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    #### [K-Town Now features the latest news from the Kaiserslautern Military Community](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-01-16/stars-and-stripes-ktown-now-6032154.html)

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### [‘A matter of national honor’: Translator support group works to get Afghan interpreters to US amid changing immigration policies](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-03-20/afghans-visas-travel-ban-trump-17207075.html)

Thousands Afghan translators who worked with U.S. military personnel remain in Afghanistan or other countries waiting to receive their Special Immigrant Visa, or are awaiting travel even though their visas were approved. But federal funding cuts and an expected travel ban on Afghans have thrown the status of SIV holders into uncertainty.

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#### [The BLUF: Taking a look at VA home loans, health and benefits mobile app](https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2025-03-19/the-bluf-va-loans-health-benefits-17187440.html)

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#### [More than 24,000 probationary federal workers ordered back to work — but then placed on paid leave](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-03-18/federal-probationary-workers-reinstated-17187635.html)

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### [March Madness: UCLA, South Carolina, USC, Texas are No. 1 seeds in women’s NCAA Tournament](https://www.stripes.com/sports/2025-03-16/ncaa-womens-tournament-bracket-17168756.html)

UCLA is the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were joined by South Carolina, Southern California and Texas as the No. 1 seeds that the NCAA revealed Sunday night.

[](https://www.stripes.com/sports/2025-03-16/march-madness-auburn-top-seed-17167782.html)

#### [March Madness bracket anything but sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels picks highlight wild Selection Sunday](https://www.stripes.com/sports/2025-03-16/march-madness-auburn-top-seed-17167782.html)

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#### [Vicenza, rough start leave Naples a bit shaken but still optimistic](https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2025-03-15/naples-vicenza-dodea-softball-17152996.html)

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### [First light, first sight, 1954](https://www.stripes.com/history/archive_photo_of_the_day/2025-03-21/korean-boy-medical-exam-blindness-17176745.html)

From the Stars and Stripes archives: After groping through 12 years of darkness, a little Korean boy, Lee Toi Byun, was given his sight recently after an operation performed by Maj. G. Peter Halberg a New York eye specialist at the 121st Evacuation Hospital near Seoul, 1954.

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#### [DOD webpages celebrating legendary minority troops to be restored after being scrubbed from sites](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-03-19/defense-department-dei-webpages-17198958.html)

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### [Late-night museums, strong beer among upcoming seasonal offerings](https://www.stripes.com/living/europe_travel/travel_blog/2025-03-20/karen-bradbury-europe-travel-blog-road-trips-march-21-17176179.html)

Take advantage of late-night museum openings, strong beer offerings and rarely accessible landmarks in Europe this month.

[](https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2025-03-20/japanese-navy-museum-submarine-17134651.html)

#### [Explore inside a submarine at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force museum](https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2025-03-20/japanese-navy-museum-submarine-17134651.html)

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#### [Bavarian trail between Vilseck and Amberg invigorates with 16-mile stretch of features](https://www.stripes.com/living/europe_travel/quick_trips/2025-03-20/amberger-way-hike-quick-trip-17115200.html)

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#### [Wind, water and family fun in the sun at Matapang Beach on Guam](https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2025-03-20/matapang-beach-park-guam-17134735.html)

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#### [‘Clue: A Walking Mystery’ to turn Fort Lauderdale into a board game](https://www.stripes.com/living/us_travel/2025-03-18/web-travel-us-clue-game-fortlauderdale-florida-scavengerhunt-17187389.html)

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#### [Fab 5 from dessert menu: These Kaiserslautern offerings dish up sugar fix with flair](https://www.stripes.com/living/europe_travel/2025-03-13/kaiserslautern-desserts-after-hours-17040301.html) 

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