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Russian forces shell Ukraine’s No. 2 city and menace Kyiv

Russian forces shelled Ukraine's second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 17-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles, as talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking.

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Hitchhiking and roadside campfires: American and his family reach Polish border after fleeing home in Ukraine

Here’s a look at evacuees from Ukraine at a transit site for refugees near the border crossing at Korczowa, Poland.

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US military spouses in Europe organize impromptu donation drives to aid Ukraine

Spouses of American service members and civilians in Europe are stepping up efforts to help Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion

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Ramstein Air Base turning up the volume for two-day exercise

The 86th Airlift Wing is carrying out Operation Varsity, a routine base exercise conducted every three months, officials announced Monday. The exercise is unrelated to the war in Ukraine, a base spokeswoman said Monday.

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Army offers recruits guaranteed first assignments at select bases

The duty station of choice enlisted program is available at select bases in eight states and features 5,600 vacancies in 17 different career fields.

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Guam drops proof-of-vaccination mandate for ‘covered establishments’ like restaurants and bars

Guam residents are no longer required to show vaccination proof at restaurants, bars and many other establishments as the number of COVID-19 cases on the U.S. island territory continues to fall.

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New COVID-19 case numbers edge up in Tokyo amid overall decline across Japan

The coronavirus mounted a comeback Monday in Japan’s capital city, accounting for more than 800 new cases than it did one week prior, according to metropolitan government data and public broadcaster NHK.

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Fourth Marine pleads guilty to attempted cannabis smuggling on Okinawa

A U.S. Marine received a 2 ½-year suspended sentence in a Japanese court after pleading guilty to attempting to smuggle cannabis liquid into the country last summer.

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Wright-Patterson officer wins preliminary injunction in vaccine suit against Air Force

Michael Poffenbarger, a second lieutenant assigned to the 455th Operational Support Squadron at Wright-Patterson, sued in January over what he said was the "perfunctory" denial of a request for a religious exemption.

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North Korea says it launched a reconnaissance satellite on Sunday

North Korea conducted an “important test” of a “reconnaissance satellite” to verify the capabilities of its high-definition photographing and data-transmission systems, its state-run news agency said Monday.

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Video | Stripes in 7 for Feb. 28, 2022

Stories in this installment focus on a court ordering the Navy to review thousands of “bad paper” discharges, National Guard substitute teachers and more.

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