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New missiles, drones part of biggest-ever US military aid package to Ukraine The new $2.98 billion package will allow the U.S. to supply Ukraine with air defense systems, artillery systems and munitions, counter-unmanned aerial systems and radars. Read more >

Navy’s top officer says morale high aboard Rota-based destroyers, following critical Pentagon report in March The Navy is becoming more adept at balancing the well-being of sailors on destroyers deployed to Europe with the demands of defending U.S. and NATO interests, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said. Read more >

Libya crash of Air Force drone has military looking into cause U.S. Africa Command is investigating what caused an Air Force surveillance drone to crash earlier this week near Benghazi, Libya. Read more >   South Korean general takes reins of large-scale joint military exercise for first time A South Korean general for the first time is sharing command of one of the largest military exercises with U.S. forces on the peninsula. Read more >   Japan’s COVID-19 testing requirement will end for fully vaccinated travelers on Sept. 7 Japan plans to drop its requirement that arriving, vaccinated international travelers show proof of a negative COVID-19 test, even as the country is posting record-high levels of the respiratory disease. Read more >

Okinawa citizens file lawsuit to stop Marine Corps runway construction A group of Okinawa citizens filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing the Japanese government to stop construction of a Marine Corps runway. Read more >   DOD’s Warrior Games are underway in Florida after 2 years off because of COVID-19 Active-duty service members and military veterans who sustained service-related injuries or illnesses are competing in a series of adaptive sporting events like wheelchair basketball, cycling, indoor rowing, wheelchair rugby and sitting volleyball. Read more >   Biden-directed airstrikes target Iran-backed groups in Syria President Joe Biden directed the U.S. military to conduct “precision airstrikes” in Syria on Tuesday to “protect and defend U.S. personnel,” according to a statement that day from U.S. Central Command.  Read more >   Air Force technical sergeant in South Carolina arrested for child pornography charges The Shaw Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations and the Sumter Police Department arrested Tech. Sgt. David Wayne Crouse, 37, about 10:45 a.m. Monday, and executed search warrants at his office on base and at his Sumter home. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Aug. 24, 2022 Stories in this edition include a Navy bonus program, the lifting of some blood donation restrictions and an upcoming Honor Flight from Hawaii. Read more >   Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital Even as Ukraine’s political leaders downplayed the likelihood of a full invasion, the country’s military took critical steps to withstand Russia’s initial assault. Read more >

 

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