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Austin to host allied defense talks on Ukraine at Ramstein Air Base The latest battlefield assessment of the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine and ways to ensure security assistance continues to flow to Ukraine will be discussed. Read more >

Congressional support for International Criminal Court grows in wake of Russia-Ukraine war Russia’s unprovoked attack of Ukraine is fueling congressional enthusiasm for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, with some House lawmakers urging the U.S. to reverse its longstanding policy and become a full member of the tribunal. Read more >

COVID-19 outbreak infected a quarter of a battalion following leadership lapses, report finds A major lapse in precautions led to a COVID-19 outbreak last year that ravaged a Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army battalion and demonstrated how the illness could rapidly degrade readiness, according to a recent report in the military’s monthly medical journal. Read more >   Japan keeps watch as Russian and Chinese vessels steam near its territory A combination of military and commercial vessels traveling together near Japan is “very rare,” according to James Brown, an international affairs expert at Temple University’s Japan campus. Read more >   Guts and brains, too, make ‘expert soldiers’ at US Army Japan competition The Expert Soldier Badge competition, the first ever for U.S. Army Japan, began Monday with a field of 121 from across Japan and Guam. The competing troops spent a week training for the tests they would face. Read more >

VA opens applications for suicide prevention grant program The Department of Veterans Affairs has open applications for a new grant program that will allow the agency to provide funds for community-based suicide prevention efforts. Read more >   Retired Army general appointed by White House to manage military aid for Ukraine as country braces for Russian assault A retired three-star Army general has been appointed to the National Security Council to manage military shipments to Ukraine as the embattled country braces for a new Russian offensive, the White House confirmed Friday. Read more >   More Air Force, Space Force jobs are eligible for re-enlistment bonuses this year The Air Force announced 63 specialties are eligible for bonuses for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, up from the 40 qualifying positions in the previous year. Read more >   US firm purchases former Navy shipyard in Subic Bay, Philippines The U.S.-based private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management has completed its purchase of the Subic Bay shipyard in the Philippines, laying to rest concerns of a possible sale to interested Chinese companies. Read more >   South Korea, Japan need 'strong mediator' to work out differences, says former US ambassador To address North Korea’s provocations and ensure stability in the region, South Korea and Japan must put aside the ‘bad history’ between them, said former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris. Read more >   Disabled people fight US military disqualifications to fulfill their ‘duty to serve’ Together, Hannah Cvancara and Joshua Martinez fall into at least three of the 30 categories of medical conditions that disqualify potential candidates from service in the U.S. armed forces. For both, however, military service beckoned. They sought the opportunity to prove themselves capable and to prove the naysayers wrong. Read more >

 

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