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US defense officials say Russian troops now surround Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city Russian troops advanced roughly 12 miles in about 24 hours as the attack slowly reaches the northeastern Ukraine city of more than 1.4 million people. Read more >

US Army Patriot missile batteries moving to Poland The Patriot batteries from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, headquartered at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany, have been dispatched to an operational site in Poland. Read more >

Biden calls on Congress to pass two bills to increase care for veterans exposed to burn pits President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Congress to get two bills to his desk “immediately” that will improve access to care and benefits for veterans affected by exposure to burn pits. Read more >   Russian and Chinese influence is growing in Central and South America, Pentagon officials tell House lawmakers Days before Russia launched a full-scale assault on Ukraine last month, Russian officials visited their counterparts in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba in an apparent effort to shore up relationships with burgeoning allies, U.S. commanders told House lawmakers on Tuesday. Read more >   Retired top commanders in Europe join others calling for humanitarian no-fly zone in Ukraine Two former top U.S. commanders in Europe signed an open letter arguing for a limited no-fly zone in Ukraine, despite a vow by President Joe Biden and NATO not to implement one. Read more >

One suspect in fatal shooting of German police near Baumholder released, cleared of murder charges One of a pair of suspects in the fatal shooting of two German police officers near the U.S. Army installation at Baumholder in January was released from jail this week and is no longer accused of pulling the trigger. Read more >   Air Force extends parenthood separation option to both people in dual-service couples Either person in a dual-Air Force marriage now may request to separate from active duty up to 12 months after the birth or adoption of a child, the service announced this week. Read more >   Independent pharmacies feel pushed out of updated Tricare contract, spokeswoman says Tricare, the health care program for the U.S. military, in December dropped retail pharmacies at Walmart and its affiliate Sam’s Club across the United States and replaced them with CVS. Read more >   In a nation of veterans, South Korea’s presidential front-runners lack military service The two front-runners in South Korea’s presidential election came head-to-head on Wednesday, after months of campaigning on résumés that, unlike most of their countrymen, lack military experience. Read more >   South Korea shatters COVID-19 record with more than 342,000 new infections South Korea surged past its previous one-day pandemic record of new cases of COVID-19 reported. Read more >   Hal Slate, former Pacific Stars and Stripes photographer who served in 4 wars, dies Former Stars and Stripes photographer Harold P. Slate, 96, of North Syracuse, died Sunday at his home in North Syracuse, N.Y. Read more >

 

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