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June 17, 2021

 

Milley pushes back on stolen weapons report, pledges transparency to Congress Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said service records submitted to him since The Associated Press published its report on Tuesday appear to contradict the news agency’s findings that at least 1,900 military weapons were lost or stolen during the 2010s. READ MORE

Enough cocaine to send someone into orbit found near nesting turtles on Cape Canaveral A wildlife manager was checking on sea turtle nests at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station when she discovered bundles that turned out to be 30 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $1.2 million. READ MORE

Ramstein staff sergeant sentenced to 30 years in jail for child sexual abuse An Air Force staff sergeant was sentenced to 30 years in prison for crimes including sexually abusing a child, wrongfully photographing the child, and viewing and possessing child pornography. READ MORE   Pentagon releases guidelines on how troops can now sue the Defense Department for medical malpractice The Pentagon will begin paying service members or their estates next month for substantiated claims of less than $100,000 that were filed within two years of a medical malpractice incident, according to the information published in the Federal Register. READ MORE   Europe is a ‘priority theater’ for US Army, top general says   The U.S. Army has embarked on a modernization push focused on improving long-range precision fires while adding more sophisticated command and control capabilities to counter adversaries like Russia and China. READ MORE

Rank-and-file soldiers begin Special Forces-style security missions across Indo-Pacific The goal of the 12-soldier team on its first mission to Papua New Guinea is to assess local forces’ logistics capabilities, such as their ability to keep their vehicles running, along with a supply of spare parts. Information like that will be passed on to the next U.S. troops who go to the country. READ MORE   Airmen are now allowed to wear baseball-style tactical camouflage caps The Air Force has introduced a flurry of changes this year, including longer hair styles for women, revamped physical training uniforms and shorts for aircraft maintainers in hot climates. READ MORE   Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency on schedule for all prefectures but Okinawa Okinawa, home to most U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan, will remain under a state of emergency until July 11 because hospitals there remain strained by a high number of COVID-19 patients, a news report said. READ MORE   US Forces Korea civilian worker accused of assaulting parking lot attendant in Seoul South Korean authorities are investigating a U.S. Forces Korea civilian employee accused of assaulting a Seoul parking lot attendant over the weekend. READ MORE   Civil War cannons that may have been at Battle of Bull Run get new home The cannons had sat outside the old Fairfax County Courthouse since about 1904, until they, and a memorial to a Confederate officer, were removed last November by order of the county supervisors. READ MORE   Lawmakers reintroduce Brandon Act to offer troops confidential access to mental health care The bill, titled the Brandon Act, was named for Brandon Caserta, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide June 25, 2018, at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. READ MORE

 

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