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Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

June 27, 2021

 

Air Force lieutenant colonel dies in noncombat incident in Qatar, Pentagon says

An Air Force lieutenant colonel in charge of a heavy-construction unit in Qatar died Saturday in a noncombat incident while deployed in support of the coalition battling the Islamic State, the military said.

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320-mile trek from Philadelphia to Lower Burrell on track to raise nearly $300K for vets

Now in its 13th year, the PA Hero Walk is an annual event put on by the Kiski Valley Veterans and Patriots Association that has raised nearly $3 million since its inception in 2009.

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Families hold onto hope as Miami condo collapse death toll rises to nine

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the death toll from the building collapse has risen to nine as search and rescue efforts continue.

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Pentagon completes evaluation of Barnes Air National Guard Base ahead of decision on F-35s

A Pentagon team evaluated Barnes Air National Guard Base, the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport and the city itself last week as a possible base for the next-generation of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.

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Russia and China make war games fashionable again in the West

How strong is the enemy? That’s hard to know exactly, regardless of defense spending, and getting harder all the time.

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Chinese American veterans in Fresno receive gold medal for WWII service

Four living Chinese American veterans and several more who have died were honored Saturday in Fresno, earning what their families said was long overdue praise for serving in World War II.

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Commemorative Air Force brings history, including a B-29, to Niagara Falls

The sights, sounds, and stories of World War II aviation will come to life in Niagara Falls when the B-29 Superfortress “FiFi” and the B-24 Liberator “Diamond Lil” land at Niagara Falls International Airport, accompanied by a T-6 Texan and a PT-13 Stearman.

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Bipartisan infrastructure deal back on track after walk-back

A bipartisan deal to invest nearly $1 trillion in the nation's infrastructure appeared to be back on track Sunday after a stark walk-back by President Joe Biden to his earlier insistence that the bill be coupled with an even larger Democrat-backed measure in order to earn his signature.

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‘Closure is important’: End of the Afghanistan War Parade coming to Portsmouth

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 168 is organizing an End of the Afghanistan War Parade to honor soldiers who served in America’s longest military conflict.

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