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US to buy new Abrams tanks for Ukraine because military has no spares, Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended to President Joe Biden to obtain the tanks through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — a funding program that procures military equipment from industry rather than from existing Defense Department stocks. Read more >

Former Defense Secretary Esper says US aid to Ukraine is the right move, but Biden should speed it up Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said there’s more that the United States can do to help Ukraine and standing up for democracy in Eastern Europe sends a clear message around the world that autocratic aggression will not be tolerated. Read more >

USS America takes out drone with ‘fire-and-forget’ missile near Okinawa The USS America “detected, tracked and engaged a target” with an RIM-116 rolling airframe missile this week in the Philippine Sea, an exercise the Navy says was aimed at keeping the amphibious assault ship’s crew ready for warfighting.  Read more >   Debt ceiling fight could have ramifications for military spending The congressional battle brewing over the national debt ceiling has the potential to undermine defense spending and stop payments of military salaries and benefits, according to some military and budgets experts. Read more >   Winner of reality TV show ‘Survivor’ pledges to donate prize money to veterans charities Though not a veteran himself, Mike Gabler, a 52-year-old heart valve specialist, said he will make the donations in honor of his father, Robert Gabler, a former Army Green Beret who is now 81. Read more >

Military medevac team safely delivers soldier’s premature daughter from Kuwait to Germany  A soldier stationed in Kuwait received her Christmas miracle in the form of a medical airlift of her premature baby to Germany by fellow service members.  Read more >   US arms sales way up as partners respond to Russia’s war and Chinese modernization U.S. foreign arms sales skyrocketed in 2022, increasing by nearly 50% from the previous year as allies and partners muscled up amid concerns over Russia and China, U.S. officials said. Read more >   Both Koreas’ cross-border drone operations violated armistice, UN Command says U.N. Command has concluded its investigation into a North Korean drone incursion last month and determined both Pyongyang and Seoul violated the armistice with their military operations. Read more >   Marine Corps hosts encore activation ceremony for Camp Blaz, its new base on Guam With its commandant and Guam’s governor in attendance, the Marine Corps held a second activation ceremony on Thursday for its first new installation in 70 years. Read more >   US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia U.S. special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, the Biden administration announced Thursday. Read more >   Stakes rise as Iran can fuel 'several' atom bombs Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to build "several" nuclear weapons if it chooses, the United Nations' top nuclear official is now warning. Read more >

 

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