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Russia shifts focus of war to eastern Ukraine as additional troops leave attack on Kyiv More Russian troops are pulling back from their advance on Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv as invading forces intensify their attack in the separatist region of Donbas in the east, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday. Read more >

US soldiers earn Combat Action Badge for response during rocket attack in Baghdad Several members of the Army’s Task Force Pioneer were recognized for their actions the night of Dec. 19, 2021, when rockets targeted the coalition’s facility in Baghdad’s Green Zone. Read more >

Off-base groceries in Germany slated for double-digit percentage price hikes U.S. service members and their families may see their off-base food bills rise as prices jump sharply for everyday goods and groceries throughout Germany, amid higher energy prices driven by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read more >   Ruling that rejected split verdict conviction in court-martial heads to Army appeals court An Army appellate court will soon take up a decision by a Germany-based military judge that a unanimous guilty verdict will be required to convict an officer of sexual assault in his court-martial trial. Read more >   Navy pilot who died in Hawkeye crash remembered for his spirit, love of flying Friends and colleagues fondly remember Lt. Hyrum Hanlon, the U.S. Navy pilot who was killed last week in the crash of a E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft in Virginia. Read more >

US military marks a Patriot air-defense first during Balikatan drills in the Philippines Marine Corps hovercraft delivered an Army surface-to-air missile defense system to a Philippine beach for the first time during amphibious drills. Read more >   White House launches effort to get veterans and troops leaving the service into trucking jobs President Joe Biden unveiled a new task force that will work with national veterans organizations to develop an action plan to attract veterans and service members into the commercial trucking industry, as well as figure out how to retain them in trucking jobs. Read more >   Japanese police arrest two Marines in separate drunken driving crashes on Okinawa Sgt. Austin Patton of Camp Hansen and Gunnery Sgt. Edward Toppen of Camp Kinser, both admitted driving under the influence, police said. Read more >   Chinese military activity spurs Japan to move radar unit closer to Taiwan, Senkaku islands The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has repositioned a mobile radar unit on its southern island chain to strengthen defenses due to increased Chinese activity in the region. Read more >   Pennsylvania Air National Guard commander back on duty after plane crash that killed his daughter Col. Deane Thomey returned to Biddle Air National Guard Base five months after a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed, killing his daughter. Read more >   Biden: Putin should face war crimes trial for Bucha killings President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine. Read more >

 

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