Marine commander presents 49ers star George Kittle with NFL’s Salute to Service award

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was revealed Wednesday as the recipient of the NFL’s 14th annual Salute to Service award. Kittle was shocked and emotional when he received the award in a private ceremony in December of last year, a marine involved in the event told Stripes.

US Navy helping to build schools, business relationships in Serbia

Next month Navy officials will host a conference in Serbia for businesses to learn about upcoming contracting opportunities. The goodwill created by such projects is an inexpensive way to reach countries that might not be immediately important but collectively would be significant if the U.S. was dealing with a crisis.

Growler’s precautionary arrested landing diverts other Navy flights in Japan

Several U.S. Navy aircraft were diverted to other airfields in Japan after an E/A-18G Growler made a precautionary arrested landing at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, the Marine Corps said.

Air Force places career training on hold while services scrub DEI content

The Air Force has temporarily halted career development courses as part of a broader effort to remove diversity, equity and inclusion-related content from military training and education.

Army lieutenant colonel sentenced to 10 months in prison for beating wife

Lt. Col. Greg Pasquantonio, an Army aviation trainer assigned to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, will spend 10 months in prison after beating his former wife so severely that he broke eight of her ribs, requiring her to spend five days in the hospital, according to prosecutors.

‘Give it a shot:’ Special Forces instructors seek more Green Beret hopefuls

Recruiting shortfalls across the entire Army and flat Special Operations budgets have contributed to a smaller-than-ideal number of Special Forces hopefuls entering training courses, officials said. Nonetheless, the special warfare school has managed to produce enough Green Berets to maintain a healthy Special Forces community.

First military deportation flights from US take off for Guantanamo as sailors help Marines prep for incoming migrants

The first military flights to deport migrants from the United States to Naval Base Guantanamo Bay were slated to take off Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

New 90K-square-foot center at Army’s special warfare school brings holistic health under one roof at Fort Liberty

New gym at Fort Liberty, N.C., is part of the new $43 million, 90,000-square-foot John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School’s new Human Performance Force Generation building. It’s designed to help soldiers with diet, health and fitness.

USS Fort Worth sailors honor WWII Navy veteran on her 101st birthday

The crew of the USS Fort Worth gathered Monday to celebrate the milestone birthday of Elsie “Kitty” Rippin, a World War II Navy veteran, who turned 101 years old Friday.

Buckley Space Force Base won’t house immigrant detainees, US rep says — but ICE is mum

Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado will not process and house detained immigrants after all, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow said.

Army drones buzz Bavarian ranges as drill showcases new fighting strategy

Various new drones in the Army’s arsenal are being tested during an exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.

One of the last Tuskegee Airmen dies at age 100 in Michigan

Harry S. Stewart Jr., a fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for three kills in a single mission, died Sunday in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He was 100.

Navy asks sailors for feedback on housing, child care and gyms

The Navy wants to hear recommendations from sailors and their families regarding unaccompanied and family housing, fleet and family support centers, child and youth programs, and morale, welfare, and recreation facilities and activities.

2 Marines plead guilty in fatal fentanyl case of a fellow Marine

Two Marines pleaded guilty in federal court for their role in the fatal fentanyl overdose of a fellow Marine, according to federal officials.

US Army battalion hands over Patriot mission in Poland to Germany, eyes modernization

The U.S. military formally transferred its Patriot missile defense mission in Poland to German forces Monday, marking the first such handover to happen in Europe.

Aviano confirms hospitalization of 2 US airmen involved in reported spousal stabbing in Italy

An American service member is being accused by Italian authorities of stabbing her active-duty spouse following a roadside argument, according to a local news report.

Air base on Okinawa inspecting another 263 homes for failing concrete

The 18th Civil Engineer group is conducting “deliberate inspections” of the quadplex units in Kadena’s Washington Heights neighborhood, an 18th Wing spokeswoman said.

US Army welcomes guests to new $46 million lodge in South Korea

The U.S. Army opened a new $46 million hotel Monday to provide accommodations for service members and their families traveling to Daegu, about 150 miles south of Seoul.

USS Carl Vinson strike group departs Thailand following hull-scrape incident

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its strike group recently steamed out of Thailand, where two of the carrier’s escorts scraped hulls.