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Navy catalogs fuel-spill errors that led to tainted Hawaii water Human error was the primary cause of two separate fuel spills at a Navy storage facility in Hawaii in 2021 that contaminated drinking water for thousands of residents of military communities. Read more >

Sikh plaintiffs seek clearance for keeping beards while going through Marine boot camp Three Sikh men suing the US military on religious freedom grounds are seeking a ruling allowing them to attend Marine Corps boot camp without having to shave their beards or meet other grooming standards. Read more >

Trump’s personal diplomacy with North Korea was fruitless, Mattis says Donald Trump’s unconventional summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 and 2019 produced nothing, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Read more >   US to send two advanced air-defense systems to Ukraine in new $820M military aid package The United States will send two advanced air-defense systems to Ukraine as part of its latest $820 million military aid package, Pentagon Press Secretary Todd Breasseale announced Friday. Read more >   Russian-speaking US general assumes command of EUCOM amid ‘greatest threat’ on Continent since WWII Gen. Christopher Cavoli, an Army officer’s son who grew up on bases across Europe during the Cold War, took command of more than 100,000 troops operating on a continent on edge over another war. Read more >

Air Force will treat expulsion as default punishment for personnel who commit sexual assault A recent update to Air Force personnel policy has made discharge from the service the default consequence for sexual assault convictions. Read more >   Army’s top enlisted leaders develop strategies to eliminate dangerous behavior among soldiers Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston on Thursday approved a plan to develop seven new initiatives meant to improve working and living conditions for soldiers, increase retention in the force and curb harmful behavior such as binge drinking, suicide and sexual assault and harassment. Read more >   Navy implements new policies to make it easier for victims to report sexual assaults The Navy enacted two new policies this week to help break down institutional barriers that once made reporting sexual assaults more difficult, according to the service. Read more >   Army switching to Stryker team as rotational force in South Korea The Army is transitioning to a Stryker brigade combat team this fall as its rotational force in South Korea in place of its armored brigade combat team. Read more >   F-35Bs practice close air support for the first time in Japan Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters practiced close air support recently near Mount Fuji, marking the first time the fifth-generation aircraft conducted that training in Japan. Read more >   Chinese, Russian naval vessels circled Japan over three weeks in June Three Chinese warships completed a 17-day circuit around the Japanese archipelago, following a route similar to one taken by Russian warships earlier in June.  Read more >

 

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