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Charges dropped against retired Navy admiral indicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ corruption case A federal judge dismissed all charges against a retired Navy rear admiral implicated in a corruption scandal that saw dozens convicted over dealings with a now-on-the-run Malaysian businessman who defrauded the service of at least $35 million. Read more >

Marine Corps boss says war in Ukraine validates his vision for service’s future Commander trust in junior troops will be tested in new ways on future battlefields, the service’s top general said. Read more >

South Korea mulls ‘past history’ with Japan while considering fleet review invitation South Korea’s Defense Ministry is considering an invitation from Japan to stage a naval fleet review together. Read more >   Overseas Deployed Warrior Day will soon honor veterans in South Korea The South Korean Cabinet has approved a measure to designate a day honoring South Korean service members who served abroad, including those sent on United Nations peacekeeping missions. Read more >   Testing finds PFOS, PFOA in excessive levels at US Navy base in Japan Two rounds of tests confirmed the presence of toxic organic compounds in wastewater from Yokosuka Naval Base’s treatment facility, according to the city of Yokosuka. Read more >

Marine Corps stealth jets practice advanced basing operations in Western Australia U.S. Marine Corps stealth fighter pilots and support crew honed the skills they’ll need to operate far from home while training last month at one of Australia’s most isolated military bases. Read more >   Army moving ‘very quickly’ toward expanding recruit prep course amid troop-level crunch, service chief says An official decision to expand the program might not come for several months, but Gen. James McConville, the service’s chief of staff, said initial feedback showed “pretty good success” among the potential recruits participating in the Future Soldier Preparatory Course. Read more >   US readies new military aid for Ukraine to boost momentum The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will send another roughly $600 million in military aid to Ukraine, as the U.S. rushes more weapons to fuel Kyiv's counteroffensive that has reclaimed large stretches of the embattled country and forced Russian troops to retreat. Read more >   Georgia native Ishee takes over US 6th Fleet as Black heads to Washington Vice Adm. Eugene Black III relinquished command of the fleet and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO to Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee during a roughly hourlong ceremony at Naval Support Activity Naples. Read more >   US air base in Tokyo dismisses chromium contamination claim, says water safe to drink Authorities at this airlift hub in western Tokyo dismissed as false a claim circulating on social media that the base’s water supply may be tainted by chromium VI, or hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen. Read more >

 

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