Matthew M. Burke
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 25
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Breach at Pentagon personnel database exposed data of millions (opens the original)
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A breach of the Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center may have exposed sensitive personal information of millions of service members and civilian employees according to multiple media reports. (Dalton Swanbeck/U.S. Marine Corp) A security vulnerability at the Pentagon’s massive personnel records repository exposed the sensitive data of millions of U.S. troops and civilian employees to unauthorized users, according to multiple media reports. The breach of a Defense Manpower Data Center file-sha
Army NCO earns German medal for service honoring his training exchange efforts (opens the original)
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German Army Lt. Col. Thomas Cremer pins the Medal of Honor of the German Armed Forces on U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Thompson during a ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 24, 2026. Thompson, chief instructor at the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, was honored for relaunching U.S.-German training exchanges after the COVID-19 pandemic. (Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes) GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — An American soldier who relaunched important U.S.-German training excha
US troop rotations heading back to Lithuania amid high tension in Europe, Baltic leader says (opens the original)
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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment participate in a training exercise at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, May 8, 2026. (Max Elliott/U.S. Army) The next rotation of U.S. service members in Lithuania is already on its way, the Baltic country’s leader said Tuesday in a social media post, resolving at least some of the uncertainty over American troop levels in the NATO ally bordering Russia. Army officials in Europe said the move is part of a planned rotation in Europe that was
Happy cows mean happy diners at picturesque Bavarian farm-to-table eatery (opens the original)
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A cow looks on at Gasthaus Kapplwirt in Waldsassen, Germany, as the author and his family dine nearby, Aug. 30, 2026. The Rosner family grows its own feed for its cattle at the farm, which supplies the restaurant's 100% Angus beef burgers. (Matthew M. Burke/Stars and Stripes) If there is a heaven for cows, it is certainly the rolling hills of Waldsassen in Bavaria, and if there is a divine burger, it is served in their presence at Gasthaus Kapplwirt. Located along the Czech border about 30 miles
Younger veterans more likely to have elevated levels of âforever chemicals,â study finds (opens the original)
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Damage Controlman Nicholas Pollick collects an Aqueous Film Forming Foam sample during a countermeasure washdown aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, April 24, 2024. The foam, known as AFFF, is the PFAS-based "forever chemical" firefighting agent the Pentagon plans to phase out fleet-wide by October 2027, after twice delaying the original deadline. (Clayton A. Wren/U.S. Navy) Younger veterans are substantially more likely to have dangerous levels of toxic âfore
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