The public can visit a full-scale replica of the Oval Office, furnished with reproductions of the art, objects and furniture that adorn the president’s office, at the People’s House: A White House Experience.

New White House museum offers a high-tech glimpse of the executive mansion

The People’s House, created by the White House Historical Association, gives the public a free, interactive way to explore 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2011: Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia pauses near a U.S. medevac helicopter at Mustang Ramp at Kandahar Airfield. Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment are training and mentoring the Afghan medics. Read the story and check out additional images here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/afghan-flight-medics-get-training-from-the-ground-up-1.159044 META TAGS: Afghanistan; Operation Enduring Freedom; 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment ; U.S. Air Force; medic; military medical

Afghan medic by a medevac helicopter at Kandahar Air Field, 2011

Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2011: Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia pauses near a U.S. medevac helicopter at Mustang Ramp at Kandahar Airfield.

Salisbury Training Ground, England. Jan. 30, 2009: British maintainers gas up a British Apache helicopter at Salisbury Training Ground, near Stonehenge. Read the 2009 story of US/UK cooperation here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/apaches-in-arms-american-helo-pilot-serves-with-u-k-counterparts-1.90419 META TAGS: Military Personnel Exchange Program; U.S. Army; British army; international cooperation;

British Apache helicopter near Stonehenge, 2009

Salisbury Training Ground, England. Jan. 30, 2009: British maintainers gas up a British Apache helicopter at Salisbury Training Ground, near Stonehenge.

Vogelweh, Germany, Nov. 5, 2016: Ansbach's Joxua Baughman, left, and Ramon Peguero bring down Rota's Samuel Gallardo during the DODEA-Europe Division II championship.at Vogelweh, Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Ansbach lost 28-7. With DODEA football season in full swing, be sure to follow Stars and Stripes' DODEA sports coverage on our sports pages! https://www.stripes.com/sports/ META TAGS: DODEA; DODDS; sports; prep; football;

DODEA-Europe football championship, 2016

Vogelweh, Germany, Nov. 5, 2016: Ansbach’s Joxua Baughman, left, and Ramon Peguero bring down Rota’s Samuel Gallardo during the DODEA-Europe Division II championship at Vogelweh, Germany, on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Ansbach lost 28-7.

Baumholder, Germany, May 23, 2016: Sgt. Timothy Harris reassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon wearing night-vision goggles during the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Warrior Competition. Check out additional photos and read the article on the competition here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/gallery-soldiers-test-their-mettle-in-annual-best-warrior-competition-1.411197 META TAGS: U.S. Army; training; 21st Theater Sustainment Command; Best Warrior Competition

Army soldier reassembles weapon in Germany, 2016

Baumholder, Germany, May 23, 2016: Sgt. Timothy Harris reassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon wearing night-vision goggles during the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Warrior Competition.

Pentagon, Washington, D.D., Sep. 16, 2016: The POW/MIA Flag flies over the Pentagon on National POW/MIA Recognition Day. It is viewed over the shoulder of Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2016

The Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Sept. 16, 2016: The POW/MIA flag flies over the Pentagon on National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Aboard the USS Oriskany off the coast of Okinawa, June 28, 1955: Crew members of the USS Oriskany examine the crushed remains of the Banshee jet that crashed into the fantail of the attack aircraft carrier on June 22. The Navy Banshee - coming in for a landing that day - slid into the groove blinking its wing lights as it dipped for a landing. The landing signal officer with his electrically-lighted paddles began to guide it in – then hurriedly waved the paddles over his head as he saw the Jet sinking too low for a safe landing. It was too late. The jet flamed out. A wing dipped, and the Banshee, piloted by Lt. (jg) John R. Mitchell of Quincy, Mass. Plowed into the fantail at 125 miles an hour. As high octane gas flamed into the night sky and the ship's fire crew ran to put them out, his fellow pilots gathered to remember Lt. Mitchell. Then, the phone rang. Read the 1955 eyewitness story of Lt. Mitchell's crash here. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: U.S. Navy; aircraft carrier; F2H-2 Banshees; USS Oriskany; CVA-34; jet; accident;

Crew members examine Banshee jet, 1955

Aboard the USS Oriskany off the coast of Okinawa, June 28, 1955: Crew members of the USS Oriskany examine the crushed remains of the Banshee jet that crashed into the fantail of the attack aircraft carrier on June 22.

