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June 30, 2021

 

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88 Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday. He was 88. READ MORE

House lawmakers seek to slash military personnel funding by $488 million from Biden’s defense budget proposal But the proposal from the committee’s subpanel on defense includes the administration’s request for a 2.7% pay raise for service members, providing a total of $166.8 billion in funding for troops and Defense Department contractors. READ MORE

VA doctor remains missing in Florida building collapse A Department of Veterans Affairs physician staying at Champlain Towers South is still missing after the building partially collapsed six days ago. READ MORE   German and Italian troops fully withdraw from Afghanistan as US forces continue to leave The last German and Italian military troops left Afghanistan and arrived home Wednesday, ending the war for two of the NATO coalition’s largest contributors. READ MORE   Former enlisted leader charged with sexually assaulting officer, obstructing justice in another trial Clinton Murray, now a master sergeant at Fort Bragg, N.C., was acquitted of earlier charges he’d sexually assaulted a private first class, but was found guilty last year of having a prohibited relationship with her during a 2017 Afghanistan deployment. READ MORE

Coronavirus vaccination rates for active-duty Marines and airmen below national rate, DHA director says About 58% of active-duty Marines and 61% of active-duty airmen are at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus as of Wednesday. READ MORE   ‘Deficiencies remain’: Bill would address issues with Veterans Crisis Line  The bill, titled the Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act, would require an independent agency to evaluate the training for Veterans Crisis Line responders. It would also require responders to be retrained on how to handle high-risk callers.  READ MORE   Study finds 23 cases of rare heart inflammation in male service members after COVID-19 vaccination Male troops experienced heart inflammation at a higher than expected rate after receiving the coronavirus vaccination, but the condition is still so rare that it shouldn’t undermine confidence in getting inoculated, a study says. READ MORE   Peace activists to gather outside Ramstein Air Base for weeklong protest starting July 4 The activists from the Stopp Air Base Ramstein Campaign will set up a “peace camp” near the base through July 11, the group said. READ MORE   Soldiers on electric scooter accused of hit-and-run while riding drunk in Seoul Police said two soldiers involved in a scooter hit-and-run in South Korea had blood-alcohol levels above 0.08%, double the legal limit for operating a vehicle and high enough to have their licenses revoked. READ MORE   South Dakota to send up to 50 National Guard troops to Texas-Mexico border using private donation South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s office declined to say whether troops had already left for Texas or when they expect to deploy, but the initial rotation should last between 30 to 60 days. READ MORE

 

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