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www.stripes.com February 6, 2023 | View in browser   Crews search field of debris in Atlantic from downed Chinese balloon, NORAD commander says Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told reporters at the Pentagon that the size of the debris field is estimated to be 1,500 meters by 1,500 meters in about 50 feet of water off the South Carolina coast. Read more > Powerful quake kills more than 3,400 in Turkey and Syria; officials say Incirlik Air Base avoided major damage Incirlik Air Base appears to have avoided any major damage from the quake, officials said, noting the base sits about 124 miles from the epicenter. Read more > Unspecified number of US military’s Ospreys grounded pending part replacement Some V-22 Ospreys used by the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy have been grounded until a part related to an ongoing mechanical issue can be replaced. Read more >   Stateside B-1 bombers return to Guam for task force mission The 37th Expeditionary Squadron deployed to Guam in October as a bomber task force. Four Lancers deployed in June. Those bombers flew a variety of missions, including exercises with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and refueling operations with the Royal Australian Air Force. Read more >   Air Force reservist who hid his wife’s dead body under cow remains found guilty of manslaughter Air Force Reserve Maj. Andre McDonald told jurors in a San Antonio courtroom that he killed his wife during a fight about finances, but he had only meant to knock the wind out of her. Judge Frank Castro sentenced him Monday to 20 years in prison. Read more > Air Force starts direct-hire program to help military spouses find jobs overseas A new Air Force direct-hire authority program is designed to provide civilian spouses who face restrictive employment laws in foreign countries with easier access to base employment, the service said. Read more >   ‘Warrior’s spirit’: Army marks 72 years since its last major bayonet charge in Korean War Around 50 U.S. service members, veterans, and their families gathered atop a hill on this installation south of Seoul to remember a seasoned combat veteran who helped turn the tide of the 1950-53 Korean War. Read more >   Fort Hood MP commander suspended 3 months after her husband was fired from his command Col. Ann Meredith was suspended as the commander of Fort Hood’s 89th Military Police Brigade pending the results of an ongoing investigation, Army officials at the Texas base said. Read more >   Sailors sculpt warship’s bow from ice and snow as Japan’s popular winter festival returns U.S. Navy sailors created a chill version of the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, first in its class, as their contribution to the first Sapporo Snow Festival in three years. Read more >   Lawmakers worry about weapons-makers’ ability to meet demand It could take years to replenish certain types of weapons the U.S. has sent to Kyiv, with no easy way to ramp up production quickly. That has policymakers deeply concerned. Read more >   Pentagon reports past Chinese surveillance balloons near Florida, Texas The Defense Department has notified Congress of several previous incursions of U.S. airspace by Chinese surveillance balloons, with earlier sightings near Texas, Florida, Hawaii and Guam, U.S. officials said. Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050