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Sweden, Finland set to formally be invited into NATO after Turkey lifts objections Turkish opposition to the two Nordic states’ membership bids threatened to derail NATO plans, but hours before an alliance summit in Madrid was set to begin, Ankara got on board. Read more >

US strike kills al-Qaida leader in Syria Abu Hamzah al Yemeni, a senior leader of Hurras al-Din, was traveling alone on a motorcycle in Idlib province at the time of the “kinetic strike,” Central Command said. Read more >

12 senators oppose moving forward with VA plan to close hospitals, other facilities A Department of Veterans Affairs plan that contains nearly $2 trillion in recommended facility closures, consolidations and upgrades across the country could be in jeopardy after 12 senators announced they oppose the agency’s reassessment of its facilities. Read more >   New leaders installed at US military commands in Europe that Russian invasion has returned to forefront U.S. soldiers and special operations troops in Europe got new commanders as leadership changed hands for two headquarters at the center of the military’s response to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read more >   Supreme Court decision will not stop Defense Department from providing federally covered abortions Defense Department health care providers will continue performing abortions in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life is endangered despite some states banning such procedures. Read more >

NATO ties to Finland and Sweden could aid US with useful tactics for the Pacific, naval experts say If Sweden and Finland succeed in joining NATO, their addition could provide the fringe benefit of enhancing U.S. strategies and tactics against a rival far removed from Atlantic waters, according to analysts. Read more >   INDOPACOM chief calls North’s Korean War aggression ‘very similar’ to Ukrainian conflict Russia’s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine bears similarities to North Korea’s invasion of its neighbor 72 years ago, the U.S. commander in the Indo-Pacific said. Read more >   A $1.1 million desktop printer? IG finds big mistakes in Army property books audit The audit investigated the Army’s oversight on a contract for Area Support Group-Kuwait at Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring. Read more >   Navy destroyer in South China Sea after Taiwan Strait flyover by recon plane The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, homeported at Yokosuka, entered the South China Sea over the weekend. Read more >   US military presence in Poland and Spain reportedly headed for increase President Joe Biden intends to announce a U.S. troop increase in Poland and the possible basing of more American warships in Spain, NBC reported. Read more >   Marine Corps completes littoral regiment with combat team in Hawaii The service continued its force overhaul by launching a littoral combat team and realigning a logistics battalion last week in Hawaii. Read more >

 

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