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August 19, 2021

 

US aircraft ready to evacuate thousands more per day from Afghanistan but issues on the ground slowing efforts, Pentagon says Since Saturday, some 7,000 people had been evacuated on U.S. military flights out of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, the last Afghan ground in American hands, said Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, the Joint Staff’s deputy director for regional operations. READ MORE

‘They kind of need help everywhere’: US troops put in long hours in Qatar to aid Afghanistan evacuation Military personnel are working around the clock at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to facilitate the U.S. airlift from Afghanistan this week, while others launched clothing drives and volunteer efforts, base residents said. READ MORE

Biden: US troops may stay in Afghanistan to aid with evacuations Approximately 10,000 to 15,000 Americans remain in Afghanistan, which is now under Taliban control. Biden told ABC News that the U.S. has identified another 50,000 to 65,000 Afghans and their families eligible for evacuation. READ MORE   New commander to take reins in Tokyo of US Forces Japan and 5th Air Force Air Force Maj. Gen. Ricky Rupp will be promoted to lieutenant general before assuming his new, dual-hatted commands at Yokota Air Base. READ MORE   Hold heads high, top US military leaders tell veterans of Afghanistan The highest-ranking leaders of the Army and Marine Corps told U.S. veterans of Afghanistan that their service mattered and encouraged them to check in on each other. READ MORE

US Navy in Naples orders mandatory indoor masks in most cases Indoor masks at the NSA Naples Capodichino and Gricignano di Aversa sites are now mandatory regardless of vaccination status. READ MORE   Marine Corps Marathon still taking entries for in-person, virtual events In recent years, the popular race has sold out within minutes of registration opening in the spring, but this year there are still openings. READ MORE   Two destroyers arrive at US Navy base in Japan, while a third takes its leave  The USS Higgins and the USS Howard, two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base on Monday. READ MORE   ‘Forgotten Battalion’ of US soldiers still preserving peace in Kosovo two decades on Security in Kosovo remains stable overall. But Washington and its NATO allies have no plans to reduce the Kosovo Force which is still considered essential in maintaining peace between the Albanian majority and Serb minority. READ MORE   More building contracts for Marines’ Camp Blaz on Guam The Navy has awarded $936.5 million in contracts to build portions of Camp Blaz, which is the first new Marine installation since 1952. READ MORE   Marines on Okinawa say missing Osprey pieces larger than first reported A 1st Marine Wing spokesman attributed errors in reporting the size of parts that fell from an Osprey to darkness and strict reporting requirements. READ MORE

 

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