Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Operator error most likely cause of Red Hill fuel spill as Navy complies with Hawaii order to halt operations

The fuel spill at a Navy-run facility in Hawaii that supplies water to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam was most likely the result of an operator error, though an ongoing investigation into the cause is expected to draw more definite conclusions.

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North Korea fires ‘more advanced’ missile less than a week after ‘hypersonic’ launch

North Korea launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South Korean military officials announced Tuesday morning.

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Soldier in 82nd Airborne acquitted in court-martial stemming from fatal gunfight in Syria

An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper was cleared of all charges related to a deadly 2020 gunfight in Syria between U.S. troops and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

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DODEA gives students in Europe way around shot requirement for travel to school events

Defense Department schools in Europe are making an exception to a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students traveling to extracurricular activities by allowing students to arrange their own transportation.

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Two-week stoppage puts remainder of DODEA-Pacific winter sports season in doubt

Basketball and wrestling competitions at Defense Department schools in Japan, South Korea and Okinawa have been put on hold for two weeks amid an uptick in coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 cases multiply throughout Japan as US troops hunker down at home

U.S. Forces Japan and the Japanese government agreed to keep American service members, Defense Department civilians and their families close to their installations to curb further spread of the disease.

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'Highest case numbers we've ever had': Los Angeles County hits 2 million coronavirus cases

With the omicron variant spreading with ferocious speed, Los Angeles County has reached another milestone in the pandemic: more than 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

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Ingalls launches USS Richard M. McCool Jr., the latest amphibious assault ship

The USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) is the 13th in the San Antonio class of amphibious assault force ships.

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Navy to drain Hawaii tank system blamed for tainted water

The US Navy will comply with Hawaii's order to remove fuel from a massive underground storage tank facility near Pearl Harbor blamed for contaminating drinking water, officials said Tuesday.

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FBI hid recording devices in key fobs during Whitmer kidnap investigation

A defense lawyer for Adam Fox argued that conversations captured by a spy gadget will prove there was no conspiracy to kidnap Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and that the government entrapped five men who are now awaiting trial in the case.

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US breaks record with more than 145,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations

Tuesday's total of 145,982 people in U.S. hospitals with COVID-19, which includes 4,462 children, passed the record of 142,273 set on Jan. 14, 2021, during the previous peak of the pandemic in this country.

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