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October 22, 2021

 

Army hits record low for training deaths for second year in a row Fatal training accidents in the Army hit a record low in 2021 with service officials crediting safety campaigns timed at statistically more dangerous training periods. However, off-duty accidents rose 20% from the previous year and remained the top cause of death among soldiers. READ MORE

‘It’s sick’: VA alerts veterans to false article about Biden withholding benefits The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin, Ga., sent an emergency email alert Friday about a false news story on a satirical site that veterans are misconstruing as true. READ MORE

US Army is testing Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system on Guam The U.S. Army has deployed Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system to Guam through November to gauge how well the battery can be integrated with the Pacific island’s existing defenses. READ MORE   Senators urge Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to creator of Military Women’s Memorial Twenty senators, all women, urged President Joe Biden on Friday to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, who broke barriers for women during her military service and later helped create the Military Women’s Memorial. READ MORE   Fast and furious: Army sergeant helps keep drifting alive on Okinawa Michael Dumpson punches into second gear as he spots a sharp, left-hand curve ahead on an Okinawa speedway and pushes his R33 Skyline as fast as it can go. READ MORE

USS Porter, 6th Fleet test skills in Italian-led exercise U.S. forces wrapped up participation in the Italian navy’s largest multilateral maritime exercise, which Navy officials said focused on sharpening skills while building on decades of NATO partnership. READ MORE   North Korea’s submarine missile effort is at ‘beginner level,’ South Korean defense chief says North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missile program is ‘at the beginner level’ and years behind in development, South Korean military officials said. READ MORE   Austin restates Taiwan support as NATO defense ministers discuss ‘futureproofing’ the alliance Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Taiwan, but stopped short of saying whether the US military would help defend the country if it were to come under attack from China. READ MORE   That’s ‘It’: Pennywise visit to carnival spooks Ramstein area families An Air Force staff sergeant in Germany said she got chills while attending a local fall festival with her family — but they weren’t brought on by the weather. READ MORE   Lawmakers alarmed by hunger in US military families The Senate Appropriations Committee, in a report this week accompanying its new Defense spending bill, expressed concern over reports of thousands of military families suffering from hunger. READ MORE   USS Gettysburg’s 6-year overhaul is finally over; cruiser has brand new combat system After six years, the cruiser USS Gettysburg is out of the BAE shipyard after an overhaul that should keep the 30-year-old ship in action into the late 2030s. READ MORE

 

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