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Exercise puts American troops under South Korean command for first time Hundreds of U.S. soldiers are under the South Korean army’s operational control for the first time during a brigade-level training exercise in the mountainous northeastern province of Gangwon. Read more >

Streamlined process could cut month off visa wait for Afghans who helped US troops Changes to a program to provide visas to interpreters who worked with American forces during the war in Afghanistan could reduce waiting times by about a month, the State Department said. Read more >

AFN to offer video and streaming app for service members worldwide The American Forces Network will launch a worldwide television video-on-demand and livestreaming service later this year, as customers increasingly turn to mobile devices for content. Read more >   VA updates access care website to be more user-friendly, provide more accurate wait times The Department of Veterans Affairs has updated its Access to Care website to be more user-friendly and record more accurate wait times based on feedback from veterans and stakeholders. Read more >   Heady mercury: US bases in England and elsewhere bake under European heat wave U.S. bases issued heat warnings and adjusted work schedules and uniforms as temperatures soared throughout Europe on Tuesday, particularly in northern areas unaccustomed to 100-degree weather. Read more >

Air Force dining facility at Ramstein reopens after $7M facelift begun just prior to pandemic A crowd of airmen gathered in eager anticipation outside the Rheinland Inn Dining Facility as the smell of dinner cooking wafted through the air for the first time in more than two years. Read more >   China announces military exercise near disputed islands in South China Sea The Chinese military has announced a five-day exercise in the South China Sea in an area that overlaps a chain of disputed islands the U.S. Navy patrolled last week. Read more >   Small amount of cannabis gets Okinawa-based Marine a suspended six-month sentence A Marine on Okinawa was handed a suspended, six-month sentence Tuesday by a Japanese court for a small amount of cannabis he said he bought in a bar. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for July 19, 2022 This edition features stories on the Marines training Down Under, the military women’s world cup and more. Read more >   Troubled Lockheed F-35 risks more groundings on lack of working engines A shortage of spare engines may leave some F-35s grounded because it’s taking longer than planned to repair a key component for the U.S.’s costliest warplane, according to congressional auditors. Read more >   The commander of the scandal-plagued California National Guard steps down Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, who has presided over a series of scandals during the last 3½ years, will retire at the end of the month. Read more >

 

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