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View in browser December 3, 2021   Nearly 9,000 active-duty airmen and guardians remain unvaccinated one month after deadline to get the shots More than 97% of active-duty airmen and Space Force guardians are at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus, though nearly 9,000 remain unvaccinated a month after the Air Force’s deadline to get the shots, the service reported Friday. READ MORE Nearly 300 allegations of extremism in the military ranks reported by Pentagon this year despite failure to standardize complaint procedures There were 137 allegations in the Air Force, 81 in the Army, 44 in the Navy and 32 in the Marine Corps, according to the report. All of them triggered investigations, except 13 in the Navy that did not require further inquiry. READ MORE National Guard’s top general tests positive for coronavirus The National Guard’s top general has isolated himself after testing positive this week for the coronavirus, the National Guard Bureau announced Friday. READ MORE   Air streamline: jet fliers getting improved system to go No. 1 in cockpit Air Force pilots, especially female ones, should soon have an easier and safer way to answer the call of nature in flight during long missions. READ MORE   Estonia and UK send troops to Poland to assist in border crisis Troops from the United Kingdom and Estonia have deployed to Poland to help contend with a migrant border crisis with Russian ally Belarus, Polish officials said. READ MORE Navy says it has identified and isolated a Hawaii well tainted by petroleum products The Navy and Hawaii Department of Public Health began testing tap water and well heads Sunday after residents among roughly 7,000 military households on the Navy water supply complained of a foul odor and oily sheen. READ MORE   Japanese governor disappointed by F-16s’ return to skies after fuel tanks fell on seaside town The F-16 pilot jettisoned the tanks during an in-flight emergency and landed without further incident at Aomori Airport, about 45 miles west of the air base, around 6 p.m. Tuesday. READ MORE   US military imposes 10-day quarantine for all newcomers to South Korea The 14-day “working quarantine” that permitted new arrivals under the status of forces agreement to move between their homes or other quarantine sites and their workplaces is no longer permitted. READ MORE   Three-day COVID-19 quarantine in Tokyo is no longer an option for US military travelers The three-day quarantine, or restriction of movement, relieved U.S. military travelers of hefty hotel costs and allowed them to complete their ROM at their homes in Japan. READ MORE   ‘We just feel it’: Racism plagues US military academies The nation’s military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and, in recent years, they have welcomed more racially diverse students. But beyond blanket anti-discrimination policies, these federally funded institutions volunteer little about how they screen for extremist or hateful behavior, or address the racial slights that some graduates of color say they face. READ MORE   AAFES worker withdraws appeal for attempted rape, theft convictions on Okinawa Rushane Joel McKoy, 25, of Chatan Town, pleaded guilty Oct. 6 to trying to force a local woman into sex acts in April. He also pleaded guilty to stealing a shoulder bag containing 7,000 yen in cash, or about $62, in a separate incident in August 2020. READ MORE   © 2021 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500 Washington, DC 20001-3050 VISIT STRIPES.COM