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July 20, 2021

 

Fort Knox generals set to reprimand unvaccinated soldiers caught ignoring mask rules

Fort Knox generals are expected to issue about 40 General Officer Memoranda of Reprimand to soldiers who were caught by senior leaders eschewing Pentagon-directed policy mandating masks be worn indoors on military posts by all individuals who are not fully vaccinated.

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‘On my own’: DODEA teacher faces $150,000 tax bill as talks over German tax collectors targeting US military personnel drag on

The financial toll for those snared in the German tax system has been devastating: bills reaching into six figure sums, threats of imprisonment, frozen bank accounts and court battles.

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Navy’s top admiral defends ship cuts in proposed 2022 budget, explains strategy

The Navy’s proposed 2022 budget would cut 12 ships — four littoral combat ships, seven guided-missile cruisers and an amphibious transport dock ship — next year and build just eight. Adm. Mike Gilday says the service should focus on quality — not quantity.

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Changes to VA education benefits go into effect Aug. 1  

Congress in January approved the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020. More than 30 measures included in the new law are intended to improve the use of VA education benefits.

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Marine and Army gunners in Australia practice techniques for deterring warships

U.S. Marines and soldiers are in the Australian state of Queensland practicing skills that could deny enemy warships access to Pacific waters in a conflict.

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Hawaii-based airman dies when his motorcycle collides with truck

Senior Airman Britton Lee Halbert lost control of his Harley-Davidson and was hit by a truck last Friday, according to a statement Monday from the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing.

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Spangdahlem Air Base houses 20 military families displaced by floods, continues volunteer aid to nearby towns

The families who were forced to leave their off-base homes because of the flooding are receiving an allowance for temporary lodging, said Capt. Erin Recanzone, a spokeswoman for the 52nd Fighter Wing.

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Two Fort Bliss soldiers die trapped in fiery crash in El Paso

Two Fort Bliss soldiers died trapped in a fiery collision on Loop 375 early Sunday, El Paso police and military officials said. Fort Bliss reported that one of the injured is also a soldier.

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Pentagon watchdog examines security of nuclear ‘football’

If the president fumbles the nuclear football, is the military prepared to recover it? Pentagon Acting Inspector General Sean O’Donnell is investigating following a number of security lapses in recent years.

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Marines slightly more satisfied with base housing than airmen, sailors and soldiers, surveys say

Marines gave base housing a C+ in the latest militarywide satisfaction survey — slightly higher than the other services — though respondents were least satisfied with move-in conditions and tracking of reported problems.

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Dramatic photos from NASA highlight severity of California’s drought

The satellite images are stark, and their ramifications run deep, experts said — from dead lawns and fallow fields to ecological peril and worsening wildfires. Some said they probably represent a new normal for a Golden State gone brown.

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