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82nd Airborne troops begin to arrive in Poland In all, 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg are taking part in the mission in Germany and Poland, which is focused on reassuring allies worried about potential Russian aggression connected to Moscow’s military buildup around Ukraine. Read more >

Navy identifies SEAL trainee who died after ‘Hell Week’ Seaman Kyle Mullen died at a San Diego area hospital on Friday after he and another SEAL trainee reported experiencing symptoms of an unknown illness, the Navy said. Read more >

As US predicts Russia could seize Kyiv in days, Moscow calls assessment ‘scaremongering’ A senior Russian diplomat dismissed new U.S. military and intelligence assessments — which estimated Russia could seize Kyiv in days and leave up to 50,000 civilians killed or wounded — as alarmist and as unlikely as an attack by Washington on London. Read more >   US looks to build on security guarantees to UAE after Houthi missile attacks U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr. arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to build on recent measures announced by the Pentagon to help reinforce the UAE’s defenses after attacks by Iranian-affiliated rebels in Yemen. Read more >   Former Pentagon chief Mark Esper drops lawsuit over memoir Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has dropped a lawsuit against the Defense Department in which he claimed that material was being improperly withheld from his use as he wrote a memoir about his tenure in the Trump administration. Read more >

Mississippi soldier, missing in action in 1942, finally ID’d The fate of Pvt. Andrew Ladner, a soldier from Harrison County, has been unknown since he disappeared during World War II, during the Battle of Buna-Gona. Read more >   US looks to build on security guarantees to UAE after Houthi missile attacks U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr. arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to build on recent measures announced by the Pentagon to help reinforce the UAE’s defenses after attacks by Iranian-affiliated rebels in Yemen. Read more >   Crews keep giant C-5M Super Galaxies flying high at Westover Air Reserve Base The galaxies are used to transport military assets and emergency supplies around the world. Read more >   USS Puller’s ‘Blue Crew’ writes own rule book — one outside job at a time Blue Crew’s 100-plus sailors often take on jobs outside their official rating. Along with a team of civilian mariners who handle some navigation and the engine room, they run one of the largest and newest kind of ships in the Navy. Read more >   Kremlin is top destination for spooked European leaders European leaders are hoping to get through to President Vladimir Putin, the man who singlehandedly shapes Russia's course amid its military buildup near Ukraine and whose designs are a mystery even for his own narrow inner circle. Read more >   Coast Guard rescues 18 stranded on Lake Erie ice floe Officials said an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Detroit noticed a group of people on the floe near Catawba Island at about 1 p.m. Sunday with several all-terrain vehicles seeking a route back to land. Read more >

 

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