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Several hundred US troops arrive in Europe as Russia expands its forces along Ukrainian border Several hundred U.S. troops from Fort Bragg, N.C., have arrived in Poland and Germany amid rising tensions in Europe over Russian armed forces massing at the Ukraine border, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Read more >

Sexism and the SOFA: How a 71-year-old US military treaty and Italy’s rules derail women’s careers Italian law makes it practically impossible in most cases for military spouses and children living in the country under the NATO Status of Forces Agreement to work anywhere except on base — and many of the jobs there aren’t open to them. Read more >

‘Space it up’: Space Force to modify Air Force blues while waiting for final dress uniform rollout Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger A. Towberman said changes to buttons, name tags and insignia would distinguish members of the newest service, known as Guardians, from those of the Air Force. Read more >   Army’s Vilseck dining facility cleans up following an ‘F’ from food sanitation inspector A dining facility at Rose Barracks in Vilseck remains open and has addressed the violations that led to an “F” grade on a recent food sanitation inspection, 2nd Cavalry Regiment officials said. Read more >   Three top Navy leaders of Seabees battalion command fired amid investigation The Navy fired the top three leaders of its Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 last week amid an ongoing investigation, service officials said Monday. Read more >

US military’s COVID-19 numbers shrink as Tokyo records its highest Monday case count U.S. Forces Japan on Monday reported 137 new cases at 15 installations and 10 individuals awaiting confirmation, according to its daily update. USFJ reported 162 new cases Friday. Read more >   Navy confirms authenticity of leaked flight-deck footage showing F-35 crash aboard carrier The footage began circulating Sunday on Reddit and Twitter. The $103 million advanced stealth fighter is seen hitting the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck and bursting into flames. It then skids across the flight deck before splashing into the ocean. Read more >   Expressway crash claims lives of 2 Okinawa-based Marines, injures 5 other people Cpl. Victor Varelamartinez, 22, and Lance Cpl. Bailey SpencerHoover, 20, both assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, died as a result of their injuries. Read more >   Japanese ski resort turns away US military customers amid latest COVID-19 wave Utopia Saito is also discouraging Japanese skiers from outside Hiroshima prefecture from coming to the ski area, as other resorts among the half-dozen in the prefecture are apparently doing. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Feb. 7, 2022 This installment features a look at a large military exercise in the Pacific, a new senior enlisted leader in Europe, changes to the way Space A flights are publicized and more. Read more >   Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in 2017 Texas church shooting The U.S. Air Force must pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims' families of a 2017 Texas church massacre for failing to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying the weapon used in the shooting, a federal judge ruled Monday. Read more >

 

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