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October 7, 2021

 

US Navy nuclear sub strikes object in Indo-Pacific waters, minor injuries reported The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, was damaged Saturday when it struck an object while submerged in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region, the US Navy said. READ MORE

U.S. troops deployed to Taiwan to train local forces amid growing tensions with China, report says U.S. troops have been deployed to Taiwan for at least the last year to train local military forces to bolster the island's defenses amid increasing tensions with mainland China, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. READ MORE

Nevada sailor becomes 14th Navy service member to die of coronavirus complications Friends and family mourned the death of a 51-year-old Navy petty officer from coronavirus complications this week, as the service continues to work toward vaccinating nearly all sailors by late November. READ MORE   Air Force base in Tokyo is first in Japan to shift to HPCON-Alpha during pandemic The move allows travel throughout Japan and for fully vaccinated individuals to go without masks on Yokota Air Base while carrying proof. READ MORE   Army posts reward for information on flag thefts, Confederate flag raising in Germany The Army is offering a cash reward for help finding anyone involved in stealing the American and German flags from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s headquarters and raising a Confederate flag outside the building earlier this week. READ MORE

Gamer takes over Navy destroyer’s official Facebook page in apparent hacking The first gameplay video of a 1990s-era video game called Age of Empires appeared on the USS Kidd’s Facebook page Sunday morning with this taunting caption: “Hahahahaha.” READ MORE   Civilian AAFES employee pleads guilty to attempted rape, theft charges on Okinawa Rushane Joel McKoy, 25, of Chatan Town, was arrested in July after a local woman accused him of trying to force her to have sex in mid-April. The theft charge stems from a separate incident in August 2020, when he was accused of taking a shoulder bag containing 7,000 yen in cash. READ MORE   Russia-NATO ties hit bottom on heels of spy expulsions, alliance chief says NATO’s relations with Moscow have reached a post-Cold War low as member countries confront a rise in “malign activity,” the alliance’s top official said Thursday. READ MORE   Taiwan’s defense minister warns that China is on track for an invasion by 2025 Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Beijing hasn’t invaded yet because the human and military costs would be too high. READ MORE   North Korea calls out US for ‘systematic racial discrimination’ after Border Patrol incident North Korea has ridiculed the United States’ reputation as a “human rights exemplar” and referenced viral images of U.S. agents chasing Haitian migrants near the Mexican border late last month. READ MORE   Okinawa-based airman accused in drunken-driving crash that injured 2 An airman assigned to Kadena Air Base was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving Tuesday after he crashed into another vehicle at a busy intersection, injuring two people, police said Thursday. READ MORE

 

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