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August 2, 2021

 

Some veterans exposed to toxins from burn pits to have compensation fast-tracked by VA The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday created a fast-track to disability compensation for certain veterans who developed asthma, rhinitis or sinusitis because of their exposure to burn pits during overseas deployments. READ MORE

Military commanders urge defense industry to focus on tech needed by Navy to compete with China and Russia Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, requested that the defense industry stop lobbying Congress to build equipment the Navy no longer wants and “be a bit more agile in pivoting to new technologies and new platforms.” READ MORE

‘I got lucky’: US airmen who survived catastrophic floods help German villages recover Village leaders in Rittersdorf last week reached out to the U.S. military community, asking for help in cleaning up debris still scattered in the basin. About 25 people at Spangdahlem Air Base answered the call for help, base officials said, as did a few airmen from Ramstein Air Base. READ MORE   ‘World’s fastest man’ raised by Italian single mother who met his US soldier father at Vicenza Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the surprise champion in the 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, was born to an Italian mother and American soldier father, who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza. READ MORE   Maintenance error led to F-22 crash last year, Air Force says The May 15, 2020, crash was caused by “a maintenance error made after the aircraft was washed, which impacted control inputs transmitted to the aircraft.” READ MORE

Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program The Stte Department said Monday that “many thousands” of Afghans now qualify to permanently resettle in the United States.  READ MORE   AFRICOM chief meets with Somali ‘Lightning Brigade’ in contested region Gen. Stephen Townsend met with Somalia’s advanced infantry unit, known as the Danab ‘Lightning Brigade,’ which the US has focused on developing over the past several years. READ MORE   CDC can’t stop evictions, as Biden calls on states to act The White House says it doesn't see a path for it to extend the moratorium. That's largely because the Supreme Court signaled in a 5-4 vote in late June that it wouldn't back further extensions, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing that Congress would have to act to extend the moratorium. READ MORE   Israeli defense chief: Alleged Iran attack an ‘escalation’ Benny Gantz addressed Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and said the drone strike on the Mercer Street that left two dead was "in violation of international law and human morality." He charged that Iran was behind at least five attacks on international shipping in the last year. READ MORE   It’s in — and big: Senators produce $1 trillion infrastructure bill After much delay, senators unveiled a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package Sunday night, wrapping up days of painstaking work on the inches-thick bill and launching what is certain to be a lengthy debate over President Joe Biden’s big priority. READ MORE   He's still got it: 90-year-old Army veteran parachutes from plane on his birthday The last jump for retired Green Beret and jumpmaster Bob Schneider was roughly 30 years ago when he was in the Army Reserves. But he returned to the skies for his 90th birthday for yet another jump. READ MORE

 

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