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Texas governor files lawsuit against federal government over coronavirus vaccine mandate for Guard troops Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the federal government over the Defense Department’s mandate that all troops, including the National Guard, receive the coronavirus vaccine or face discharge from military service. READ MORE >

German police investigating two US soldiers in fatal Bavaria autobahn crash A truck driver was killed in the flaming wreckage Dec. 20 after he ran into one of four Army vehicles that had gotten separated from a convoy and were parked in the emergency lane of Autobahn 3 near Parsberg. READ MORE >

More explosives-bearing drones downed near base housing US troops in Iraq Two fixed-wing drones rigged with explosives were shot down Tuesday near a base in Iraq that houses American troops, the second such incident in as many days, officials said.  READ MORE >   Army judge makes extraordinary ruling, raising prosecutors’ threshold in sexual assault court-martial A U.S. Army officer facing sexual assault charges will require a unanimous guilty verdict to be convicted in an upcoming court-martial, a judge ruled this week ahead of a potentially groundbreaking case. READ MORE >   Gear mishap forces F-35A stealth fighter to make ‘belly landing’ in South Korea An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet crash-landed Tuesday on the runway of a South Korean air force base in Seosan, a city on the western coast, military officials told Stars and Stripes. READ MORE >

Three DODEA Europe schools resume school year remotely The return of in-person classes for students at Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Bahrain and the Netherlands was delayed for at least a week because of coronavirus restrictions in those countries. READ MORE >   Latest coronavirus wave grows higher at US military bases across Japan Marine Corps installations in Japan reported the bulk of the 242 new cases reported by the U.S. military in the country as the winter coronavirus surge increases. READ MORE >   USS Abraham Lincoln captain becomes first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to sea Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, who assumed command of the Abraham Lincoln in August, is the first woman to skipper a U.S. aircraft carrier. READ MORE >   ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ merchandise at Alaska exchange crossed AAFES’ line on vulgarity The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is emphasizing a ban on the sale of lewd or profane products in its stores after a vendor in Alaska sold figurines carrying a crude catch phrase aimed at the commander in chief. READ MORE >   USS Milwaukee returns to sea following coronavirus outbreak The USS Milwaukee returned to sea Monday after a coronavirus outbreak among crewmembers halted the ship’s departure from a port visit in Cuba, according to the Navy. READ MORE >   Navy gets final order from Hawaii Health Department: Close Red Hill fuel facility The Hawaii Department of Health on Monday gave final approval to an emergency order to close the Navy’s Red Hill underground fuel storage facility on Oahu that is linked to contaminated water affecting thousands living in military communities. READ MORE >

 

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