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stripes.com > branches > army > 2026-09-02 > army-replace-wooden-ammo-boxes-with-polymer-and-steel-22728715.html

Army to ditch WWII-era wooden ammo boxes for new lightweight design

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (390+ words) By LYDIA GORDON STARS AND STRIPES Published 5 minutes ago · The Army is replacing its decades-old wooden ammunition boxes with a lighter polymer design, marking the first major change to rifle ammunition packaging since World War II, according to a recent…...

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stripes.com > history > archive_photo_of_the_day > 2026-08-22 > rhein-main-apartments-open-22599436.html

From the archives: Airmen gather for the opening of base housing, 1950

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (56+ words) (George Penn/Stars and Stripes) Published 2 hours ago · Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, 1950: Airmen gather for the opening ceremony of Gateway Gardens military housing. The $4,187,380 housing project was opened at Rhein-Main Air Base, near Frankfurt. USS Abraham Lincoln departs Mideast after…...

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stripes.com > theaters > asia_pacific > 2026-08-21 > russia-missile-drills-kuril-islands-japan-22615947.html

Russian missile drills near disputed islands deepen tensions with Japan

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Varyag missile cruiser to watch a military exercise on Sakhalin Island, Aug. 12, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov) By KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES Russia fired antiship and cruise missiles during naval drills near islands claimed by Japan,…...

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stripes.com > living > europe_travel > quick_trips > 2026-08-20 > world-war-i-museum-bavaria-22529882.html

Down in the mud: Step into the trenches at Bavaria’s premier World War I museum

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (901+ words) Visitors to the Museum of the First World War in the Reduit Tilly fortress in Ingolstadt, Germany, are transported back into the trenches to see what life was like for German soldiers serving at the front. The museum, seen here…...

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stripes.com > history > 2026-08-19 > supporters-honor-wwii-memorial-vandalized-22601482.html

‘Speak from the Heart’: Supporters launch video campaign to honor WWII monument after it was vandalized

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1094+ words) Tourists visit the WWII Memorial on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Washington. It had already been cleaned up and reopened the day after the monument was vandalized with spray paint on the Atlantic Arch and soap was added to the fountain water....