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September 14, 2021

 

Army issues mandatory virus vaccine schedule — active-duty soldiers by Dec. 15, Reserve and Guard troops by June 30 The guidance from service leaders lays out the process for how the Army will handle soldiers leery of the coronavirus vaccine, which Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 24 made mandatory for troops. READ MORE

From an indoor rifle range to ‘neighborhoods,’ Ramstein High shows off DODEA's new generation of schools Students and teachers have quickly adapted to life at the new $98.8 million Ramstein High School, one of a number of schools being built in Europe with amenities well beyond simple classrooms and lockers. READ MORE

Mildew, mold and dirty toilets: Filthy coronavirus quarantine quarters spark policy review at US base in Japan Pictures posted on social media by an Air Force spouse of dirty, moldy accommodations set aside for families in coronavirus quarantine have prompted the base commander to announce a thorough review. READ MORE   US military in Japan adds 20 coronavirus cases Tuesday as Tokyo's numbers continue to dip The majority of the new coronavirus cases reported by the US military in Japan were at Yokosuka Naval Base, where 12 people tested positive. READ MORE   First Afghan evacuees arrive outside Tokyo with an assist from Japanese government The group of 10 Afghans was composed of Afghan employees of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and their family members. READ MORE

Top general was so fearful Trump might spark war that he made secret calls to Chinese counterpart, new book says In a pair of secret phone calls, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assured his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army, that the United States would not strike, according to a new book by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward and national political reporter Robert Costa. READ MORE   Police investigate profane attack on sailor at Berlin, Conn., pizzeria on Sept. 11 A video on TikTok showing a woman shrieking and cursing at a man in a Berlin pizzeria has prompted a criminal investigation, with police saying the victim was a Navy sailor attacked for no apparent reason. READ MORE   Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo killed in Kabul given hero’s farewell in public wake Marine Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, was among 13 U.S. service members who died in the Aug. 26 bombing at the Kabul airport, where people were being evacuated amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. She was screening women and children. READ MORE   ‘Finest and forever best’: Cpl. Humberto Sanchez laid to rest in emotional funeral The Logansport, Ind., community came together Tuesday morning to pay their final respects to Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto Sanchez, lovingly known as “Bert.” Among the speakers was former Vice President Mike Pence. READ MORE   As a child, she wrote to a WWII vet. He carried the letter everywhere, and 12 years later, they finally met. When they met for the first time, they both broke down in tears. Dashauna Priest, 21, who went on to join the Army National Guard, embraced her pen pal Frank Grasberger, 95. READ MORE   Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning Secretary of State Antony Blinken had mixed results in attempting to face down a second day of tough congressional questioning, this time from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As a day earlier before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, he was assailed by Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike over the administration's preparation for and handling of the pullout. READ MORE

 

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