Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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20 countries in US-led Ukraine Contact Group offer new military aid packages to help Ukrainians beat back invading Russians

Some 20 countries in the U.S.-led Ukraine Contact Group agreed to contribute new military aid packages to help Ukrainian troops fight off the Russian forces that have been attacking their country for the last three months, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Monday.

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On Asia trip, Biden says he would be willing to use force if China invades Taiwan

President Joe Biden signaled an apparent end to the US policy of strategic ambiguity by saying the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion.

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Cargo plane given moniker paying tribute to legendary Berlin Airlift ‘candy bomber’

An Air Force C-17 was given the name ‘Spirit of the Candy Bomber’ in honor of Col. Gail Halvorsen.

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Leaked Air Force and Space Force policies ease tattoo restrictions for some recruits

The Space Force will permit small neck tattoos, and the Air Force is waiving some size limits on hand tattoos, according to an Air Force Recruiting Service memo leaked recently on the popular Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page.

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Pandemic pause is over for popular Friendship Festival at US air base in Tokyo

An estimated 110,000 people lined the sidewalks outside Yokota Air Base’s gates over the weekend to gain entrance to the event, which was capped off this year with the arrival of President Joe Biden aboard Air Force One on Sunday afternoon.

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Video | Stripes in 7 for May 23, 2022

This installment features stories about a two-star general becoming first woman to lead the Horn of Africa command, new housing towers at Camp Humphreys and more.

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Marine base lockdown caused by inadvertent weapon discharge

No injuries were reported in the incident at the vast Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center located at Twentynine Palms, 125 miles east of Los Angeles.

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Zelenskyy urges 'maximum' sanctions on Russia in Davos talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for "maximum" sanctions against Russia during a virtual speech Monday to corporate executives, government officials and other elites on the first day of the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos.

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Los Angeles Fleet Week returns for Memorial Day weekend

LA Fleet Week returns live for the first time in more than two years, after the pandemic drove it into an online presence only. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Friday to Monday, May 27-30.

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'Top Gun' and Tom Cruise return to the danger zone

Almost four decades after the original, and after sitting on the shelf for two years due to the pandemic, "Top Gun: Maverick" is flying full throttle into a new world.

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Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine's 1st war crimes trial

An outside expert said the unusual wartime trial appeared to be fair, but a Ukrainian civil liberties advocate said Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin's life sentence was harsh.

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