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USS Winston Churchill executive officer fired after refusing to get COVID vaccine Cmdr. Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties Friday as second in command of the USS Winston Churchill. Officials said Kins was the first naval officer to be fired as a result of a vaccine refusal. Read more >

Deployed Guardsman’s stories for his kids become children’s book Helena Valley, Mont., resident Fred Terry never aspired to be a published author, but he wound up becoming one after writing a children's book as a way to connect with his kids while deployed with the U.S. Army National Guard. Read more >

Navy’s USS Savannah to be commissioned outside namesake city The Feb. 5 ceremony placing the vessel into active duty will instead take place in coastal Brunswick, about 70 miles south of Savannah, said Mike Broadway of the U.S. Navy League. Read more >   As evacuations from Afghanistan slow to a trickle, some ‘at-risk’ allies may face long road to the United States The administration says the process is now limited by the realities on the ground in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, along with the constraints of U.S. immigration law and its own capacity to deal with the situation. Read more >   Writer profiles every USS Arizona casualty at Pearl Harbor By Dec. 14, all 1,177 profiles should be available on the USS Arizona Mall Memorial's Facebook page. Read more >

Colorado veteran reunited with bracelet stolen during World War II This fall, World War II veteran Joe Esquibel’s daughter, Jolene Esquibel-Archuleta, ot a call she first thought must be some kind of scam. A bracelet belonging to her father had been found, half a world away. Read more >   After 19-month search, Italian researcher may have located lost plane of missing WWII airman An Italian aeronautic researcher who has spent the past 19 months conducting interviews and collecting historical and family information has completed a report on what he believes happened to U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Elwood “Woody” Lawson on Dec. 17, 1944, and where he believes Lawson’s plane — along with the flyer’s remains — now rests on the seabed, just off the coast of La Spezia, Italy. Read more >   Satellite images, expert suggest Iranian space launch coming Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, according to an expert and satellite images. Read more >   Refugee aid groups in Washington, DC, region overwhelmed by Afghan caseloads Refugee resettlement groups in the Washington, D.C., region are scrambling to keep up with a massive influx of Afghan evacuees, leaving families waiting for housing and other services in a situation that could soon worsen as U.S. officials prepare to shut down temporary housing sites in military bases. Read more >   Pentagon considering COVID-19 booster mandate for troops The Pentagon said Friday that there are “active discussions” within the department about making the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots mandatory for service members, even as thousands refuse or seek exemptions from the initial shot requirement. Read more >   Indiana Civil War museum reopens in new, larger location A Civil War museum has reopened in the Indiana War Memorial after having to move from its previous site at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis because water leaks endangered the collection. Read more >

 

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