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# ![@starsandstripes Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::9130702.png) @starsandstripes Stars and Stripes

**Multiple Incidents Involving Military Entities**

Russian military surveillance planes have flown through the Alaska air defense identification zone, posing no threat to US security. Meanwhile, North Korean troops crossed into South Korea, prompting warning shots from South Korean soldiers. Additionally, there have been reports of military activities, including joint drills between the US and South Korea, and China's unveiling of a new variant of its Dong Feng-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile. 

**Recent Military Operations and Events**

The US military has been involved in various operations, including the deployment of troops to Washington D.C. and the arrival of naval vessels in Caribbean waters. There have also been reports of military personnel involved in incidents, such as a snorkeling accident and a fatal shooting.

**Support and Recognition for Military Members**

Efforts to support military members and veterans have been highlighted, including a new exhibit on the history of the American Forces Network and a program allowing retiring service members to continue contributing to their military-sponsored retirement accounts.

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::9130702/interactions)
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### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::9130702/influence)
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**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  XXXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[air force](/topic/air-force) #266, [$4732t](/topic/$4732t) #182, [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) #7188, [south korea](/topic/south-korea) #641, [charlie kirk](/topic/charlie-kirk) 1.94%, [japan](/topic/japan) 1.94%, [president donald](/topic/president-donald) #189, [pacific](/topic/pacific) 1.46%, [agencies](/topic/agencies) #639, [national guard](/topic/national-guard) #840

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Artificial Intelligence (AI4)](/topic/$ai4)
### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::9130702/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"President Donald Trump authorized construction of four Arctic security cutters for the Coast Guard to be built in Finland rather than domestically because of urgent national security needs in the polar region according to the White House"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1976490372256690308) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-10T03:30Z 313.2K followers, 2242 engagements


"The Navy fired the commander of one of its ballistic missile submarine crews at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. Navy officials said the USS Wyoming a ballistic missile submarine is currently in port for prolonged maintenance and repair and its Cmdr. Robert Morenos firing does not impact the ships mission or schedule"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1976705034416271403) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-10T17:43Z 313.2K followers, 1510 engagements


"The Air Force has launched a massive investigation into cancer cases and the environment at three intercontinental ballistic missile bases and a California launch facility. The goal is to complete the research by the end of 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977298196817907884) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-12T09:00Z 313.2K followers, 1626 engagements


"Parents of a U.S. Marine were detained by federal immigration officials and one of them was later deported after visiting family members at a California military base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978664697088856171) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-16T03:30Z 313.2K followers, 2144 engagements


"Construction began Wednesday on a $XXX million defense contract to replace XX miles of fencing along a training range in Arizona near the Mexico border with a new taller barrier and an access road for federal border agents to patrol the area"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979095036148224385) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T08:00Z 313.2K followers, 1122 engagements


"A U.S. Air Force initiative to develop advanced drones that can operate alongside manned fighter jets is adding the Netherlands to the mix a move the Dutch defense ministry said will strengthen trans-Atlantic cooperation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979230934596513839) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T17:00Z 313.2K followers, 1032 engagements


"GALLERY Members of the Alaska Air and Army National Guard provided support to communities hit hard by Typhoon Halong. See photos:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979248041661186525) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T18:08Z 313.2K followers, 1116 engagements


"Army officials have warned that U.S. soldiers in 2025 are more likely to face the enemy online than on the battlefield as American troops are targeted daily by foreign intelligence officers seeking details on weaponry and tactics. New powers granted by Congress let civilian agents conduct searches execute warrants and make arrests outside of Army posts. Those agents are expected to begin using those new off-base authorities by the end of this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979293843200623055) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T21:10Z 313.2K followers, 2056 engagements


"We are hiring 🌟 Stars and Stripes the editorially independent daily newspaper and website covering the U.S. military worldwide is hiring a quality REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER at Stars and Stripes Pacific Camp Humphreys Pyongtaek South Korea. Interested All applicants MUST submit at:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979337130095841334) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T00:02Z 313.2K followers, 1875 engagements


