Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

July 7, 2017     Soldier gives his Medal of Honor to the brigade he says earned it Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta handed over his Medal of Honor to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, saying it should recognize the unit as a whole.   VA employee disciplinary actions are now public information Veterans Affairs made public a list of employee terminations, demotions and suspensions that it will update weekly, which agency officials said is an attempt at transparency following action by Congress to give the VA secretary unprecedented disciplinary power.   5-year-old brain cancer patient made honorary pilot for the day at RAF Mildenhall In his custom flight-suit, Jay Davidson was the center of attention. The 5-year-old got an up-close look inside the control tower and explored static displays of a CV-22 Osprey, C-130 Hercules and a KC-135 Stratotanker.   On target: The making of an airstrike against ISIS aboard the USS Bush Here’s a look at how an airstrike typically evolves from a single report of enemy activity to a sortie launched from a 100,000-ton war machine somewhere in the Persian Gulf.   Yokota’s new Super Herc wraps up maiden operational mission to Philippines One of Yokota’s new C-130J Super Hercules has completed its first operational mission, carrying about 12,000 pounds of training equipment to Japan from the Philippines.   Small Air Force detachment playing pivotal role in new ‘center of gravity’ Poland U.S. airmen are quietly closing in on five years of operations in Poland, where members of the 52nd Fighter Wing have staked a small but growing year-round presence aimed at building up allied airpower.   Airmen who surveil Islamic State never get to look away Analysts typically take part in strikes or witness acts of killing every two to three weeks. In between, they spend hours watching scenes of everyday life unfold on their screens: children playing, women shopping, men gathering for evening prayers.   Bartholomees assumes command of 173rd Airborne Brigade The 173rd Airborne Brigade, America’s quick-reaction force for Europe and Africa, received a new commander on Friday.   New Zealand navy frigate subs for damaged Fitzgerald during drills A Royal New Zealand Navy frigate recently filled in for the USS Fitzgerald during training with the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in the Western Pacific.   Trump confronts Putin on election hacking in first meeting At long last face to face, President Donald Trump confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin directly Friday over Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign, as the two leaders sought to use their historic first meeting to move past the issue and forge closer cooperation on Syria.   Camp Pendleton expeditionary force embraces cyber warfare in new era on the battlefield The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force’s Information Group’s mission is to win the war on the information battlefield and to decimate enemy capabilities in the electromagnetic spectrum. The group is the first of its kind among the Corps’ marine expeditionary forces.