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Army looks at easing rules for alcohol in barracks to help reduce sexual assaults, suicides Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston challenged some of the top enlisted leaders to find ways to encourage more of the bonding that happens playing beer pong and less of the negative effects that alcohol can have among soldiers. Read more >

NATO ‘air shielding’ adds half-dozen US Raptor jets to beef up deterrence of Russia The Air Force is sending F-22 Raptor jets to Poland in support of NATO’s air shielding mission, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa said. Read more >

Fate of unvaccinated National Guard members and reservists sparks fears on Capitol Hill of mass military separations As an Arizona county braced for monsoon rains last week, nearly 100 members of the state’s National Guard filled sandbags and helped with other flood recovery efforts. Read more >   Possible part defect identified in ejection seats of some Navy aircraft, prompting fixes Super Hornets and Growlers are among the aircraft that must have a faulty part replaced in their ejection seats, the Navy said, without specifying how many planes are involved. Read more >   Fort Bragg soldier killed in weekend shooting Staff Sgt. Keith Wright Jr. was among five people shot at a gathering of more than 150 people in a remote area. Wright, a combat veteran from Petersburg, Va., enlisted in the Army in 2012 as a supply and logistics specialist. Read more >

US military hospital in Germany authorized to treat fighters from Ukraine but hasn’t so far The hospital, which is the largest overseas U.S. military medical facility, “remains postured and ready to support U.S. armed forces, NATO member countries and partners as directed,” hospital spokesman Marcy Sanchez said Wednesday. Read more >   Lives lost in Korean War recognized with Wall of Remembrance dedication The ceremony, which took place on the 69th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, came after just over a year of construction on the Wall of Remembrance, which started in March 2021. Read more >   ‘Courage and sacrifice’: UN Command honors Korean War veterans on armistice’s 69th anniversary About 150 service members from the U.S., South Korea and other countries have marked 69 years since the end of the Korean War at a ceremony in Seoul. Despite an armistice, the border between North and South Korea remains a hostile zone seven decades on.  Read more >   All flavors satisfy: Army family brings daughter’s ice cream dream to Air Force base A military family operates a thriving ice cream truck on and off an Air Force base in Missouri. Read more >   Energy, supply chain issues may be on agenda for US-Japan economic security talks Supply chains, energy, semiconductors and intelligence sharing will be the focus of economic talks between the United States and Japan this week, according to experts. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for July 27, 2022 This edition focuses on AFN’s plans to launch a video-on-demand and streaming service, a group of U.S. soldiers who provided medical help at a plane crash site in Somalia and more. Read more >

 

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