"SPORTS Results from DODEA-Pacific Far East fall championships in volleyball cross country and tennis from Oct. XX. Check out what you missed:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979350214491230290) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T00:54Z 313.2K followers, 1568 engagements


"PACIFIC SPORTS Lauren Cabradilla persistence paid off as the Nile C. Kinnick senior captured the DODEA-Pacific Far East Division I girls cross country title"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979374374877532240) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T02:30Z 313.2K followers, 1527 engagements


"Tech. Sgt. Tylar Cravens believes he has an idea that could change the way the Air Force trains aircraft maintainers and hell soon pitch it to top leaders at the Pentagon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979397025855660179) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T04:00Z 313.2K followers, 1433 engagements


"Slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk may soon be the newest honorary member of the U.S. Air Force Academys alumni group"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979412125652320388) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T05:00Z 313.2K followers, 1693 engagements


"One pilot was killed in a late Thursday crash of an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in Southern California the Marine Corps said Friday. A second crew member was injured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979419674094850074) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T05:30Z 313.2K followers, 1415 engagements


"U.S. soldiers in 2025 are more likely to face the enemy online than on the battlefield as American troops are targeted daily by foreign intelligence officers seeking details on weaponry and tactics top Army officials warned this week"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979427223946895676) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T06:00Z 313.2K followers, 1218 engagements


"The Texas governor ordered the states National Guard to send an unspecified number of troops to Austin ahead of a protest planned in the city for Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979434771953402115) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T06:30Z 313.2K followers, 1419 engagements


"About XXX soldiers from the Oregon and New York state National Guards are deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border to support the federal agencies operating there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979464970476945790) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T08:30Z 313.2K followers, 1260 engagements


"A board of U.S. Air Force Academy graduates did not vote Friday on whether to bestow slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with an honorary degree and honorary membership into the academys alumni association after both motions were withdrawn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979532303975186829) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T12:57Z 313.2K followers, XXX engagements


"A board of U.S. Air Force Academy graduates did not vote on whether to bestow slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with an honorary degree and honorary membership in the academys alumni association after both motions were withdrawn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979532825398251642) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T12:59Z 313.2K followers, 1236 engagements


"DODEA FOOTBALL Yokota is back in the Far East Division II football final. But the Panthers had to survive a tough battle against Osan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979537085175370104) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:16Z 313.2K followers, 1356 engagements


"Muhammad Pahlawan received a 40-year sentence from a federal judge in Virginia on various charges related to transportation of Iranian weapons to Houthi militants in Yemen according to court records"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979540469194404013) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:30Z 313.2K followers, 1305 engagements


"DODEA VOLLEYBALL The Panthers hadnt won a Division I crown since 2018 despite multiple close finishes but a triumph over Okinawa rival Kadena endsed that streak"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979541507251347470) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:34Z 313.2K followers, 1313 engagements


"An airmain believes he has an idea that could change the way the Air Force trains aircraft maintainers and hell soon pitch it to top leaders at the Pentagon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979548022900937062) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T14:00Z 313.2K followers, 1208 engagements


"We are hiring 🌟 Stars and Stripes the editorially independent daily newspaper and website covering the U.S. military worldwide is hiring a quality REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER at Stars and Stripes Pacific Camp Humphreys Pyongtaek South Korea. Interested All applicants MUST submit at:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979609422331773213) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T18:04Z 313.2K followers, 1681 engagements


"Some people living at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa sheltered in place for about an hour after unexploded ordnance was discovered near one of the installations oldest buildings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978057593504350393) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-14T11:17Z 313.2K followers, 1598 engagements


"South Koreas Hanwha Aerospace is partnering with U.S. manufacturer General Atomics to develop a multi-mission short-takeoff-and-landing drone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979114249742868484) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T09:16Z 313.2K followers, 1405 engagements


"DODEA FOOTBALL Guam High is headed to the island's football playoffs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979185634817577105) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T14:00Z 313.2K followers, XXX engagements


"Vice President JD Vance will visit Camp Pendleton to welcome amphibious vehicles and aircraft doing a beach landing demonstration in honor of the Marine Corps 250th anniversary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979345686060527670) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T00:36Z 313.2K followers, 8325 engagements


