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Navy unveils climate action strategy but glosses over carbon emissions from ships and planes In addition to targets set by the Biden administration, the Navy pledged to cut 5 million metric tons of CO2 by 2027, which is the equivalent of removing 1 million cars from roads. Read more >

Court decision may offer line of defense for some American personnel in German tax fights The case did not delve into the main dispute over whether SOFA offers blanket tax protection for U.S. personnel on orders in Germany. Read more >

VA launches $20M challenge to help reduce veteran suicides Officials for the Department of Veteran Affairs on Wednesday announced a $20 million challenge that invites the public to find ways to reduce the veteran suicide rate. Read more >   US, South Korea respond to North Korea’s latest missile tests with launches of their own North Korea fired three ballistic missiles Wednesday morning, prompting the United States and South Korea to respond with a show of force of their own. Read more >   Air Force publishes master sergeant promotion list a week early by mistake Nearly 4,000 future Air Force master sergeants were afforded a sneak peek at the service’s promotion list when it was accidentally posted to the service’s personnel website. Read more >

China and Russia sent bombers near Japan as Quad leaders discussed security in Tokyo Japan scrambled fighter jets Tuesday in response to Chinese and Russian bombers flying near its airspace just as President Joe Biden met with leaders of the Quad grouping in Tokyo. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for May 25, 2022 This edition features stories on the Air Force firing a hypersonic weapon, the Army activating a new air cavalry squadron and more. Read more >   Last known survivor of WWII POW massacre dead at 99 Family and friends are remembering a Pennsylvania man who was the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre that occurred during the Battle of the Bulge. Harold Billow died May 17. He was 99. Read more >   Italian destroyer joins USS George H.W. Bush strike group in final deployment preps The Italian Navy’s destroyer Caio Duilo will join the USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group in its Composite Unit Training Exercise, or COMPTUEX. Read more >   US asks Lebanese general for help freeing Marine veteran Austin Tice in Syria Biden administration officials have asked a Lebanese general for help securing the freedom of Austin Tice, a journalist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran missing in Syria since 2012. Read more >   Feds: Fake Army general scammed multiple women out of $1M Federal prosecutors say Fola Alabi, or an alleged accomplice pretending to be a general stationed overseas, befriended women on social media and gradually gained their trust. Alabi was arrested Tuesday in Texas. Read more >

 

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