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Austin orders sweeping changes aimed at protecting civilians during combat operations A year after U.S. forces killed seven children and three adults in an airstrike in Afghanistan, the Pentagon unveiled an action plan Thursday aimed at reducing civilian casualties during American military operations.  Read more >

US aircraft, artillery pound militants in Syria after rocket attack U.S. forces struck back with airstrikes and artillery, killing at least four Iranian-backed militants in response to rocket attacks in Syria that injured three Americans. Read more >

Fort Bragg has moved 100 soldiers from unsafe barracks; all to be out by end of September Officials at the North Carolina base estimate that all the affected soldiers should be moved by the end of September. Read more >   George H.W. Bush carrier strike group arrives in Mediterranean The Navy carrier strike group with more than 6,000 sailors entered the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, in a continuing demonstration of U.S. and NATO resolve as Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into its sixth month. Read more >   Marines train for littoral combat in scorching Australian Outback Exercise Predator’s Run pits the multinational force of Marines and Indonesian and Philippine troops under the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade against other Australian troops role-playing as the enemy. Read more >

High-tech new model of Army’s Black Hawk helicopter passes initial testing While looking almost identical to the original UH-60L, the updated model has a completely overhauled cockpit. Read more >   Navy offers promotions for chiefs who step up to fill critical at-sea billets The Navy is turning to chief petty officers to fill critical at-sea billets at three duty locations. Read more >   Monkeypox vaccine arriving at overseas bases but supplies still limited The Defense Department is increasing its supply of the monkeypox vaccine, including at medical clinics in Europe, where there have been seven confirmed cases of the virus among the U.S. military community, officials said. Read more >   US, Australian F-35 stealth fighters fly stunts over tourist beach Down Under Planes swooped over Mindil Beach, a popular tourist spot in Darwin, which hosts a rotational force of 2,200 U.S. Marines between April and September each year. Read more >   Leaked Space Force memo is far from last word on letting airmen, guardians grow beards A memo leaked on Facebook says a pilot program would examine the impacts of facial hair on male service members. But the leaked memo is far from the last word on the beard test shot. Read more >   Army’s training center in Alaska first in line for new cold-weather vehicles Soldiers at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, will be the first to receive the Army’s new Arctic-capable vehicle late next year. Read more >

 

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