"The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned unexpectedly to its homeport at Yokosuka Naval Base on Saturday less than three weeks after resuming its annual patrol and just ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to Japan. (from @AlexMNWilson)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979359275173712253) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T01:30Z 313.2K followers, 1987 engagements


"South Koreas Hanwha Aerospace is partnering with U.S. manufacturer General Atomics to develop a multi-mission short-takeoff-and-landing drone the companies call a game changer Hanwha said in a Wednesday news release"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979404575917388286) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T04:30Z 313.2K followers, 1546 engagements


"DODEA TENNIS Blackhawks soared on the final day of the Far East tennis tournament capturing three of five overall event titles as well as Humphreys second straight Division I school banner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979538303335518411) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:21Z 313.2K followers, 1308 engagements


"DODEA CROSS COUNTRY Yokota and Guam High both repeated as school champions on final day of Far East long-distance running championships"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979539965185872189) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:28Z 313.2K followers, 1204 engagements


"The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned unexpectedly to its homeport Saturday morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979555568479289508) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T14:30Z 313.2K followers, 1491 engagements


"From the Stars and Stripes archives: Sgt. Adam Connaughton keeps watch on a U.S. soldier badly injured by a roadside bomb in Afghanistans Konar Province Oct. XX 2008"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979578328219779441) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T16:00Z 313.2K followers, 2432 engagements


"Cuban personnel could be at the center of any action against Venezuela where thousands of Cuban doctors are working and Cuban intelligence agents are believed to be providing counsel and security to Maduro"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979594071468335383) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T17:03Z 313.2K followers, 1900 engagements


"A U.S. Marine says his parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after they visited Camp Pendleton and one of them was later deported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979600110951579955) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T17:27Z 313.2K followers, 2035 engagements


"From the article this photo went in: A few minutes earlier they were standing in line for breakfast at the crowded chow hall. Now the two air medic crews are pounding north into the other side of the war in Afghanistan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979623517571121249) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T19:00Z 313.2K followers, 1320 engagements


"The two survivors of an American military strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean will be sent to Ecuador and Colombia their home countries President Donald Trump said Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979638617527194105) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T20:00Z 313.2K followers, 1776 engagements


"U.S. soldiers in 2025 are more likely to face the enemy online than on the battlefield as American troops are targeted daily by foreign intelligence officers seeking details on weaponry and tactics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979714118061002762) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T01:00Z 313.2K followers, 2770 engagements


"About XXX soldiers from the Oregon and New York state National Guards are deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border to support the federal agencies operating there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979744318169452982) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T03:00Z 313.2K followers, 1983 engagements


"Two motions to bestow slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk with an honorary degree and honorary membership in the U.S. Air Force Academys alumni association board were withdrawn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979774514486558866) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T05:00Z 313.2K followers, 1622 engagements


"When the remains of Capt. Charles Graham Gibson Jr.arrived his spouse and son werent waiting. They died decades earlier uncertain what happened to the 28-year-old soldier last seen alive fighting inthe battle at Koreas Chosin Reservoir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980076504211177812) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T01:00Z 313.2K followers, 1991 engagements


"Now in its second year the Quad Cities Veterans Festival returned Saturday to Davenport Iowa as Vet Fest 2025 bringing with it new events to commemorate veterans. The Quad Cities area includes Rock Island Arsenal Ill"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1966909745677431261) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-09-13T17:00Z 313.2K followers, 1608 engagements


"The Army awarded a contract to manage a dining facility at five bases to a company with a history of settling multimillion-dollar claims for overcharging customers in government contracts. Without releasing the Aug. XX contract document Army Materiel Command said Compass Group USA will create dining facilities that mirrors those it operates at college campuses at Fort Bragg N.C.; Fort Stewart Ga.; Fort Carson Colo.; Fort Hood Texas; and Fort Drum N.Y. The command also declined to provide how many companies were considered before selecting Compass. Read more from @Rose_Lori:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1973168481991290995) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-09-30T23:30Z 313.2K followers, 11K engagements


