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‘Astonishing bravery’: Biden awards Medals of Honor to four Army vets for their heroics in Vietnam One soldier led his unit through a deadly ambush in 1968. Another defended a besieged fire base in 1972. A third directed airstrikes after a crash landing in 1971. And a fourth single-handedly cleared a trench of enemy troops in 1966. Read more >

NATO chief expects speedy approval of Swedish and Finnish membership bids NATO ambassadors formally signed accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday. Read more >

US and South Korean stealth fighters train together for the first time U.S. F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters arrived in South Korea for a 10-day stay and their first training exercises with F-35s from South Korea, the South Korean Defense Ministry said. Read more >   Airline settles claim that it falsified delivery times for overseas US base mail Air France-KLM will pay $3.9 million to settle allegations of falsely reporting when it delivered the mail of service members and other Americans overseas. Read more >   Navy confirmed toxins in wastewater at base in Japan Reports of an “unusual foam” led to the discovery of two toxins at a wastewater treatment facility on Yokosuka Naval Base, Naval Forces Japan said. Read more >

Chinese, Japanese coast guards face off again at Senkakus Two Chinese coast guard vessels came within 12 miles of the disputed Senkaku Islands, continuing a weeks-long pattern of foreign activity in the waters around Japan. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for July 5, 2022 Stories in this edition focus on the Defense Department response to the Supreme Court decision to end constitutional protection for abortion, the Navy christening a ship that bears the name of Medal of Honor recipient and more. Read more >   Top secret D-Day map of Omaha Beach goes to Library of Congress A Navy lieutenant commander used it to direct thousands of men and tons of material pouring onto the beach. Read more >   California Marine returns home for first time since being injured in Kabul bombing Of the 18 Marines wounded at the Kabul airport, Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews was the most critically injured, losing his left leg at the hip and his right arm above the elbow. Read more >   Wright-Patterson’s outgoing commander and top NCO talk COVID, challenges in video Col. Pat Miller and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, both soon ending their tours at Wright-Patterson, spoke with each other in the 18-minute-plus video, posted Tuesday to Facebook. Read more >   ‘Really sickening’: Christian school duped veterans on GI Bill in North Carolina, advocates say A veterans advocacy organization says House of Prayer Christian Church as a whole has defrauded veterans out of at least $7 million over the last two years. Read more >

 

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