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Austin won’t rule out sending more US troops to Europe as Russia’s war on Ukraine nears one-month mark Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is not ruling out sending additional U.S. troops to Eastern Europe as Russia’s war on Ukraine nears its one-month mark, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday. Read more >

US poised to have three armored brigades in Europe at once as troop numbers climb  The Army soon is likely to have three armored brigades in Europe for the first time in well over a decade. Read more >

Russia sends more warships through Japanese strait, halts peace treaty talks after sanctions In a move Japan’s prime minister called “totally unacceptable,” Russia has halted talks over a post-World War II peace treaty with Japan and ended visa-free entry for former residents of four Russian-controlled islands. Read more >   Second general officer in the Texas National Guard abruptly dismissed Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer, who became adjutant general of the Texas Military Department one week ago, announced Thursday that he replaced Maj. Gen. Charles Aris with Brig Gen. Ronald “Win” Burkett II as commander of the 36th Infantry Division. Read more >   Pentagon to launch new independent review committee for suicide prevention in the military The committee, which is expected to begin their work no later than May 14, will visit military installations in the United States and throughout the world as part of their research, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. Read more >

As weather warms, heavy rains and avalanches become part of planning for Marines during Arctic exercise The weather has been a main focus of training for the U.S. Marines and sailors in Norway for the Cold Response exercise, which includes about 30,000 service members from 27 nations. Read more >   Air Force on Okinawa gives Japanese workers a voice in improving office inefficiencies A new course is giving Japanese base workers a voice in reporting inefficiencies and improving how their offices function at the home of the 18th Wing. Read more >   US military drops quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travelers to South Korea U.S. Forces Korea, the command responsible for roughly 28,500 troops on the peninsula, announced in a press release Tuesday that it has done away with a mandatory seven-day COVID-19 quarantine for international arrivals “based on recent [South Korea] policy changes.” Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for March 22, 2022 Stories in this installment focus on the U.S. having 100,000 troops in Europe for the first time in decades, skyrocketing energy costs on military bases in Europe and more. Read more >   Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol Ukrainian forces fought off continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol and claimed to have retaken a strategic suburb of Kyiv on Tuesday, mounting a defense so dogged that it is stoking fears Russia's Vladimir Putin will escalate the war to new heights. Read more >   Biden to announce new Russia sanctions while in Brussels President Joe Biden plans to announce new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while in Brussels for meetings with NATO and European allies, according to a top national security aide. Read more >

 

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