"ICYMI: The Navy fired Cmdr. Robert Moreno this week as commander of one of the ballistic missile crews for the submarine USS Wyoming which is currently in port at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay Georgia for maintenance and repair. (from @CDicksteinDC)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1976898056554500230) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-11T06:30Z 313.2K followers, 1721 engagements


"The government of Grenada said it is carefully reviewing a request by the Trump administration to deploy radar and other equipment on its territory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977089316661686608) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-11T19:10Z 313.2K followers, 1697 engagements


"The U.S. Senate has approved $X billion to support advance procurement for new Columbia-class boomer submarines that can launch ballistic and cruise missiles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977162303851172055) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-12T00:00Z 313.2K followers, 2183 engagements


"Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro said he has asked Pope Leo XIV to help maintain peace in his country as the U.S. military continues to strike alleged drug-carrying boats off Venezuela in what Donald Trump has declared an armed conflict with cartels"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977177402615673032) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-12T01:00Z 313.2K followers, 2915 engagements


"The Navy fired the commander of one of its ballistic missile submarine crews at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia this week service officials said Friday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977388793872445915) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-12T15:00Z 313.2K followers, 1430 engagements


"UPDATE: Fox News the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978211208785170929) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-14T21:28Z 313.2K followers, 4799 engagements


"The Air Force briefly instituted a shelter-in-place order Tuesday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa after unexploded ordnance was discovered near one of the installations oldest buildings. (from @BrianMcElhiney)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978272110947582367) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-15T01:30Z 313.2K followers, 1961 engagements


"It took less than a minute for each soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade to touch the ground after exiting a pair of C-130Js during training jumps launched from Aviano Air Base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978378088368025668) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-15T08:31Z 313.2K followers, 1361 engagements


"It took less than a minute for each soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade to touch the ground after exiting a pair of C-130Js during training jumps launched from Aviano Air Base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978815693194702850) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-16T13:30Z 313.2K followers, 1275 engagements


"Raytheon will provide its SPY-6(V)1 radar for installation on eight of Germanys F127 frigates under a requested foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Navy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979162984825131092) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-17T12:30Z 313.2K followers, 1202 engagements


"DODEA VOLLEYBALL Christian Academy Japan wins the Far East Division II volleyball championships in a four-set victory over E.J. King"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979543105721540896) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T13:40Z 313.2K followers, 1561 engagements


"When the remains of Capt. Charles Graham Gibson Jr. arrived his spouse and son werent waiting. They died decades earlier uncertain what happened to the 28-year-old last seen alive fighting in the Korean War battle at Chosin Reservoir"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979668818785190244) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T22:00Z 313.2K followers, 2056 engagements


"The U.S. government is warning U.S. citizens to steer clear of U.S. installations in Trinidad and Tobago including its embassy in Port-of-Spain amid the ongoing buildup of its military in the region and drone strikes off the coast of Venezuela"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979736762152092108) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T02:30Z 313.2K followers, 2027 engagements


"The aircraft carrier USS George Washington returned unexpectedly to its homeport less than three weeks after resuming its annual patrol and just ahead of President Donald Trumps confirmed visit to Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979789612626411813) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T06:00Z 313.2K followers, 1633 engagements


"JAPAN TRAVEL The Nikon Museum in Tokyo which just marked its 10th anniversary holds more than 1300 items related to the companys history and technological advances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979804712846196858) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T07:00Z 313.2K followers, 1211 engagements


"We are hiring 🌟 Stars and Stripes the editorially independent daily newspaper and website covering the U.S. military worldwide is hiring a quality REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER at Stars and Stripes Pacific Camp Humphreys Pyongtaek South Korea. Interested All applicants MUST submit at:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979885240333307951) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T12:20Z 313.2K followers, 1902 engagements


"Beneath the waves in South Carolina shipwrecks U.S. Army tanks and subway cars have become habitats for ocean creatures such as rays and barracudas. These pieces of history live on as artificial reefs and spots for divers to explore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980106708501557565) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T03:00Z 313.2K followers, 1725 engagements


