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Biden orders more troops, helicopters and F-35s to Eastern Europe as Russian troops move into Ukraine President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered an additional 800 U.S. troops, more than 30 helicopters and as many as eight F-35 fighter jets now in Europe to NATO countries on the alliance’s eastern flank as Russian troops begin to move into Ukraine. Read more >

Pentagon considers request to activate National Guard troops to assist during planned trucker protest in DC Multiple truck convoys are leaving for Washington this week to disrupt traffic in protest of coronavirus-related government mandates such as mask wearing and vaccines, according to convoy organizers. Read more >

Support increases for new US bases in Eastern Europe as Russian troops move into Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement Monday recognizing the independence of two self-proclaimed “people’s republics” in eastern Ukraine and subsequent movement of troops toward the breakaway territories could be the impetus to cast aside an agreement limiting how NATO members base troops on the alliance’s eastern flank. Read more >   DODEA-Europe modifies COVID-19 policies on parental notification of student infection and contact tracing Defense Department schools in Europe are ending the policy of schoolwide notification to all parents in the event that a student tests positive for COVID-19. Read more >   Senate confirms Kurilla to lead US Central Command Army Lt. Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla will soon replace Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who has commanded CENTCOM since 2019. McKenzie is scheduled to retire in April. Kurilla will take responsibility for all U.S. military operations in the Middle East and neighboring nations. Read more >

Consulate to share voter registration info with Americans living in Germany The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, is hosting a virtual presentation on how to register and vote in the U.S.’s 2022 midterm elections. Read more >   Air Force weapons-load crew chief dies near Osan Air Base, South Korea Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyrell Harris was found unresponsive at his home in Pyeongtaek city, South Korea, on Saturday, and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to the 51st Fighter Wing. Read more >   US airmen from Japan are training their Bangladeshi counterparts on new airlifters The U.S. Air Force has sent a pair of Tokyo-based C-130J Super Hercules to Bangladesh to practice low-level navigation and tactical airdrop with local forces. Read more >   Tax season doesn’t have to be a chore for DOD taxpayers stationed overseas Taxpayers living and working for the Defense Department in places like Japan may turn to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center or the legal office at their installation for reliable answers. Read more >   COVID-19 ebbs in Japan as authorities prepare details for relaxed border controls Japan reported over 59,900 new infections on Monday, its lowest daily tally in nearly three weeks, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Read more >   Wright-Patterson officers sue Air Force over vaccine exemption denials Dual federal lawsuits have been filed against the Air Force arguing that the service has unjustly denied requests for religious exemptions from the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Read more >

 

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