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September 30, 2021

 

A $30 million US Army command hub in defense bill as military steps up presence in Poland A $30 million U.S. Army command and control headquarters in Poland is among the projects being proposed to support the military’s expansion in the country. READ MORE

Service members file lawsuit over Pentagon’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, demand exception for those who had virus More than 1.2 million service members are fully vaccinated, according to the Defense Department. Many of them began receiving the vaccine voluntarily, but the number who have been vaccinated has increased since the Pentagon announced that the coronavirus vaccine would be mandatory. READ MORE

Afghan evacuees at Fort McCoy await their chance at the American dream  Many evacuees don’t know when they’ll be allowed to start their new life. But while they wait, they are trying to improve their prospects. READ MORE   Sen. Duckworth calls for ‘nonpolitical’ probe into 20 years of failures in Afghanistan Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced legislation to create an apolitical commission to study 20 years of American war in Afghanistan, an effort she hopes would keep the United States from repeating mistakes made during years of conflict after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. READ MORE   Marine Corps finds low levels of toxins in wastewater flowing from Okinawa air station The Marine Corps found low levels of the contaminants PFOS and PFOA in water flowing from an air station on Okinawa, more than two weeks after it flushed contaminated water into the public system. READ MORE

US Army supply sergeant dies at off-base hospital in South Korea Sgt. Damionia Lott, who was assigned to Camp Casey, died on Sept. 19. READ MORE   Advocates call out Japan for one-parent, overseas abductions of American children Just over 10,800 American children were victims of so-called international parental child abduction from 2009 through 2019, according to a 2020 report by the Congressional Research Service. READ MORE   Americans prefer diplomacy to military engagement as threats shift, poll shows Most Americans would like the US to increase diplomatic engagement with other countries on issues such as climate change and migration, and many think Washington should scale down its military activities abroad, a new public poll showed. READ MORE   US Forces Korea broadens travel bans after post-holiday coronavirus surge on peninsula The military command responsible for US troops in South Korea has temporarily restricted troops from traveling to 41 districts. READ MORE   Army investigating three suicides in two days at Fort Drum Three 10th Mountain Division soldiers died of apparent suicides in a two-day period this month, including one who died shortly after returning from Afghanistan where he was supporting evacuation efforts amid the US military withdrawal there. READ MORE   Kamandag drills kick off in the Philippines with a focus on shore-based weapons The use of shore-based weapons will figure prominently in an annual exercise involving US, Philippine and Japanese troops. READ MORE

 

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