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Air Force rejects accusation that it lowered standards to ease path for female special operations trainee The Air Force is pushing back on claims that the service gave preferential treatment to a woman who was vying to become the first female elite special tactics airman after a member of Congress raised concerns. Read more >

New Marine amphibious vehicle cleared for operations after fix to towing problems Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles can return to missions in the open sea after a new tow rope was developed in response to a deadly training accident that forced the Marines to curtail operations, a top general said this week. Read more >

New Navy recruits will spend two additional weeks at bootcamp in service’s first major program change in 20 years The Navy has extended its enlisted basic training by two weeks to ensure recruits are better prepared to enter the fleet – the first major change to the bootcamp structure in 20 years, the admiral in charge of naval service training said Friday. Read more >   Soldier of ‘Baby Shark’ fame heads toward retirement as author of planned comic book series Sgt. 1st Class Lincoln Crisler released the first in a planned series of horror-inspired comic books on Amazon on Wednesday. Read more >   VA records most coronavirus hospitalizations in a single day The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted 236 veterans into its hospitals for coronavirus infections on Dec. 29 — the most patients hospitalized in a single day since the pandemic began. Read more >

Fort Bliss soldier charged in the death of a child faces court-martial Monday Sgt. Justin Cope is accused of causing the death of a child younger than 16 years old, according to the Army’s charging documents. Read more >   US Coast Guard vessels rescue scores of migrants off Morocco coast The ships — the Thetis, the Glen Harris and the Emlen Tunnell — answered a rescue call late Tuesday after Spain’s Las Palmas Rescue Coordination Center received reports of two migrant rafts taking on water about 40 nautical miles off the coast of Morocco. Read more >   Appeal by soldier convicted for her role in death of West Point cadet adds to legal groundswell against split guilty verdicts A U.S. soldier who is serving prison time for her role in the death of a West Point cadet is appealing her negligent homicide conviction on the grounds that a military panel’s nonunanimous guilty verdict violated her constitutional rights. Read more >   Japan refreshes emergency measures in areas where US military’s coronavirus cases are highest A ‘quasi-emergency’ for three prefectures means early closing hours for restaurants, a ban on alcohol sales and restrictions on large events. Read more >   South Korean president calls for ‘rigorous’ measures to stem coronavirus on US bases The South Korean government needs to work closer with the U.S. military to curb the spread of COVID-19 stemming from American troops stationed in the country, the country’s president said. Read more >   Bases in Europe expand booster shots amid rise in cases that disrupts classroom instruction A European rise in new COVID-19 infections that led to temporary closures at Defense Department schools in two countries this week is coinciding with additional military-sponsored vaccination drives, a few of which geared toward eligible students. Read more >

 

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