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USS George Washington suicides raise alarm on Capitol Hill as defense secretary admits problem with sailor housing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a subpanel of the House Appropriations Committee that the Pentagon is awaiting the results of two investigations into the George Washington and figuring out how to lodge sailors in the future after three of the ship’s crew members died in less than one week in April. Read more >

Air Force followed the law in selecting Redstone Arsenal for Space Command, Pentagon watchdog finds However, the inspectors could not verify three of the 21 criteria used in the process, so the service agreed to re-analyze the issues of child care, affordability of housing and access to military and veteran support services before finalizing its decision to build its Space Command HQ at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. Read more >

Luke AFB investigates social media post that claims racism over shaving waiver Officials at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are investigating a claim made by an airman that he was denied a job because he is Black with a medical waiver to forgo shaving daily. Read more >   Suspect in Kusel killings shot policewoman as she lay wounded on ground, prosecutor says Spiesen-Elversberg resident Andreas Johannes Schmitt, 38, is accused of singlehandedly killing the officers during a traffic stop near the U.S. Army installation in Baumholder during the early morning hours of Jan. 31 to avoid arrest on suspicion of poaching. Read more >   USS Harry S Truman makes rare visit to Naples as tensions continue in Europe A U.S. aircraft carrier visited the southern Italian city of Naples for only the second time in six years as the military continues its mission of reassuring allies and partners in the face of Russia’s war with Ukraine. Read more >

‘Today is a beautiful day’: Former airman credits military community in his recovery from horrific snowboarding crash A 30-year-old contractor at Aviano Air Base suffered a severe traumatic brain injury on vacation after smashing into a steel pole. Here’s how the military community stepped up to help. Read more >   Soldier dies from bear attack during Army training in Alaska Alaska Wildlife Troopers have launched a search for a bear that killed a soldier, local media reported.  Read more >   First US Navy cruiser to pass through Taiwan Strait in 2 years ‘troubles’ China The guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal steamed through the 110-mile-wide waterway separating China from Taiwan as part of a “routine transit,” U.S. 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Mark Langford said in a Wednesday news release. Read more >   North Korea to continue developing nuclear and missile programs in 2022, intelligence chief says North Korea will “continue its nuclear, missile, and military modernization efforts” throughout the year and “leverage” its capabilities during potential negotiations with the United States, intelligence officials testified to lawmakers on Tuesday. Read more >   Sailor in special warfare unit dies after hard helicopter landing in Virginia The sailor, who was not identified by the Navy pending next-of-kin notification, was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit, the service said. Read more >   Hawaii Army commander implores soldiers to help curtail abandoned-vehicle blight Army Garrison Hawaii is tackling anew the seemingly perpetual problem of abandoned vehicles on installations by kicking off the weeklong Operation Clean Sweep on Monday. Read more >

 

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