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Travis J. Tritten
Travis J. Tritten has reported for Stars and Stripes since 2007, including assignments in the Philippines, Iraq and Guam. He graduated from Ohio State University in 2001 with a bachelor of arts in journalism. Tritten covered government and politics for daily newspapers in South Carolina and Florida before joining Stars and Stripes. He is based on Okinawa.”
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