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www.stripes.com March 17, 2022 | View in browser   Pentagon: Russia still struggles to feed troops and fuel tanks three weeks into its invasion of Ukraine Russia is still struggling to supply its forces in Ukraine with the most basic requirements three weeks after its troops invaded the neighboring country on Feb. 24, a senior U.S. defense official said Thursday. Read more > US withdrawal from Afghanistan raises counterterrorism challenges, forces reliance on Taliban, general tells House lawmakers House lawmakers on Thursday pressed Pentagon officials on the impact of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, raising doubt over efforts to combat terrorism from afar and whether the US is compensating civilian casualties of the 20-year war. Read more > Transfer of Slovak air defense system to Ukraine remains on hold following Austin visit Talks between the U.S. and fellow NATO member Slovakia about sending a Soviet-era long-range air defense system to Ukraine yielded no results Thursday, but the potential transfer remains under review, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Read more >   US response to Russian invasion of Ukraine ‘too timid,’ former NATO commanders say, endorsing ‘humanitarian no-fly zone’ The former supreme allied commanders for Europe also endorsed the establishment of a limited airlift or no-fly zone mission over Ukraine strictly for humanitarian purposes. Read more >   North Korea mum on missile launch that reportedly failed and rained debris on Pyongyang North Korean media organizations were silent Thursday in the wake of reports that the communist regime’s 10th missile test this year had failed the previous morning. Read more > Commission reveals 87 possible new names for Army installations that now honor Confederate generals A congressionally mandated Naming Commission for military assets has revealed 87 potential new names for nine Army installations that now honor Confederate generals from the Civil War, the group announced Thursday. Read more >   Pentagon: Russian advance remains mostly stalled across Ukraine as war enters its fourth week Russian forces attempting to advance through Ukraine remain largely stalled as Ukrainians continue a strong defense of their country, destroying enemy equipment and inflicting an unexpected number of casualties after three weeks of fighting, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Read more >   Finding older recruits would help Army deal with enlistment shortages, study finds The U.S. Army, faced with an increasingly difficult recruiting environment, should target older Americans for service rather than focusing almost exclusively on high schoolers and recent graduates. Read more >   US, Philippines prepare to kick off ‘largest ever’ Balikatan drills ahead of Duterte’s exit After two lean pandemic years, the annual Balikatan drills are slated to kick off March 28 and run full tilt through April 8, a month shy of a consequential Philippine presidential election. Read more >   Airport in Japan may become landing site for Dream Chaser commercial space plane A U.S. space plane operator with a NASA contract to resupply the International Space Station is considering an airport in southwestern Japan as an alternate landing site. Read more >   Patriot Express is adding more Seattle-Guam flights in time for PCS season The Patriot Express will soon resume flights every two weeks between Guam and Seattle in time for moving season for military families, according to the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command. Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050