Kaylyn Barnhart

Kaylyn Barnhart is a digital editor at Stars and Stripes. She previously worked with the strategic communications team for the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va. She has a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. and is based in Washington D.C.

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Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presents the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross, to the niece and grand-niece of Pvt. John Greschiak, a World War II Soldier who was killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944, during a ceremony at which he was posthumously at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Sept. 16, 2024. They, at left, Donna Cramer of Albany, and Cheri Gagliardi, a Rotterdam resident. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Stephanie Butler)

Family of WWII Purple Heart recipient receives New York service medal, 80 years after soldier’s death

The family of a WWII soldier who was killed in action in September 1944 during a fight in Germany received the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross at New York National Guard headquarters on Monday, 80 years after his death.

A B-21 Raider conducts flight tests, which includes ground testing, taxiing and flying operations, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The B-21 will possess the range, access and payload to penetrate the most highly-contested threat environments and hold any target around the globe at risk, the Air Force says.

Air Force announces additional base locations for the B-21 Raider, its newest bomber

240914-N-GR655-1111 MIDDLETOWN, New Jersey – Sailors assigned to USS New Jersey (SSN 796) stand by to man their ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten)

Navy commissions USS New Jersey, the service’s first submarine designed for women crew members

WWI Memorial in DC is complete, and the nation is invited to a weekend-long celebration

San Diego’s 3.3 mile open swim race raises awareness for special operations forces veterans

Military veterans, first responders and civilians will compete Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Swim for SOF, a 3.3 mile open-water swim from Coronado Island to the USS Midway Museum to raise awareness and funds to support special operations forces veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Members of Congress assemble care packages for troops, meet dogs in USO Experience

Members of Congress participated in the USO Experience on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, an event where the USO exhibited its six core programs that support military service members and their families around the world.

Sailors of the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) salute and bring the ship to life along with Marines from Marine Aviation Training Support Groups 21 and 23 during the ship’s commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida Sept. 7, 2024. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Navy commissions amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool Jr.

The amphibious transport dock USS Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) was commissioned aboard Naval Air Station Pensacola on Saturday.

American flags wave outside the 177th Fighter Wing in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., in honor of veterans who died by suicide. Service members are particularly vulnerable while transitioning to civilian life, with suicide rates about 2.5 times higher among veterans in their first year of separation than among active duty troops, according to a Government Accountability Office report released July 15, 2024.

Wreaths Across America upholds 9/11 flag-waving tradition in national event

Wreaths Across America invites citizens to wave their American flags Tuesday between 9 and 10 a.m. EST in a national event remembering the citizens who died on 9/11.

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NORFOLK, Va. (September 1, 2024) Family and friends wait to reunite with Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), as Laboon returns to homeport. Laboon, assigned to Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG), returned to its homeport on Naval Station Norfolk on September 1 following a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew N. Jackson)

USS Laboon returns home after challenging 9-month deployment to Middle East

The USS Laboon returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. on Sunday after a challenging nine-month deployment to hostile waters providing deterrence and defense to U.S. partners in the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trace Drugolenski, 347th Operations Support Squadron commanders enlisted executive, front left, and Airman 1st Class Orlando Martinez, 23rd Operations Support Squadron targeting analyst, front right, pose for a photo after receiving Air and Space commendation medals from Col. Paul Sheets, 23rd Wing commander, center, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 23, 2024. While on leave in Florida, Martinez and Drugolenski came to aid a drowning victim that ultimately saved his life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leonid Soubbotine)

Quick action by Moody AFB airmen saves a life at the beach

Two airmen received Air and Space Commendation medals at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., on Aug. 23 for their heroic efforts which led to saving a drowning man’s life at Panama Beach, Fla., in March.

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USO commemorates ‘American Icon’ Toby Keith in NBC concert tribute

NBC will broadcast a two-hour concert tribute “Toby Keith: American Icon” on Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST to celebrate the life and legacy of the country singer-songwriter who died in February. Keith worked regularly with the USO and performed for troops around the world.

Family, friends and coworkers gathered on Gowen Field on Aug. 22, 2024, to say farewell to Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion as they left Idaho to prepare to deploy overseas in support of Operation Joint Guardian. Several UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and more than 100 personnel deployed to Texas to receive approximately 30 days of additional training before departing to Kosovo for an 11-month rotation in support of the NATO peace-keeping mission. The unit has anticipated this mission since October of 2022 and the battalion’s Task Force Sawtooth has trained for the past 18 months in preparation for this mobilization. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)

2 National Guard units bid farewell to family and loved ones before deploying to Europe

The families and loved ones of National Guard units from Pennsylvania and Idaho bid farewell last week as soldiers prepared to deploy to Europe.

Students are greeted by Marines during a back-to-school celebration at the Quantico Middle/High School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Aug. 21, 2024. This event welcomed students back to the classrooms, provide extra motivation and well wishes as they start their first day of school following summer break. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

Quantico Marines welcome students back to school

It’s back to school on Marine Corps Base Quantico. U.S. Marines welcomed DODEA students and staff back to the classrooms with motivational high-fives and cheers at Quantico Middle/High School and Crossroads Elementary School on Wednesday.

Logistics Specialist Seaman Zion Dunnhedgepeth assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) reunites with family during the ship's homecoming at Naval Base San Diego, Aug. 16, 2024. The Halsey departed San Diego on Jan. 10, as part of Carrier Strike Group Nine with the USS Theodore Roosevelt, serving as a carrier escort before detaching to conduct operations across multiple warfare areas, providing regional stability and supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maria G. Llanos)

USS Halsey returns to Naval Base San Diego after 7 months at sea

Hit hard, hit fast, hit often — motto of the USS Halsey — represents the fighting spirit of the ship’s sailors who returned to Naval Base San Diego on Friday after a seven-month deployment.

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