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www.stripes.com March 23, 2023 | View in browser   Austin, Milley warn of dangers to national security if Republican funding cuts are approved The military’s top leaders warned lawmakers Thursday that Republican calls to shrink defense spending to 2022 levels would force major program cutbacks that would jeopardize national security. Read more > Newly unsealed indictments allege Iran’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction The U.S. government unsealed two previously secret indictments this week against people that it says aided Iran’s pursuit of weapons of mass destruction by exporting nuclear, ballistic missile and aerial drone technology. Read more > Large-scale live-fire exercise by US, South Korean armies returns after 6-year lull Troops of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and South Korean army wrapped up their largest joint field exercise in six years Thursday with live-fire training near the border with North Korea. Read more >   Years of cleanup needed before former Fort Bliss firing range can open to public as national monument On Tuesday, President Joe Biden named Castner Range as a national monument, announcing the Army will remain the manager of the land and continue to lead the efforts to clear it of dangerous munitions. It could be nearly 15 years before the work is complete, the Army said. Read more >   Married colonels at Fort Hood fired following criminal investigations Col. Ann Meredith has been fired as commander of the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Hood, as she and her husband, also a colonel fired from his command post, faced separate criminal investigations, officials at the Texas base said Thursday. Read more > Army command sergeant major killed along with 3 children in South Carolina shooting Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Evans, 38, was shot dead Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at a South Carolina home by former soldier, 42-year-old Charles Slacks Jr. Read more >   Man accused of sending US military technology to Russia can be extradited, Italian court rules A Milan court approved a motion this week to extradite Russian businessman Artyom Uss, 41, who is accused of smuggling Venezuelan oil and sensitive U.S. military technology to Russia, some of which ended up on the battlefield in Ukraine. Read more >   Navy amphibious warships arrive in South Korea for large-scale ‘double dragons’ exercise The amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island steamed into Busan for Ssangyong, an exercise that began Monday. Read more >   NCIS investigates arson threat against exchange store at Naval Base Guam A vendor at the Naval Base Guam exchange reported that someone threatened the store, a base spokeswoman said. Read more >   Yokota airmen’s underground mapping software wins Air Force innovation competition Underground mapping software developed by airmen at this airlift hub in western Tokyo took first place at a competition aiming to promote innovation and creativity within the Air and Space Forces. Read more >   Russia warns US not to fly over Black Sea, honors pilots who forced drone to crash The Russian military on Wednesday warned the United States not to fly more drones over the Black Sea, where an American unmanned aircraft was harassed and damaged by Russian fighter jets and forced to crash. Read more >   STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050