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Coast Guard units in Pacific Northwest unprepared for tsunami disaster, report finds Half of the 39 Coast Guard units based on the Pacific Northwest coast lack tsunami evacuation plans for their personnel, despite their location in a high-risk zone for such a disaster, according to a new government watchdog report. Read more >

US space operations face stiff competition from China and Russia, top Space Force general says Competition from China and Russia is rapidly eroding the U.S. military’s dominance in space and the Space Force in its current form would struggle in a conflict with the two countries, the general nominated to lead the service told senators on Tuesday. Read more >

20-year-old Fort Campbell soldier dies during hiking accident in Tennessee Spc. Jabori McGraw was a soldier with the Headquarters Battalion of 101st Division Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Read more >   Husband who plotted attack on West Point for ISIS joins wife in guilty plea on terrorism charges Arwa Muthana, 30, of Hoover, Ala., pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Her husband, James Bradley, 21, of the Bronx, N.Y., entered a guilty plea Friday to the same charge. Read more >   Air Force introduces cadet program aimed at ensuring more Special Warfare slots are filled Air Force ROTC and U.S. Air Force Academy cadets have a new program available to help them prepare for careers in special tactics, combat rescue or tactical air control. Read more >

Airborne officer recognized for combat valor dies of natural causes in Romania, Army says Lt. Col. Nicholas Goshen, who was stationed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania, died Sept. 6. Read more >   Germany eases airport mask rules, distributes omicron vaccine boosters Travel without masks will be allowed out of airports in Germany beginning Oct. 1, according to an update of the nation’s COVID-19 rules. Read more >   North Korea’s proclamation on preemptive nuclear strikes was no surprise, South says The ministry expected Pyongyang to announce new legislation that codified the development and use of nuclear weapons, acting spokesman Moon Hong Sik said. Read more >   Air Force base in Tokyo says ‘bye-bye’ to Bird e-scooters after trial run The flock of electric scooters that helmeted riders used to zipped around this sprawling airlift hub in western Tokyo is taking wing, for good. Read more >   ‘In flight emergency’ forces Stratotanker to land at Air Force base in Tokyo An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker made a precautionary landing at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo on Saturday, according to officials. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Sept. 13, 2022 This episode focuses on a show of force in the Middle East, a GAO report on Agent Orange and more. Read more >

 

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