Stars & Stripes: Military News
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Stars & Stripes: Military News is a free News app for iPhone and iPad by Stars and Stripes. Rated 4.8/5 from 7,672 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 7.6K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 96 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 28
- 2026 · v5.2.0
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About Stars & Stripes: Military News
Trusted. Independent. Global. Since 1861, Stars and Stripes has been the "boots on the ground" news source for the U.S. military community. From Pentagon policy to on-base stories, stay informed with the most trusted news app that is editorially independent from the DoW, delivering uncensored reporting from every command—U.S., Europe, Pacific, and the Middle East. WHY SERVICE MEMBERS CHOOSE STRIPES: • Real-Time Alerts: Stay ahead of pay updates, policy changes, and deployment news. • Global Coverage: Exclusive reporting from embedded journalists where you are stationed. • Veteran Focus: In-depth tracking of VA benefits, transition news, and military legacy. • Save & Share: Read offline while downrange or share stories with family back home. SUPPORT THE MISSION Stars and Stripes is a non-appropriated funds organization. Your subscription directly supports the delivery of thousands of print newspapers to forward-deployed personnel worldwide, ensuring those in harm's way stay connected to home. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Subscriptions to Stars and Stripes digital content can be purchased via in-app purchase. • Payment charged to Apple account at confirmation. • Auto-renews unless turned off 24-hours before the period ends. • Manage subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://www.stripes.com/help/web-notice/ Feedback: [email protected]
Ratings & reviews
4.8
7.6K ratings
What’s new
Version 5.2.0 · Updated October 28, 2026
Here’s what changed in 5.2.0: Readable Everywhere — Your text size now applies across the app: story titles on Home and in sections, the Section Menu, Notifications, and Saved Articles. Set it under Font Size in Account and the whole briefing scales with you. Copy & Paste — Select body text in any story to copy a quote, save a note, or paste it elsewhere. Hawaii — Location Management now includes Hawaii. Set your region under Account — allow location for an automatic match, or choose U.S., Japan, Germany, Hawaii, or Other. Plus — Interface refinements throughout and stability fixes for your daily military briefing.
App privacy
The developer, Stars and Stripes, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
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