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Phillip Walter Wellman

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Phillip is a reporter and photographer for Stars and Stripes, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. From 2016 to 2021, he covered the war in Afghanistan from Stripes’ Kabul bureau. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics.


Master Combat Badge, new Army PT uniforms coming soon

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer announced that a new Master Combat Badge is being rolled out for combat veterans who also have earned skills-related honors. Weimer also announced that the Army is redesigning its physical training uniform.

US airman found not guilty of murder in stabbing death of man in Germany

Government prosecutors told the jury that the murder charge against Airman 1st Class Grant Harrison boiled down to “who had the knife” the night a local civilian was killed in a fight. Harrison’s defense lawyers said the crux of the case wasn’t who had the weapon, but rather who used it.

US Army officer found dead in Poland

Lt. Col. Joshua Camara, 45, was stationed at Camp Kosciuszko in Poznan, and assigned to the V Corps forward headquarters when he died on Sept. 3, the Pentagon said in a statement emailed to Stars and Stripes.

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