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New names recommended for 9 Army bases that honor Confederates The nine bases are all in former Confederate states and were named during the 1910s and 1940s amid the South’s Jim Crow era. Read more >

‘It affects the mission’: Service members speak out as COLA slashed in largest overseas US military community The cost of living allowance for the Kaiserslautern Military Community is set to drop by 10 index points starting June 1, meaning many service members and Defense Department civilians will receive hundreds of dollars less each month. Read more >

USS Connecticut underwater crash was ‘preventable,’ Navy investigation finds Poor navigational planning, management and watch-team execution led to the USS Connecticut’s underwater crash in October, according to a Navy investigation. Read more >   National Guard needs stable funding from Congress to execute program to train Ukrainian troops, top general says Congress’ inability to pass timely spending bills is hindering a National Guard program that trains Ukrainian forces, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told House lawmakers. Read more >   Biden caps off Asia tour with Quad summit focused on free and open Indo-Pacific President Joe Biden collected promises to improve a collective defense in South Korea and reinstate large military exercises there suspended in 2017. Read more >

Stronger ties to US are no threat to China, says South Korea’s foreign minister South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration is expected to balance its US alliance against its interests in China. Read more >   Merrill’s Marauder and three-time recipient of Combat Infantry Badge dies at age 99 Gilbert Howland, who commanded a machine gun unit with the famed Merrill’s Marauders in Burma during World War II and went on to earn Combat Infantry Badges in Korea and Vietnam, died Thursday in Hamilton, N.J. He was 99. Read more >   VA to host public Memorial Day ceremonies at national cemeteries for first time since pandemic began The Department of Veterans Affairs will host public ceremonies throughout the United States for the first time in two years since the coronavirus pandemic began. Read more >   Unmanned helicopters are at work in Indo-Pacific after one-year operational pause The MQ-8C Fire Scout, an autonomous helicopter with the ability to take off and land on warships capable of carrying aircraft, went to sea aboard the USS Jackson in April, said manufacturer Northrop Grumman. Read more >   Veterans with PTSD given chance to train service dogs in program at 4 US locations The free, once-weekly training program will last eight weeks and be conducted at veterans centers in Anchorage, Alaska; Palo Alto; Calif.; San Antonio, Texas; and West Palm Beach, Fla. Read more >   VIDEO | Former Top Gun instructor now leads Team Rubicon Art delaCruz is the chief executive officer of the humanitarian disaster relief non-profit, Team Rubicon, and the very first Asian American Pacific Islander Top Gun flight instructor in the history of the military. Read more >

 

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