursday.
US forces strike fuel port in Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels

1 week ago | stripes.com | Matthew Adams

An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch April 15, 2025, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during flight operations in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — American forces on Thursday attacked a fuel port in Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels, according to U.S. Central Command. Ras Isa is a major port and a primary oil terminal in Yemen on the country’s Red Sea coast.
House adopts 7 bills for improving veterans care and services

1 week ago | stripes.com | Linda Hersey

The U.S. Capitol seen through a window of the Cannon House Office Building. (Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes) WASHINGTON — Seven bills to improve the delivery of benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs and address service-connected illnesses in veterans will move to the Senate after being adopted in the House.