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Marine earns ‘lifesaving medal’ for rescuing overturned sailors off Okinawa A Marine first lieutenant was decorated for helping save a man from drowning after a sailing mishap off the Okinawa shore. Read more >

RIMPAC returning to full steam with navies from 26 nations set to join massive drills Navies from 26 nations will participate in the massive Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise that kicks off later this month in Hawaii. Read more >

Senators, vet advocates call on lawmakers to pass burn pits bill The PACT Act seeks to provide an easy path to health care and benefits for veterans who served near open-air burn pits. Read more >   Spouse missing for two weeks at US air base in Japan died by suicide, report says The body of a missing American civilian was found in a housing tower at Yokota Air Base, a report said. Read more >   Allied fighter formations show resolve in wake of North Korean missile tests U.S. and South Korean fighter jets flew together Tuesday in a display of force that included four F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force Read more >

lutions, a U.S. official said. Read more >   Millions of dollars remain unaccounted for since Taliban takeover, report says The report is part of an investigation into allegations that former President Ashraf Ghani took millions of dollars with him when he fled the country. Read more >   Naval Academy midshipman dies while on leave Investigators are looking into the student’s cause of death, according to the statement. The academy provided no information on the midshipman’s identity. Read more >   House panel aims to save five ships from retirement, rejecting Navy’s plan to decommission them The House Armed Services Committee’s subpanel on seapower and projection forces plans to prohibit the Navy from cutting the cruiser USS Vicksburg as well as four landing dock ships from its fleet. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for June 7, 2022 This edition features stories on soldiers in South Korea receiving a COVID response award, airmen at Ellsworth Air Force Base preparing for incoming B-21 bombers and more. Read more >   Cambodia denies report China is building secret naval facility Cambodia once again dismissed concerns China is secretly building a naval facility in the Southeast Asian nation following a report published Monday that the two sides are set to break ground on the military project this week. Read more >

 

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