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Pentagon surging another 100 military medical troops to coronavirus-stricken hospitals across US The deployments of the military medical teams of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists includes about 120 active-duty troops announced last week by President Joe Biden and another 100 announced Friday by U.S. Army North. Read more >

House Democrats ask military historians to document treatment of LGBTQ troops House Democrats want military historians to document the effects of the previous bans on LGBTQ troops in an effort to prevent similar prohibitions in the future. Read more >

Short-notice deployments designed to deter Russia could backfire, Army-sponsored study says The Dynamic Force Employment concept involves deployment of an array of U.S.-based forces on short-notice missions abroad to showcase American might to adversaries like Russia and China. Read more >   Marines killed in tactical vehicle rollover on North Carolina highway were teenagers The two Marines killed in the accident had been in the service less than a year, officials said Friday. Read more >   Navy and Coast guard stop boat in Caribbean with suspected cocaine shipment worth $22M The littoral combat ship USS Milwaukee was involved in the Jan. 7 confiscation, which totaled roughly 700 pounds, U.S. 4th Fleet said. Read more >

US military in Japan extends stay-at-home order as the coronavirus accelerates across the country Read more >   USS Fitzgerald returns to its old homeport in Japan for first time since fatal collision The Fitzgerald departed Naval Base San Diego, where it’s been homeported since 2020, on Jan. 3 as part of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln’s strike group, according to the Navy. Read more >   Sneak peek of new Air Force coveralls elicits mostly poor reviews on popular website A slide presentation showing the design and color of the Air Force’s new maintenance duty uniform was leaked online recently to mostly poor reviews.  Read more >   Esports club takes shape for high-schoolers at US air base in Japan Yokota High joins several other Defense Department schools in the Pacific in creating a club for competitive gaming. The club sponsor, computer science teacher Jamey Weare, sees it going varsity one day. Read more >   Army breaks ground for high-tech hangar at Wheeler Airfield in Hawaii The $80-million aviation maintenance hangar at Wheeler Army Airfield will include a six-bay hangar, maintenance shops, administrative space and storage for parts, ground-support equipment and hazardous materials. Read more >   Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide Friday, in a ruling that leans on a Supreme Court order last week that stopped a similar rule for larger businesses. Read more >

 

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