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www.stripes.com March 27, 2023 | View in browser   North Korea launches two more missiles to coincide with US, South Korean exercises Both missiles flew 217 miles at a maximum altitude of 31 miles before falling into the sea outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to a news release from Japan's Ministry of Defense. Read more > Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing Fort Hood soldier Brandon Olivares admitted last month to killing Pfc. Brandon Rosecrans on May 18, 2020, in Harker Heights, a small town near the central Texas Army base. He was sentenced Friday in Bell County. Read more > Trial of Army sergeant accused of killing Air Force veteran begins in Texas Jury selection began for the trial of an Army sergeant charged with murder in the death of an Air Force veteran who he said he shot in self-defense during a Black Lives Matter protest nearly three years ago. Read more >   Exercise trims time to move Japanese islanders from harm’s way The group examined the logistics of moving most of the residents and visitors in the Sakishima island chain to its larger islands like Ishigaki and Miyako, and finally Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands. Read more >   Pentagon phasing out provision of military IDs to civilian retirees Retired DOD civilians can now use their retirement SF-50s to register driver’s licenses that meet Real ID Act standards with garrison visitor centers. Read more > These women survived combat, then had to fight for health care More than 300 women participated in the cultural support team program between 2009 and 2021, when the Afghanistan War ended. Many sustained life-changing injuries as a result of their work, only to find that they have had to prove to the federal government their need for specialized health care. Read more >   Police ID kids, all age 9, and adults in Nashville shooting The suspect in a Nashville school shooting on Monday had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance before killing three students and three adults. Read more >   Army Rangers train in Hawaii as Pacific interest grows For members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion's Bravo Company out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, training in Hawaii proved to be a humbling experience. Read more >   Date set for Fort Rucker name change to Fort Novosel The new name honors Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel, Sr., a Medal of Honor recipient with ties to Army Aviation, the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, and the Wiregrass region in southeast Alabama. Read more >   At least 50 US government personnel targeted with phone spyware overseas The revelation, which an official says carries “profound” counterintelligence and security risks, comes as the White House bans federal agencies from using spyware posing national security and human rights risks. Read more >   Zelenskyy, atomic agency chief discuss nuclear plant fears Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Monday with U.N. atomic energy chief Rafael Mariano Grossi in southern Ukraine where they discussed the precarious situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Read more >   STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050