Tuesday, April 4, 2023

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Senator seeks to resolve GI Bill payments problem for veterans studying overseas

In May, the House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., to resolve the problem. The vote was 397-15. But the issue was never taken up by the Senate.

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Clubhouse renovation may silence ghostly sounds at Air Force golf course in Tokyo

Tama Hills Golf Course, operated by the U.S. Air Force, has been run from temporary buildings in a car park during the renovations that started last summer. Management hopes to reopen the clubhouse by April 21.

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DOD implements new bereavement leave for loss of immediate family

The new bereavement leave benefit applies only to active-duty and active National Guard and reserve members who have served longer than 12 months but have less than 30 days leave available to them.

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23-year-old Fort Carson soldier shot and killed

A Fort Carson soldier’s death is being investigated as a homicide after the 23-year-old was found with gunshots wounds along a street in Colorado Springs, Colo., according to local police.

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Pandemic pounds push 10,000 US Army soldiers into obesity

In the Army alone, nearly 10,000 active-duty soldiers developed obesity between February 2019 and June 2021, pushing the rate to nearly a quarter of the troops studied. Increases were seen in the U.S. Navy and the Marines, too.

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Russia to put nukes near Belarus' western border, envoy says

Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed close to Belarus' borders with NATO neighbors, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said.

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Explosion in Russian cafe kills prominent military blogger

Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky was killed as he was leading a discussion at the cafe on the bank of the Neva River in the historic heart of St. Petersburg. Some 30 people were wounded in the blast, Russia's Health Ministry reported.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive?

Europe's biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a new phase in the coming weeks.

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Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.

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Israel shoots down drone coming from Syria following strikes

Sunday's strike marked the ninth time Israel has struck targets in Syria since the beginning of the year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor.

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Vietnam POWs honored at Travis ‘Homecoming’

In 1973, hundreds of American POWs held captive in Vietnam finally gained their freedom, boarding planes en route to the U.S. by way of Travis Air Force Base. Those veterans were honored for their service and sacrifice during the 50th Anniversary of Operation Homecoming celebration at Travis.

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