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Biden approves another $800M in US military aid to Ukraine, including howitzers, helicopters and armored vehicles Those additional weapons will include 300 Switchblade tactical drones, 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 18 155mm howitzer artillery systems, 200 M113 armored personnel carriers and 100 armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles. Read more >

‘America is power:’ US Army hosts African military officials at Fort Benning to build relationships amid power competition The combined-arms, live-fire demonstration launched last month at the U.S. Army’s African Land Forces Summit displayed American military might for key leaders of African armies — many of whom have long worked with U.S. forces and others with whom American generals aim to strengthen ties. Read more >

US lawmakers call for deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine as war pivots east; Biden announces another $800M in aid The fight over the contested Donbas region is expected to be a protracted ground war between infantry and artillery on flat, open terrain, according to Pentagon and Ukrainian officials. Read more >   Paratroopers fire Stingers in a first for 173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade are fresh off an exercise in Croatia, during which they were treated to a new thrill. Read more >   US-led naval coalition in Middle East adds Red Sea task force A naval task force commissioning on Sunday will patrol some of the world’s most active shipping lanes in and around the Red Sea, where militant attacks and weapons seizures have increased in recent years. Read more >

US senators tour USS Ronald Reagan during bipartisan visit to Navy base in Japan Two U.S. senators toured the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as part of a bipartisan visit to the 7th Fleet’s homeport on Tuesday. Read more >   Korean War hero who pushed for memorial’s Wall of Remembrance dies at 96 Retired Army Col. William Weber was among those who lobbied for the construction of the Wall of Remembrance that includes the names of thousands of Americans and Koreans who died during the Korean War. Read more >   Baby’s broken bones lead to Navy couple’s arrest on Guam A Navy petty officer and his wife face charges on Guam of family violence and child abuse after a pediatrician discovered arm, rib and skull fractures on the couple’s 3-month-old child, according to a complaint. Read more >   Giant Ukrainian cargo plane touches down at US air base in western Tokyo The world’s largest production transport airplane dwarfed the Super Hercules cargo planes and Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Yokota Air Base in Japan. Read more >   Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of Army sergeant in Alaska A 22-year-old man has been charged with the death of an Army sergeant on Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska, according to the Anchorage Police Department. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for April 13, 2022 This edition includes stories about the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier,  V Corps soldiers in Germany and more.   Read more >

 

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