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July 15, 2021

 

Spangdahlem fighter wing changes command as heavy flooding strikes surrounding area Col. David Epperson spent the night before he relinquished command of the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base filling sandbags to help stem widespread flooding after days of heavy rainfall. READ MORE

Milley: Victory in a European war would hinge on new Norfolk command The Norfolk, Va.,-based Joint Forces Command, also known as Atlantic Command, is the first allied headquarters dedicated to protecting the Atlantic sea lanes since 2003. READ MORE

Next-generation military ID card ‘stepchild’ designation stirs controversy Service members and spouses are calling for change to the military’s new dependent ID cards over the way the relationship field identifies spouses’ children from previous marriages. READ MORE   Seasoned submariner takes helm of US Naval Forces Japan from retiring rear admiral Rear Adm. Brian Fort transferred the dual-hat responsibility for U.S. Naval Forces Japan and Navy Region Japan to Rear Adm. Carl Lahti, most recently the commandant of Naval District Washington. READ MORE   Air Force general warns of ‘extreme problems’ without some A-10 cuts as lawmakers back the popular aircraft The service wants to cut 42 A-10s from its 281-jet fleet in 2022. The Air Force made the request in its fiscal 2022 budget request submitted to Congress in May, telling lawmakers the move would save the service some $344 million. READ MORE

Air Force defends plan to improve only one child care center despite DOD report citing poor, failing facilities across service An Air Force official said during a subpanel hearing of the House Armed Services Committee that the service has requested $20 million in its fiscal 2022 proposed budget for only one child-care development center to be replaced at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. READ MORE   US Army Black Hawk makes emergency landing in Romania’s capital No injuries were reported in connection with the incident, which involved a Black Hawk belonging to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. READ MORE   PETA files complaint with Navy inspector general over military tradition of drinking snake blood The exercise involves the Army and Marine Corps, but only Marines were seen drinking cobra blood in photos from the 2020 Cobra Gold exercise that inspired PETA’s protests. READ MORE   Senate confirms former NCAA exec as VA deputy secretary The vote on former U.S. Army Capt. Donald Remy’s confirmation was delayed for two months by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who said in June that she was blocking the confirmation for Remy and three other key VA nominees because she was frustrated with the department’s feedback about a piece of legislation.   READ MORE   Tokyo records highest COVID-19 case numbers since January as Olympics draw near A fourth wave of the coronavirus respiratory disease appears to be reaching a peak just as Tokyo begins to welcome athletes from around the globe for the Olympic Games. READ MORE   Hard landing strands Patriot Express passengers at Marine air station in Japan The Patriot Express from Iwakuni wasn’t the only one delayed Wednesday. Another flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Yokota turned back to Sea-Tac after two or three hours. READ MORE

 

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