Aboard the USS Oriskany off the coast of Okinawa, June 28, 1955: Crew members of the USS Oriskany examine the crushed remains of the Banshee jet that crashed into the fantail of the attack aircraft carrier on June 22. The Navy Banshee - coming in for a landing that day - slid into the groove blinking its wing lights as it dipped for a landing. The landing signal officer with his electrically-lighted paddles began to guide it in – then hurriedly waved the paddles over his head as he saw the Jet sinking too low for a safe landing. It was too late. The jet flamed out. A wing dipped, and the Banshee, piloted by Lt. (jg) John R. Mitchell of Quincy, Mass. Plowed into the fantail at 125 miles an hour. As high octane gas flamed into the night sky and the ship's fire crew ran to put them out, his fellow pilots gathered to remember Lt. Mitchell. Then, the phone rang. Read the 1955 eyewitness story of Lt. Mitchell's crash here. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: U.S. Navy; aircraft carrier; F2H-2 Banshees; USS Oriskany; CVA-34; jet; accident;

From the Archives: Jet pilot ‘vanishes’ in crash on carrier

SP3 Neal E. Callahan, Stars and Stripes staffer, was aboard the carrier Oriskany when a Navy Banshee jet crashed into the fantail during a landing. This is his eyewitness account. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Jul. 4, 1955. It is republished unedited in its original form.

U.S. Capitol Police honor guards place Congressional Gold Medals to be presented at a ceremony to honor the Black women mathematicians of NASA who contributed to the space race and who were the subject of the movie "Hidden Figures," at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Hidden Figures’ of the space race receive Congress’ highest honor at medal ceremony

The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congressional Gold Medals, Congress’ highest honor, at a medal ceremony on Wednesday.

Somewhere in South Korea, October 1960: South Korean rice farmers use a foot-operated treadle thresher to separate the rice grains from the straw. Rice cultivation has a long history in Korea with remains of rice dating back to 2000 B.C. excavated in Kimpo. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: South Korea; agriculture; rice cultivation; Korean culture; food production

South Korean rice farmers at work, 1960

Somewhere in South Korea, October 1960: South Korean rice farmers use a foot-operated treadle thresher to separate the rice grains from the straw. Rice cultivation has a long history in Korea with remains of rice dating back to 2000 B.C. excavated in Kimpo.

Explosive ordnance technicians with the 36th Wing removed a World War II-era Japanese grenade from a construction site on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Aug. 21, 2024.

Unexploded WWII-era Japanese hand grenade removed from Guam construction site

Explosive ordnance technicians recently removed an unexploded World War II-era Japanese grenade from a construction site at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

The U.S. Air Force celebrates its 77th birthday on Sept. 18, 2024. The celebration is of special importance to the Kaiserslautern Military Community which houses one of the busiest Air Force bases outside of the continental United States: Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Christian Conrad)

Air Force celebrates 77th birthday with overhauls, modernizations

The U.S. military community is celebrating the day the U.S. Air Force became an independent branch of the military. The USAF has been the world’s most powerful air force for its entire history — and it has plans to stay that way.

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.

Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 18, 1964: Crown Princess Michiko addresses a corps of collegiate interpreters who volunteered for the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo at the Japan Red Cross Auditorium. The Tokyo Paraylmpics are slated for the week of Nov. 8 at the National General Athletic Grounds. Athletes will represent 34 countries. The corps of collegiate interpreters is made up of 86 Japanese collegians from nine universities. Curious about Stars and Stripes' coverage of the 1964 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: Pacific; Japan; Japanese; local; Imperial House of Japan; Imperial family; Yamato Dynasty; Michiko Shoda; Japanese culture; ceremony; sports

Crown Princess Michiko in Tokyo, 1964

Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 18, 1964: Crown Princess Michiko addresses a corps of collegiate interpreters who volunteered for the 1964 Paralympic Games in Tokyo at the Japan Red Cross Auditorium.

An Khe, South Vietnam, December 1966: Author John Steinbeck, 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, sits on a little green trunk as he answers questions from the men of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe, South Vietnam. Steinbeck visited Vietnam to learn and write about war. Asked about a question raised by a popular US magazine, "Is the U.S. locked in a hopeless war?" Steinbeck answered "All wars are hopeless, but all of the wars have been necessary and this one is also necessary." Steinbeck's son, John, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and was in country at the time of his father's visit. Read Stars and Stripes' article on Steinbeck's visit here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/war-hopeless-but-necessary-steinbeck-says-1.84079 META TAGS: Pacific; South Vietnam; Vietnam War; author; writer; U.S. Army; 1st Air Cavalry

John Steinbeck answers questions in South Vietnam, 1966

An Khe, South Vietnam, December 1966: Author John Steinbeck, 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, sits on a little green trunk as he answers questions from the men of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe, South Vietnam.

Veterans Day 2014 at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Defense agency accounts for 700th missing service member from Korean War

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced last week that it has identified the 700th service member listed as missing from the Korean War. More than 7,400 remain missing.