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September 15, 2021

 

CENTCOM opens command, civilian casualty investigations into Kabul drone strike that US said killed ISIS terrorist The probes come amid allegations the strike in the waning days of U.S. involvement in the Afghanistan war actually killed a local worker for a U.S.-based aid company and up to 10 nearby civilians, according to The New York Times. READ MORE

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles as South becomes latest to launch one from a submarine The launch comes days after Pyongyang said it fired long-range cruise missiles that flew 932 miles for over two hours on Saturday and Sunday. The missiles’ range, if accurate, would be enough to reach Tokyo. READ MORE

More VA health care workers get coronavirus vaccine as deadline approaches to prove status While more employees are getting vaccinated, the department is working out a process to discipline and ultimately terminate workers who refuse the vaccines or fail to get an approved exemption. About 380,000 employees are subject to the mandate, and many face a deadline of Oct. 8 to show proof of vaccination. READ MORE   Milley defends calls to Chinese as effort to avoid conflict The top U.S. military officer on Wednesday defended the phone calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final months of Donald Trump's presidency, saying the conversations were intended to convey "reassurance" to the Chinese military and were in line with his responsibilities as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. READ MORE   Zapad military drills showcase Russian unmanned robots’ battlefield breakthrough Two remote-controlled vehicles were deployed during Russia’s weeklong Zapad joint military exercises with Belarus, which are set to conclude Thursday. READ MORE

‘In-flight malfunction’: B-2 stealth bomber is damaged during emergency landing in Missouri One of the U.S. military’s most high-tech stealth bombers was damaged after making an emergency landing early Tuesday at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., according to an Air Force spokeswoman. READ MORE   Marine veteran imprisoned in Russia refused consideration of case by court A top Russian court declined to hear a U.S. Marine veteran's petition to be turned over to his home country to serve the remainder of his prison term for an espionage conviction. READ MORE   Mailing a holiday package will be more costly as US Postal Service hikes rates Service members overseas will have to pay more to mail packages to the U.S. starting next month when the U.S. Postal Service hikes rates for the peak end-of-year holiday period, a USPS spokeswoman said. READ MORE   Senate Republicans blast Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal as ‘disaster’ after classified session with top general Army Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller testified during the classified hearing Tuesday afternoon that he had advised against withdrawing all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe. READ MORE   Hawaii-based soldier gets 62 years in prison for bludgeoning wife to death Spc. Raul Hernandez Perez, 23, confessed to the premediated killing of Serena Roth, 25, inside her home at Schofield Barracks on Jan. 10, as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors that called for a prison sentence of 50 to 65 years. READ MORE   Okinawa governor wants on-site scrutiny after water samples show toxic discharge from Marine base Ginowan city said it sampled water just outside Marine Corps Air Station Futenma’s fence line on Aug. 26, approximately two hours after the Marines began dumping treated wastewater into the public system. READ MORE

 

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