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Pentagon: 80% of Russian forces positioned around Ukraine now in the country, but supply issues slow their advance Roughly 80% of the more than 170,000 troops Russia had surrounding Ukraine for months before invading are now inside the country, though the Ukrainian resistance and supply issues have slowed their advance, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday. Read more >

No fighter plane transfers to Ukraine through allied airspace NATO airspace will not be used to transfer fighter planes to the Ukrainian military, alliance leaders said Tuesday after a meeting in Poland. Read more >

‘No vacation’ for military families displaced by contaminated water in Navy housing The Navy has spent the past two months flushing its water system of contamination as families adjust to hotel life until they can return to their homes. Read more >   'Center of the veteran homelessness universe': VA resumes homeless count with focus on vets in Los Angeles Teams of Department of Veterans Affairs employees, wearing reflective vests and carrying flashlights, assembled at each corner of the VA campus in West Los Angeles on Wednesday night with the mission to find and count every homeless veteran within the 388-acre site. Read more >   Biden to use State of the Union to announce plans for easing access to care, benefits for vets exposed to toxic burn pits The Department of Veterans Affairs will soon initiate a federal rulemaking process to add nine rare respiratory cancers to the department’s presumptive list. Read more >

South Korea risks becoming ‘Ukraine of Asia’ in event of conflict, presidential candidate says South Korea could become “the Ukraine of Asia” in the event of conflict between its ally the U.S. and its neighbor China, the progressive candidate for South Korean president said during a recent televised debate. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for March 1, 2022 In this edition of Stripes in 7, tax tips for troops, Red Hill water woes and more. Read more >   COVID-19 quarantine for travelers to Japan is now three days in most cases New rules for international travelers arriving in Japan took effect Tuesday, including changes to longstanding quarantine requirements. Read more >   Navy airlifts hiker with possible head and spinal injuries after 30-foot fall on Guam First responders and a U.S. Navy helicopter rescued an injured woman who fell approximately 30 feet while hiking on Guam, the Navy said Monday. Read more >   ‘Pacing threat’ from China underpins Marine littoral regiment to be stood up in Hawaii The 3rd Marine Regiment, based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, will be redesignated during a ceremony as a littoral regiment, the first of three the Corps expects to transition by 2030. Read more >   Russian forces escalate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine’s second-largest city again Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital. Read more >

 

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