Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

www.stripes.com

March 18, 2022 | View in browser

 

National Guard denies Russian report of US troops killed in Ukraine Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard, who a Russian media outlet falsely claimed were mercenaries killed in Ukraine, are alive and safe, the National Guard said. Read more >

Army kicks outs its first three coronavirus vaccine refusers The Army has issued its first three separations for soldiers who refused to get their mandatory coronavirus vaccinations, the service announced Friday. Read more >

Faulty landing gear springs led to B-2 bomber crash last year, report finds  Worn springs in the landing gear caused a B-2 Spirit bomber to crash on the runway last year at Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base, according to a recently released investigation report. Read more >   Army keeps the chill on during first ‘home-station’ combat training rotation in Alaska The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center exercise, which kicked off March 9 and runs through March 24, is the first in which the Army employs its newly conceived “home-station” combat training center to Alaska. Read more >   Coronavirus continues its weekly retreat at US military bases across Japan U.S. Forces Japan, which did away with most of its COVID-19 mask requirements on Monday, reported 52 new cases Friday, 98 new cases Thursday and 102 Wednesday. Read more >

South Korea relaxes some pandemic restrictions, even as COVID-19 cases hover at record levels Authorities in South Korea raised the limit on private gatherings from six to eight people effective Monday but extended the existing 11 p.m. curfew on businesses until April 3. Read more >   Gas prices will soon surge past $5 per gallon at US military bases across the Pacific A gallon of premium gas is set to rise above $5 on Saturday at U.S. military bases in Japan, South Korea and Guam, according to AAFES. Read more >   Man looking for Donald Trump at Air Force base in England charged with drunken driving A local man who showed up at RAF Mildenhall looking for former President Donald Trump faces drunken driving charges, English law enforcement authorities said Friday. Read more >   Spate of COVID-19 measures in Italy scheduled to end May 1 It was unclear Friday how U.S. military installations in Italy will respond to the changes. During the pandemic, commands have taken a few days to study Italian decrees, later informing their communities about changes and the impact of the revisions on base rules. 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 >   Streamlined, upgraded checkout systems are popping up at DOD commissaries worldwide New checkout lines at U.S. military commissaries will provide grocery shoppers a faster, more user-friendly experience, a spokesman for the Defense Commissary Agency recently told Stars and Stripes. 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