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Biden approves additional 7,000 US troops deploy to Europe in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine The United States will send an additional 7,000 troops to Europe to bolster NATO defenses, President Joe Biden announced Thursday in the hours after Russia launched an unprovoked “brutal assault” on Ukraine. Read more >

Russia aims to decapitate Ukrainian government as it unleashes full-scale invasion, defense official says US intelligence suggests Russia aims to overthrow the pro-Western Ukrainian government as its military launches a full-scale invasion including more than 100 missile launches into the country, a senior defense official said Thursday. Read more >

These are the planes the US is using to watch Russia’s military movements The Army’s first manned spy plane and an Air Force “nuke sniffer” have been among the surveillance aircraft watching Russia’s military movements during the Kremlin’s planning and execution of its latest invasion of Ukraine.  Read more >   ‘A blatant act of war’: NATO grants allied commander added authority to mobilize troops  NATO took a rare step Thursday that empowers the alliance’s top commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, to mobilize troops on short notice. Read more >   173rd Airborne Brigade battalion heads to Latvia as Ukraine comes under Russian attack Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are deploying to Latvia as part of the NATO response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more >

Chinese fighter jets sortie into Taiwan’s air zone on heels of Ukraine invasion Taiwan scrambled fighter jets Thursday in response to nine Chinese aircraft entering its air defense identification zone, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense said on its website. Read more >   Marine Humvee fire stops traffic on North Carolina highway There were no casualties, 1st Lt. Sydney E. Murkins said in a statement emailed to Stars and Stripes a few hours after the incident that tied up the Thursday morning commute. The circumstances were still being investigated, Murkins said. Read more >   Contractor identifies victims of helicopter crash near Hawaii missile range A 64-year-old pilot was among the four civilian crew members killed this week in a helicopter crash at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii. Read more >   German army chief says service ‘stands bare’ from neglect as its forces are placed on deployment alert The highest ranking officer in the German army on Thursday publicly lamented years of fiscal neglect and the army’s deteriorating readiness, as the U.S. and NATO allies mobilize in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine. Read more >   Okinawa police say US Marine beat two men in drunken assault A Marine from Camp Kinser is facing assault and injury charges for allegedly fighting with two men while drunk, Japanese police said. Read more >   Navy describes ‘productive period’ for littoral combat ship in South China Sea The Navy has hailed a nearly monthlong stretch at sea by the USS Charleston, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, as an accomplishment for a vessel designed for shorter tours. Read more >

 

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