"A US airman on Okinawa suffered a brain hemorrhage and a broken pelvis in a crash that left him in a coma police said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980174560185180231) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T07:29Z 313.2K followers, 1389 engagements


"A 23-year-old Minneapolis man pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from his support for the ISIS and Al Shabab terrorist groups including posting calls for jihad on social media and making multiple attempts to join ISIS overseas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1973968754154586242) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-03T04:30Z 313.2K followers, 1493 engagements


"ICYMI: Fox News the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978309859100770645) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-15T04:00Z 313.2K followers, 1879 engagements


"PACIFIC SPORTS First-timers Jolie Nguyen of Zama and Aaden Otteson of Nile C. Kinnick were among the champions crowned at the DODEA-Pacific Far East tennis championships"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979389477601923398) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T03:30Z 313.2K followers, 1531 engagements


"A U.S. Air Force initiative to develop advanced drones that can operate alongside manned fighter jets is adding the Netherlands to the mix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979563125344244026) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T15:00Z 313.2K followers, 1275 engagements


"California Gov. Gavin Newsom says a showcase put on by Marines at Camp Pendleton and attended by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is potentially dangerous forcing him to close part of the interstate highway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979699020072419423) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T00:00Z 313.2K followers, 1829 engagements


"Alaska Air National Guard Alaska Army National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard launched rescue aircraft to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to locate and rescue missing or displaced people in the catastrophic flood"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978164903996211663) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-14T18:24Z 313.2K followers, 34.2K engagements


"The U.S. Air Force has scrapped its plan to create an independent command expected to drive modernization developments. The functions of the provisional ICC will be folded into a restructured version of Air Force Futures by April"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980711182131687665) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T19:02Z 313.2K followers, 1282 engagements


"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. will host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho. There are no foreign military bases in the U.S. but some foreign militaries do maintain a presence for training. The Singaporean Air Force also has a presence at the Air Force base in southwestern Idaho. Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1976759644312739976) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-10T21:20Z 313.2K followers, 4822 engagements


"GALLERY The Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Coast Guard are among the agencies working to evacuate hundreds in the states remote coastal villages after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought a record storm surge to the area in what may become the largest airlift in the states history. Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979366827752067455) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T02:00Z 313.2K followers, 2112 engagements


"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unexpected landing due to a cracked aircraft windshield while traveling back from NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. The plane landed based on standard procedures and everyone onboard including Secretary Hegseth is safe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1978539165223625127) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-15T19:11Z 313.2K followers, 2881 engagements


"Adm. Alvin Holsey the head of U.S. Southern Command will retire by the end of the year an announcement that comes less than a year into his tenure and as U.S. operations in the Caribbean grow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980001001961849131) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T20:00Z 313.2K followers, 1777 engagements


"A small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the Iraq for now to coordinate with U.S. forces in neighboring Syria combating the Islamic State group"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980293932664639602) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T15:24Z 313.2K followers, 1326 engagements


"PACIFIC TRAVEL Nikon Museum: Take a deep dive into the world-famous camera makers history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1979442328902472080) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-18T07:00Z 313.2K followers, 1378 engagements


"Maj. Tyler R. Braconi XX has been identified as the pilot who died in a helicopter incident in California last week according to a statement by the Marine Corps"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980440952969031914) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T01:08Z 313.2K followers, 3950 engagements


"Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the Armys next vice chief of staff and replace Gen. James Mingus who has been in the position for less than two years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980726084959367247) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T20:01Z 313.2K followers, 1217 engagements


"We are hiring 🌟 Stars and Stripes the editorially independent daily newspaper and website covering the U.S. military worldwide is hiring a quality REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER at Stars and Stripes Pacific Camp Humphreys Pyongtaek South Korea. Interested All applicants MUST submit at:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980741884676014329) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T21:04Z 313.2K followers, 1238 engagements


"A member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard died this week in a snorkeling accident on Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands according to local news reports and the state governors office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1953682585046942103) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-08-08T05:00Z 313.2K followers, 1460 engagements


