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Russians inspected US Army facilities in Germany where Ukrainians trained this month U.S. Army Europe and Africa said Thursday that it had hosted the Russian inspection team at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria for two days beginning Dec. 21. READ MORE >

Defense bill permits Medals of Honor for five soldiers from Korea and Vietnam wars Nine U.S. Army soldiers may receive the Medal of Honor or have previous awards upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross. READ MORE >

Biden, Putin talk nearly an hour as alarm rises over Ukraine Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a simmering crisis that's recently deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its demands for increased security guarantees and test fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands. READ MORE >   260 troops now deployed to help civilian facilities overwhelmed with coronavirus patients An additional 65 military personnel have begun deploying to help health care facilities in Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania that are struggling to meet the demands of increased coronavirus patients, U.S. Army North said Thursday. READ MORE >   US general seeks to add NATO battlegroups in Romania, Bulgaria, media report says The top U.S. military commander in Europe wants to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank with multinational battlegroups in Romania and Bulgaria because of concerns about Russia’s moves around Ukraine. READ MORE >

US, South Korea have draft declaration to end Korean War South Korea’s top diplomat on Wednesday said his country and the U.S. “effectively have agreed” on a draft declaration of a formal end to the Korean War. READ MORE >   RAF Mildenhall movie theater reopens after 22 months The base big screen will be showing films for the first time in nearly two years, as some weekend screenings end the long hiatus at the Mildenhall movie theater. READ MORE >   Holiday surge brings COVID-19 to US bases in Japan A surge in COVID-19 within the U.S. military in Japan added another 154 new cases at bases from Okinawa to Tokyo this week, due largely to new arrivals and holiday travelers returning to Japan. READ MORE >   Navy’s costly carrier finally has all its bomb-lifting elevators The Navy’s costliest warship finally has all the elevators needed to lift bombs from below its deck so it can deploy on its first operational patrol -- more than four and a half years after delivery. READ MORE >   Iranian state TV says Tehran launched rocket into space Iran launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, authorities announced Thursday, without saying whether any of the objects had entered Earth's orbit. READ MORE >   Holyoke Soldiers’ Home looks to future: new leadership, new facility after deadly COVID outbreak The Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker moved swiftly on reforms at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home focused on staffing, leadership and improving the outdated physical structure of the building, which was faulted, in part, for the scale of the COVID outbreak. READ MORE >

 

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