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Where rank won’t get you anywhere: A look inside the US military’s jail in Europe For nearly a decade, U.S. service members accused or convicted of crimes in Europe and Africa have been brought to a jail that many Germans and Americans living in the area know little about.  Read more >

Allies must find ways to help Ukraine protect grid from Russian strikes, US says U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. will commit more than $53 million to help stabilize Ukraine’s energy grid, a move aimed at keeping the lights and heat on as the population copes with the impending winter. Read more >

2 Navy ships nearly collide while moving through San Diego Bay The vessels were able to maneuver past each other safely and neither ship was damaged, a Navy spokesperson said. No related injuries were reported. Read more >   9 sailors injured after fire breaks out aboard USS Abraham Lincoln The Nimitz-class USS Abraham Lincoln was performing “routine operations” on Tuesday roughly 30 miles off the Southern California coast when the blaze began, according to a statement from the Navy’s 3rd Fleet. Read more >   Kaiserslautern court sentences police killer to life in prison The Kaiserslautern district court found Andreas Johannes Schmitt, 39, guilty of gunning down Yasmin Bux and patrol partner Alexander Klos in what is widely considered the most brutal murder of police officers in Germany’s recent history. Read more >

Air Force probe refutes claim that Ramstein NCO bribed way to passing PT score A Ramstein Air Base security forces senior noncommissioned officer who was accused in a social media post of bribing another airman to get a passing score on a physical fitness test has been cleared of any wrongdoing, according to a base statement Wednesday. Read more >   Space Force set to establish CENTCOM-focused component The new command will report directly to U.S. Central Command leaders and take responsibility for space-based operations within Central Command’s area of responsibility, according to a CENTCOM statement. Read more >   Texas woman pleads guilty in connection to Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s death at Fort Hood Cecily Aguilar, the only person charged in connection to the killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood, pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom to helping her boyfriend dispose of the soldier’s body in April 2020. Read more >   From mental health care to drone missions: Air Force group in Kuwait aims for solutions A new group at this remote desert base wants deployed airmen to pitch ideas that the Air Force can fund and develop. Read more >   Toxic firefighting foam leak erupts at Red Hill fuel storage site in Hawaii Federal firefighters responded to a leak of hundreds of gallons of fire suppressant foam at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility on the outskirts of Honolulu. Read more >   Gary Bautell, voice of the US military in Europe for decades, dies at 80 American Forces Network Europe this week said farewell to the man who for decades was the signature voice on the airwaves for U.S. troops in Europe. Read more >

 

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