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US forces in Europe could be deployed to Eastern Europe soon as Russia-NATO tensions increase, Pentagon says Some U.S. troops in Europe could be moved to NATO countries farther east on the Continent as Russia continued to amass forces over the weekend in Belarus and along its border with Ukraine, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Read more >

‘Huge ISIS failure’: Detainees in Syria moved to more secure facility after thwarted prison break On Sunday, the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces retook the al-Sinaa prison in the northeastern city of Hassakeh after “eliminating the last enclaves” of ISIS fighters barricaded in dormitories, an SDF statement Monday said. Read more >

US troops are free of home confinement but COVID-19 remains strong in Japan A stay-at-home order imposed by U.S. Forces Japan at the behest of Japan’s government expired, but some restrictions still apply as tens of thousands of people continue to contract COVID-19 on a daily basis across the country. Read more >   US military drills with Pacific allies send a message to China, expert says The U.S. Air Force is about to launch Cope North, a large-scale aerial combat, force employment and disaster relief exercise with Japan and Australia, that will involve more than 2,000 sorties on and around Guam. Read more >   Suspects arrested in shooting deaths of 2 German police officers near US base at Baumholder The shooting happened during a traffic check on the K22 between Ulmet and Mayweilerhof near Kusel at about 4:20 a.m., police in Kaiserslautern said. Read more >

AMC passenger terminals are saying bon voyage to flight schedule updates on Facebook Flight schedules and other passenger information will migrate from Facebook to the American Forces Public Information Management System, which will provide travelers easy and organized access to that information. Read more >   North Korea confirms test of missile that could reach Guam, with bonus pictures from space North Korea’s Hwasong-12 is an intermediate-range ballistic missile with an estimated maximum range of 2,796 miles, more than enough distance to reach Guam, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.  Read more >   Russia, US exchange harsh words over Ukraine at UN The harsh exchanges in the Security Council came as Moscow lost an attempt to block the meeting and reflected the gulf between the two nuclear powers. It was the first open session where all protagonists in the Ukraine crisis spoke publicly, even though the U.N.'s most powerful body took no action. Read more >   John Singlaub, Army general who waged private battle against communism, dies at 100 John Singlaub, a two-star general with a record of wartime derring-do who resigned from the Army in 1978 after openly criticizing President Jimmy Carter's defense policy, died Jan. 29 at his home in Franklin, Tenn. Read more >   After twice being denied tenure, this Naval Academy professor says she is seeking justice Yard-wide in 2021, 11 men and four women, including assistant professor Carolyn Chun, applied for tenure. Ten of those men and no women were successful. Read more >   Vance AFB opens new human performance lab for student pilots The Comprehensive Readiness for Aircrew Flying Training (CRAFT) opened in a new location Friday, expanding to accommodate the needs of student and instructor pilots and human performance staff on Vance Air Force Base. Read more >

 

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