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Senators reach agreement on health care, benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins The PACT Act seeks to provide an easy path to health care and benefits for veterans who served near open-air burn pits, which were used throughout the 1990s and the post-9/11 wars to burn garbage, jet fuel and other materials. Read more >

US deal with Taliban panicked Afghan military and hastened collapse, investigation finds A watchdog report outlines how US actions during the withdrawal from Afghanistan, often done without communication to Afghan allies, fueled mistrust and paranoia, which led to mass surrenders.   Read more >

Islamic State in Afghanistan building capability to strike on US soil, Pentagon IG says The group, known as ISIS-K, has grown stronger and recruited more fighters since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S. Central Command said in Tuesday’s report by the Defense Department Inspector General. Read more >   Sailors must wait 5 weeks for mental health appointments as Navy battles suicides, top enlisted leader says It takes more than a month for sailors struggling with thoughts of suicide to get a mental health appointment, the Navy’s top enlisted leader told House lawmakers Wednesday. Read more >   Addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO would strengthen Arctic security, improve US training, military officials say Navy and Marine Corps officials said Wednesday that the potential inclusion of Finland and Sweden in the NATO alliance would boost U.S. military activity in the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Read more >

Army captain jailed after lewd assault of his soldier during promotion A U.S. Army officer who put his head between a soldier’s breasts during her promotion in Jordan was convicted by a court-martial of two related charges, documents provided Wednesday by the service show. Read more >   US troops can now renew their passports online, but not while serving overseas A new program allows active-duty, Reserve and retired service members, Defense Department civilians, contractors and their families living in the US to renew passports without having to mail applications and supporting documents. Read more >   3rd Air Force in Europe says farewell to Reed Maj. Gen. Randall Reed is headed to Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, where he’ll serve under Lt. Gen. Mike Minihan as the deputy commander of Air Mobility Command. Read more >   War in Ukraine casts shadow on land forces symposium in Hawaii The annual Land Forces of the Pacific symposium, which had gone virtual the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, highlights the role of the Army and its allied and partner land forces in the Indo-Pacific. Read more >   Marines swap commanders for combat training center near Mount Fuji Col. Robert Bodisch finished his three years as commander of the Marine Corps’ expansive training center at the base of Mount Fuji on Tuesday, a term that included a number of “Fuji Firsts.” Read more >   Army identifies two paratroopers killed in multivehicle crash in Alaska Both soldiers were fire control specialists assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the Army said. Read more >

 

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