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First American howitzers bound for Ukraine arrive in Europe as US troops begin training Ukrainians on the cannons The first US 155mm howitzers from the latest $800 million military aid package for Ukraine have arrived in Europe as American troops there begin training Ukrainian forces on the artillery, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday. Read more >

Navy junior officer, 29, dies during training in Hawaii Lt. j.g. Aaron Fowler, who was assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One in San Diego, “became unresponsive” while participating in training at the Kaneohe Bay base, according to a statement from the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. Read more >

Air Force fires 1st Combat Camera Squadron commander due to poor command climate Lt. Col. Jamie Humphries was relieved as commander of the 1st Combat Camera Squadron on Tuesday due to the unit’s poor command climate, service leaders said. Read more >   Commander of Norfolk-based destroyer who refused vaccination is reassigned The commander of a Norfolk-based destroyer whose refusal to get a vaccination for COVID-19 led a Florida judge to bar the Navy from reassigning him so the ship could go to sea has been shifted to a shore assignment, court records show. Read more >   ‘It’s a game-changer:’ Army awards $20.4 million to Sig Sauer for new squad rifle Sig Sauer will manufacture and deliver two variations of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 Rifle and the XM250 Automatic Rifle, along with the 6.8 common cartridge family of ammunition that accompanies the two weapons, the Army said Tuesday. Both will undergo testing. Read more >

Contracts for Marines Corps’ new base on Guam are nearing $1.5 billion The Navy since January has awarded another $308 million in building contracts at Camp Blaz, the new Marine Corps base on Guam, bringing the total spent on the project since October 2020 to $1.5 billion. Read more >   Surgeries permitted again at Fort Bliss hospital as source of water problems identified Most services have returned for patients at the Fort Bliss hospital, including elective surgeries and trauma cases, after an internal plumbing issue caused a halt to water use at the facility 12 days ago, officials at the Texas Army base said Tuesday. Read more >   Japanese pilots rose in near-record numbers to meet challenges by Chinese aircraft Japanese fighter pilots responded to challenges by Chinese military aircraft during fiscal year 2021 at a pace second only to a record set five years earlier, according to data from Japan’s Ministry of Defense. Read more >   Water boil notice near Baumholder partially lifted; most water again safe to use People living near the U.S. Army’s Baumholder bases can again safely use municipal tap water without boiling it, Birkenfeld district officials said in a statement. Read more >   Costs to ship breast milk now covered for military and DOD civilian nursing mothers Nursing mothers in the US military or the DOD civilian workforce may be reimbursed up to $1,000 to ship breast milk when on official travel for more than three days. Read more >   US Forces Korea lowers health protection condition as COVID-19 cases fall for third week The U.S. military command in South Korea will lower its health protection condition in time for its population to sample a wider variety of off-base activities this weekend. Read more >

 

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