Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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Russian fuel use by US military drives congressional push for energy independence on bases in Europe

That dependency is now partly fueling Russia’s war effort against Ukraine and a renewed push in Congress to reduce the U.S. military’s reliance on Russian-sourced energy.

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US, German troops find solidarity along the Rhine

About two dozen U.S. soldiers with the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command and a similar number of German troops and town workers on Monday helped unclog two creeks that flow into the Rhine at St. Goar.

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Poole returns to US Army Garrison Bavaria as new commander

The garrison comprises Grafenwoehr, Vilseck, Hohenfels and Garmisch as well as the sprawling Grafenwoehr Training Area.

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American D-Day pilot missing for 70-plus years buried in Normandy

A U.S. Army Air Corps pilot who had been deemed unrecoverable decades ago after being shot down on D-Day was laid to rest this weekend at the Normandy American Cemetery in France.

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Marines, Australians hone logistics skills they’ll need to deploy from Down Under

In Exercise Koolendong, U.S. and Australian forces are simulating a crisis response, Australia’s Defense Department said.

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South Korea’s new top general emphasizes ‘blood bond’ with US troops

South Korean Army Gen. Kim Seung-kyum, the new chairman of his nation’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, made his first visit to the largest U.S. overseas military base.

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Okinawa declares COVID-19 alert, seeks voluntary measures to avoid surge

The governor of Okinawa asked for a temporary return to pandemic measures like social distancing and wearing masks to beat back a surge in COVID-19 infections on the island prefecture.

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Navy IDs sailor who died aboard carrier Carl Vinson

A sailor found dead Sunday on the carrier USS Carl Vinson was an information systems technician.

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Pentagon: US kills ISIS group leader in Syria in drone strike

The Pentagon says it has killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S. Central Command says Maher al-Agal was killed Tuesday and an unidentified senior official in the Islamic State group was seriously injured.

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Soldiers at Fort Hood save trooper’s life with quick action

Three 1st Cavalry Division soldiers were running on Legends Way at Fort Hood, Texas, when they saw a fallen trooper on the side of the road.

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Singing 82nd Airborne soldiers have an unlikely hit with video filmed at Fort Bragg

The two-and-a-half-minute performance of Motown hit “My Girl” was first posted on TikTok, where it racked up more than 514,000 views as of July 12. It then showed up July 5 on Facebook, where views had reached 3 million.

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