"North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons at a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders including a new intercontinental ballistic missile he may be preparing to test in the coming weeks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1976882958293184693) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-11T05:30Z 313.2K followers, 1832 engagements


"A bipartisan group of senators is planning to force a vote on a resolution to block President Trump from carrying out hostilities against Venezuela without the explicit approval of Congress"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980016107735134526) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-19T21:00Z 313.2K followers, 2217 engagements


"K-TOWN NOW Ramstein Air Base launched its seasonal flu shot campaign this week with designated walk-in times for active duty members civilians dependents contractors DODEA students and other TRICARE beneficiaries enrolled in MHS GENESIS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980604985214750979) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T12:00Z 313.2K followers, 1005 engagements


"A little-known Army forensics team is taking satisfaction in helping convict a Pakistani man who recently was sentenced to decades in prison for his role in an arms smuggling operation tied to a deadly Navy SEAL raid off Somalia last year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980663901265232313) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T15:54Z 313.2K followers, 1249 engagements


"#ARCHIVES: 500-pound bombs are loaded onto a A-6A Intruder by the flight-deck crew of the USS America. Several U.S naval ships took part in Operation Sea Dragon conducting naval bombardments at targets north of Dong Hoi North Vietnam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980763527477362698) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T22:30Z 313.2K followers, 1157 engagements


"President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an $XXX billion critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as a way to counter China's tougher export rules"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980778626070253676) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T23:30Z 313.2K followers, 1168 engagements


"Trudy and Traveler are part of the mule team with the @1stCavalryDiv out of Texas. Theyll be pulling a wagon (along with Doc Holliday) in the Armys 250th birthday parade in Washington D.C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1933985742889595104) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-06-14T20:31Z 313.2K followers, 29K engagements


"The Army has suspended in-progress permanent-change-of-station moves by soldiers for the entirety of the federal government shutdown leaving some families in limbo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977600185942610371) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-13T05:00Z 313.2K followers, 28.1K engagements


"The Texas National Guard sent home some of the XXX troops who were sent with XX hours notice to a federal mission in Illinois after they were found to be out of compliance with certain standards state military officials said Saturday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1977766280154239456) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-13T16:00Z 313.2K followers, 4321 engagements


"A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals heavily fortified border South Koreas military said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980136897541542027) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T05:00Z 313.2K followers, 1364 engagements


"Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee demanded a congressional hearing on the Trump administrations use of the military to carry out strikes on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean as if they were enemy combatants"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980409444144988418) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-20T23:03Z 313.2K followers, 1761 engagements


"Police arrested a man at Atlantas bustling airport on after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place the citys police chief said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980438894345912511) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T01:00Z 313.2K followers, 1774 engagements


"Beneath the waves shipwrecks military items and subway cars have become habitats for ocean creatures such as rays and barracudas. These pieces of history live on as artificial reefs and spots for divers to explore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980514388667961717) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T06:00Z 313.2K followers, 1116 engagements


"An Australian air force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft had an unsafe and unprofessional interaction with a Chinese Su-35 fighter Australias Defence Ministry said in a statement"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980582333687427468) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T10:30Z 313.2K followers, 6609 engagements


"Army Human Resources Command has introduced artificial intelligence into noncommissioned officer boards to help more quickly evaluate who has the qualifications to be considered for promotion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980627633483153720) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T13:30Z 313.2K followers, 3152 engagements


"The Pentagons removal of nearly XXX books and lessons on race gender and identity in accordance with a series of executive orders likely violated Defense Department school students First Amendment rights according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered the immediate restoration of the restricted materials at five Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Read more:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980696082700210532) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-21T18:02Z 313.2K followers, 40.4K engagements


""I never thought this day would come": The family of Robert Stillman Garcia celebrated the Texas sailor's legacy Tuesday during a funeral ceremony as he was returned home eight decades after he was killed during the Pearl Harbor attack. (from @Rose_Lori)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/starsandstripes/status/1980786180384845840) [@starsandstripes](/creator/x/starsandstripes) 2025-10-22T00:00Z 313.2K followers, 1100 engagements