News for America's military

Stars and Stripes provides independent news and information to the U.S. military community, including active-duty servicemembers, DoD civilians, veterans, contractors, and their families. Unique among Department of Defense authorized news outlets, Stars and Stripes is governed by the principles of the First Amendment.

Stars and Stripes maintains three offices: Europe (Kaiserslautern, Germany), Pacific (Tokyo, Japan), and stateside in Washington, D.C. Each office has its own reporters and editors, as well as business and support staff.