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B-21 Raider: US military ready to unveil 1st new bomber of 21st century The B-21 is the result of the Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber program and is able to fly intercontinentally and drop conventional and thermonuclear weapons. Read more >

Report to Congress finds arms deliveries to Taiwan have been slowed by Ukraine war The war in Ukraine is holding up already backlogged U.S. efforts to arm Taiwan, according to a recent U.S. government report. Read more >

Navy’s ‘influx’ of aquatic and aerial drones tested in the Middle East A three-week training event dubbed Digital Horizon, which started last week, features 15 types of unmanned systems, 10 of which are new to the Navy in the region, service officials said. Read more >   ‘Be all you can be,’ Army to market for new recruits with old slogan The slogan best relays the “possibilities” that await a new Army recruit, said Maj. Gen. Alex Fink, chief of Army enterprise marketing. Read more >   Spill of toxic firefighting foam at Hawaii fuel facility seen as setback to its closure The hundreds of gallons of toxic firefighting foam spilled Tuesday in the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii is a “setback” in draining its tanks, the rear admiral in charge of that job said. Read more >

Marine Corps stealth fighter damaged after Okinawa landing A suspected electrical problem prompted the pilot to land the F-35B Lightning II at Kadena Air Base. Read more >   Liberty policy changes permit service members in Japan another hour on the town Liberty policies for U.S. service members in Japan ages 20 and older are about to become a little more generous, according to U.S. Forces Japan. Read more >   Record number of students sit for career aptitude test at Air Force base in Japan A record 144 students at Yokota High School recently sat for a battery of tests to discover their career potential, according to the Defense Department school system in the Pacific. Read more >   Tokyo lines up political support for new US Navy carrier-landing practice site An influential governor in southern Japan has lent his support for a central government plan to build a new Self-Defense Force base to accommodate carrier-landing practice for U.S. naval aviators. Read more >   Varsity esports begin inaugural season at Defense Department high schools in Asia High schools in the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Pacific region started their first esports season in November. A pilot season in 2020 involving esports clubs at four high schools showed the sport’s viability. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Dec. 1, 2022 On this episode, the Army cracks down on personal social media use, energy costs go up in Italy and more. Read more >

 

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