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White House taps 18th Airborne Corps’ Kurilla to lead CENTCOM Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla, the commander of the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, is the White House’s pick to lead American forces in the Middle East, according to congressional records and a military official. READ MORE >

Attack drones keep up harassment at al Asad, leading to latest shootdown Coalition defenses at Iraq’s al Asad Air Base shot down another armed drone Thursday as the sprawling facility, which still houses American troops, thwarted its third attack in as many days. READ MORE >

Defense Department spent more than $188 million to support thousands of Afghan refugees at Marine Corps Base Quantico, report says It took more than $188.4 million to support thousands of Afghan refugees housed at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., for three months following the U.S. evacuation mission from Afghanistan, according to a Defense Department inspector general report published Thursday. READ MORE >   North Korea claims to have fired hypersonic missile that ‘precisely’ hit its target North Korea’s first weapons test of the new year, carried out Wednesday, was a hypersonic missile that “precisely” hit a target about 435 miles away, the country’s state-run news agency said Thursday. READ MORE >   Navy ousts first sailors for refusing coronavirus vaccine Twenty sailors who had just started their military careers were booted from the service through what’s known as entry-level separations, the Navy said. READ MORE >

Sexual assault trial postponed over Army judge’s unanimous verdict order The court-martial of an Army officer facing sexual assault charges is being delayed to give prosecutors time to appeal a military judge’s order that a unanimous verdict will be required to win a conviction. READ MORE >   New Albanian HQ to serve as hub for US special operations in Balkans The headquarters will give U.S. special operators more logistical flexibility and better access to regional transportation hubs, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe said Thursday. READ MORE >   Hacker defaces Hawaii Army hospital’s Facebook page with vulgar diatribe A hacker posted a bizarre rant on Tripler Army Medical Center’s Facebook page after temporarily commandeering the site Tuesday. READ MORE >   DODEA-Europe says all those traveling for events have to be vaccinated This is the first time since the start of the pandemic that DODEA-Europe students have been given a vaccination requirement of any kind. READ MORE >   US, Japan discuss coronavirus curfew as US military increases its health-risk level U.S. Forces Japan reported 1,784 active cases of coronavirus at 18 U.S. bases from Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan to 10 Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Navy bases on Okinawa. READ MORE >   ‘Not a surprise’: US military COVID-19 cases set pandemic record in South Korea One individual tested positive after arriving in South Korea, but the remaining 681 cases are community generated, USFK said. READ MORE >

 

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