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			<title><![CDATA[Stars and Stripes - Pacific]]></title>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[South Koreans to begin second phase of test for chemical exposure]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 people living near Camp Carroll in South Korea will undergo a battery of tests to determine whether they have been exposed to chemicals including dioxin, a component of Agent Orange.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Navy to trim a handful of officers from its rolls]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The Navy announced this week that it will force an estimated 19 commanders and captains to retire this year, a move that comes as the service continues to separate thousands of enlisted sailors involuntarily.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Korea-based U.S. soldier gets 3 years in prison for rape conviction]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A Camp Carroll soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for raping a South Korean woman at her home last summer. He had pleaded not guilty and has filed an appeal.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Pieces of Atsugi aircraft fall off in midair, one strikes vehicle]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A piece from an EA-6 Prowler at Naval Air Facility Atsugi fell out of the sky and struck a moving vehicle, but no injuries were reported Wednesday, Navy officials said.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Airman to learn his fate Thursday in Okinawa murder case]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Eccleston, pictured above, was murdered a year ago. A military judge is expected to decide Thursday whether a Kadena airman will ever have a chance at parole while serving a life sentence for Eccleston's murder.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[US, Japan continuing with plans to move Marines to Guam]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Japan said Wednesday that they will continue with plans to move Marine Corps forces off Okinawa, despite a looming impasse over the relocation of the Futenma air station.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Kadena airman gets life without parole for killing girlfriend's husband]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A military judge on Thursday handed down the maximum penalty — life in prison without the possibility of parole — to a staff sergeant stationed on Okinawa who murdered a fellow airman with a box cutter and a hunting knife last year.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[US, Japan agree on new plan to move Okinawa Marines to Guam]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Japan will announce a new agreement today on the relocation of Marines from Okinawa to Guam, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Navy separation process leaves sailors in the dark]]></title>
	     	<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stripes/PacificHeadlines/~3/8EmsP5OBO4o/navy-separation-process-leaves-sailors-in-the-dark-1.167923</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[In his first 2 1/2 years in the Navy, Aeron Crouch jumped three ranks to second-class petty officer and appeared to be a rising star among the forward-deployed in the Pacific. He was a leader - motivated, tenacious, always improving and asking for more, tougher, responsibilities.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Free-trade pact would help US-South Korean alliance, Sharp says]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Helping defend South Korea would be easier if the U.S. entered into a free trade agreement for military equipment with the South, according to a former commander of U.S. Forces Korea.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[South Korea troops banned from using pro-North phone apps]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Troops from two South Korean army units stationed near the North Korea border were recently ordered to delete applications from their smartphones that were deemed pro-North Korean or critical of South Korean president Lee Myung-bak, according to the Ministry of National Defense.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Creating ice sculpture stirs emotions in US military team ]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Last week, sailors from Naval Air Facility Misawa made the daylong journey to Sapporo, Japan to play in the snow. However, it was by no means a vacation.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[New squadron coming to Yokosuka-based carrier this spring]]></title>
	     	<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stripes/PacificHeadlines/~3/ZDzkE1k6C6A/new-squadron-coming-to-yokosuka-based-carrier-this-spring-1.167828</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[The USS George Washington’s air wing will gain a squadron of advanced electronic warfare aircraft early this spring, representing the Navy’s latest move to bolster its presence in the Asia-Pacific region, military officials said Monday.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[U.S. military opening tax centers throughout Japan]]></title>
	     	<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stripes/PacificHeadlines/~3/4IppB8MAnO0/u-s-military-opening-tax-centers-throughout-japan-1.167823</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Navigating the murky waters of tax season can be rough, which is why the military is reaching out to help servicemembers.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Army, Navy ships take part in Tokyo evacuation drill]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Army and Navy ships evacuated Japanese government employees from a Tokyo dock Friday as part of a massive citywide emergency drill.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[U.S. military back in Thailand for flood relief efforts]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Following a brief respite, the U.S. military has returned to Thailand to continue flood relief efforts ahead of this year's Cobra Gold exercise.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Japan schools chief to step down, citing health concerns]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[ The superintendent of DODEA’s Japan District is stepping down next month citing health problems that require immediate medical attention, the Defense Department schools oversight agency announced Thursday.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Extra sea duty could help sailors who want to stay in Navy]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[A new Navy policy aimed at filling vacancies aboard ships could give sailors a leg up as the service continues to pare down its troop numbers.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Marine found dead in Okinawa home identified]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps on Thursday released the name of a Marine who was found dead in his Okinawa base quarters earlier this week.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Okinawa prosecutors seek 2-year sentence for US employee who caused fatal collision]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Japanese prosecutors on Wednesday recommended a two-year prison sentence for a U.S. civilian worker who admitted to causing a fatal traffic collision last year on Okinawa.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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