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Libya deserves more US military attention to keep Russian ambitions at bay, report argues U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa should start wargaming to counter Moscow’s influence in oil-rich Libya, where a foothold by a Russian paramilitary group is likely to grow, according to an Air Force-commissioned study. Read more >

Senators on VA committee agree on phased approach to help veterans exposed to burn pits Senators reached an agreement on a narrowly focused bill that aims to provide health care to veterans suffering the effects of exposure to toxic burn pits, lawmakers said Tuesday. Read more >

US service members at some locations in Europe can wear uniforms off base again The 86th Airlift Wing, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, the Army’s 21st Theater Sustainment Command and other commands in Europe announced relaxed rules for off-base uniform wear. Read more >   Okinawa governor wants US troops to stay on bases as their COVID-19 case numbers decline Denny Tamaki said he wrote the commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force to ask that U.S. troops on Okinawa remain on their installations, despite the end of a three-week COVID-19 confinement order. Read more >   US military says latest COVID-19 surge may have peaked on Guam COVID-19 is surging across the island of Guam, but indications suggest military cases may have already peaked, a spokeswoman for the military command on the U.S. territory said. Read more >

Japan Coast Guard issues salvage alert for South China Sea days after US Navy F-35 crash An F-35C Lightning II crashed on Jan. 24 while attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The U.S. 7th Fleet plans to salvage the aircraft, it said last week. Read more >   Eager donors, including a celebrity, help Air Force couple get Great Dane home from Japan Hundreds donated to help Henry the Great Dane, who exceeds the Air Force weight limit for pets on the Patriot Express, get to his new home. Read more >   Japanese officials believe missing F-15 fighter crashed into the sea A Japanese F-15 Eagle fighter jet went missing Monday over waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula, according to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Feb. 1, 2022 This installment features stories about potential Eastern Europe deployments, military medical teams helping during the omicron surge and more. Read more >   Cold call: Marines touch down in Moses Lake, Wash., for Winter Fury exercise According to Lt. A.J. Anbarcioglu, the Marines are practicing setting up a small, temporary refueling and rearming facility in “a semi-permissive” environment to practice a long-range strike by F-35 Lightning II and F/A-18 Hornet fighters at least a thousand miles away. Read more >   US Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro tests positive for COVID A statement from Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, posted on the Navy website, said he tested positive on the morning of Jan. 31. He had previously tested negative on Jan. 21, before his trip to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., and on Jan. 28. Read more >

 

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