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Ramstein's LVIS gate closing to private vehicles starting early next month
1+ week, 4+ day ago (159+ words) Stars and Stripes Ramstein's LVIS gate closing to private vehicles starting early next month The Large Vehicle Inspection Site Gate at Ramstein Air Base will be closed to commuters starting May 4, 2026. (Jimmie D. Pike/U. S. Air Force) Commuters will no longer be…...
5 things to know in veterans news, including gun ownership, pay push for doctors and a VA clinic closure
2+ week, 6+ day ago (687+ words) A 1, 000-pound steel beam pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center will be featured in a traveling exhibit to recognize the 25th'anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks against the U. S. (Tunnel to Towers Foundation) The names of veterans submitted…...
Task force announces anti-drone laser weapon safety tests
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (614+ words) Lasers used to shoot down unmanned drones will be tested for safety at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. (U. S. Army) Lasers used to shoot down unmanned drones will be tested for safety this weekend at White Sands Missile Range…...
Seabees rebuilding old Route 1, 1968
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (688+ words) This article appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, June 30, 1968. It is republished unedited in its original form. In the midst of war Army, Navy and other American military engineers are building roads for peace in Vietnam. It's a…...
Homeland Security suspends Global Entry airport security program, reverses course on TSA Pre Check
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (771+ words) Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA Pre Check in at O'Hare International Airport in 2017 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS) DALLAS " The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that the Global Entry program would be shut down…...
From the archives: John Foster Dulles speaks to reporters at the Rhein-Main airport, 1948
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (132+ words) Stars and Stripes From the archives: John Foster Dulles speaks to reporters at the Rhein-Main airport, 1948 (Henry Compton/Stars and Stripes) Frankfurt, Germany, Oct. 15, 1948: John Foster Dulles, right, U. S. delegate to the United Nations, talks to reporters on his arrival at…...
NDAA makes exceptions on DC military flight restrictions
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (526+ words) Apache helicopters fly past the Washington Monument during the U. S. Army's 250th anniversary parade on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Proximity transmission language in the NDAA falls short of what some had hoped after a fatal midair collision over the Potomac River earlier this year....
Air Force Thunderbird jet crashes in Southern California; pilot ejects safely
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (188+ words) The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" return to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. , in February 2025. (Lauren Clevenger/U. S. Air Force) An Air Force Thunderbird pilot ejected safely from a F-16 C Fighting Falcon aircraft Wednesday during a training mission…...
US airlines cancel more than 2, 500 weekend flights largely due to government shutdown
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (789+ words) Planes are seen at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N. J. (Andres Kudacki/AP) U. S. airlines canceled more than 2, 500 weekend flights by Saturday evening as the Federal Aviation Administration's mandate to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown…...
Camp Pendleton live-fire event won't require shutting down freeway, Marines say amid criticism from California governor
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (633+ words) A view from the Southbound I-5 Aliso Creek Rest Area of U. S. Marines driving through the surf as they train on Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) at Camp Pendleton, Calif. , Sept. 26, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via TNS) (Tribune News Service) " Gov. Gavin…...