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Taiwan test-fires US-furnished HIMARS for first time

1 day ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

This image from the state-run Central News Agency shows Taiwan's military firing a U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, for the first time on May 12, 2025. (CNA) Taiwanese troops fired U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, for the first time this week, sending test rockets into the Pacific Ocean from coastal firing positions.
Marines deploy a second F-35B squadron to Japan in modernization drive

2 days ago | stripes.com | Brian McElhiney

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 10, 2025. (Erick Reyes/U.S. Marine Corps) A fourth squadron of F-35B Lightning IIs arrived in Japan over the weekend to begin a six-month deployment, as the Marine Corps continues to modernize its aircraft in the Indo-Pacific.
US Army HIMARS unit deepens Philippines presence during South China Sea tensions

2 days ago | stripes.com | Seth Robson

U.S. soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, from the west coast of Palawan, Philippines, April 28, 2025.
Air Power Days return to South Korea, featuring final Warthog display

2 days ago | stripes.com | Eric Mendiola |Aaron Kidd

The South Korean air force’s Black Eagles soar in formation during an airpower festival at Osan Air Base, South Korea, May 11, 2025. (Trevares Johnson/Stars and Stripes) OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Air Power Days resumed over the weekend, welcoming the public for the first time in nearly six years and marking the final public appearance in South Korea of the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
Russia’s Putin proposes direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, ‘without preconditions’

3 days ago | stripes.com | Samya Kullab |Joanna Kozlowska

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet South Ossetian President Alan Gagloyev in the Grand Palace at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II.
Europe Scoreboard: May 10, 2025

4 days ago | stripes.com | Kent Harris |Mathew Wagner

High school SOCCER Boys Alconbury 7, Spangdahlem 2 Saturday at Spangdahlem Goals – Alconbury: Kairan Daley 4, Aaron Dudley 3; Spangdahlem: Troy Truscott 2. Assists – Spangdahlem: William Crofton. Saves – Alconbury: Manuel Minjarez 7, Jessica Bradley 2. American Overseas School of Rome 3, Sigonella 0 Friday at Rome Halftime – 1-0. Goals – Riley Smith 2, Orlando Niolu. Stuttgart 2, Wiesbaden 0 Saturday at Wiesbaden Halftime – 1-0. Goals – Cristian Ingle, James Sheppard.
US special operators due for changes in doctrine and tactical units, top defense official says

5 days ago | stripes.com | Matthew Burke

Members of the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and NATO partner forces clear a trench at night during training at an undisclosed location in Poland on April 14, 2025. (Liseth Espinel Cuervo/U.S. Army) The Pentagon is overhauling its special operations doctrine to sharpen key skills and align with the White House’s Indo-Pacific focus, a senior defense official said this week.
Pentagon orders military to review all library books for DEI issues, conduct ‘merit-based’ admissions to service academies

5 days ago | stripes.com | Matthew Adams

The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders to pull and review all library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, 2025. (Katharine Winchell/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered senior leaders to pull and review all library books at military educational institutions that address diversity, critical race theory or gender ideology by May 21.
A CIA military base was their home during the ‘Secret War’ in Laos. Now Hmong Americans can finally see it again.

5 days ago | stripes.com | Maya Rao

Mayka and Kao Xiong stand in front of General Vang Paos’ old house in Long Tieng. The general was airlifted from Long Tieng on May 14, 1975 after Communists seized control of Laos, forcing thousands of Hmong people to flee for their lives.
Join the crowd appreciating street artists at these events

5 days ago | stripes.com | Karen Bradbury

Street performers abound at many European summer festivals. (iStock) Acrobats, musicians, escape artists, clowns: one of the joys of attending a European street festival is never quite knowing the nature of the act to be discovered around the next corner. Here are some upcoming events in which a diverse cast of street artists will be vying for what they consider that most precious of commodities: audience appreciation.