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US to send another $550M in ammunition for rocket systems, howitzers to Ukraine The aid will include 75,000 rounds of ammunition for 155mm howitzers and an unspecified number of additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, also known as HIMARS, the U.S. has recently sent Ukraine. Read more >

Army should ban flying of Confederate streamers but allow 29th Infantry Division’s Civil War patch, commission says The commission charged with eliminating commemoration of the Confederacy in the U.S. military recommended Monday that the Army ban the flying of Confederate campaign streamers on unit flags but allow the 29th Infantry Division to keep a blue-gray patch referencing the Civil War. Read more >

Pelosi due in Taiwan on Tuesday despite warnings from China, Taiwan media reports say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite warnings from China that such a visit would dramatically escalate tension with the United States, Taiwan’s three largest newspapers reported. Read more >   Fanfare for EUCOM’s 70th birthday comes with renewed focus on Russian threat And with the Russia-Ukraine war now raging on the Continent, the threat posed by Moscow is once again front and center, just as it was for decades until the Soviet collapse. Read more >   Chinese ships entered Japanese waters near Taiwan ahead of Pelosi’s Asia tour A flotilla of Chinese coast guard vessels sailed into Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea on Friday, just days ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi. Read more >

North Korea’s missiles to blame for upscaled US-South Korean military drills, South says North Korea has conducted 17 rounds of missile tests so far this year in addition to several artillery drills, which has strengthened the U.S.-South Korea alliance, according to officials. Read more >   Marine who refused COVID-19 vaccine requests new defense counsel for court-martial A Marine awaiting court-martial on charges she says stem from her refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine will be tried later this month because of a change in her defense counsel. Read more >   AP sources: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter. President Joe Biden was set to address the nation Monday evening in Washington. Read more >   Veterans call rejection of toxic-exposure bill ‘a slap in the face’ For years, activists had been fighting for an expansion in veterans’ health-care coverage that would remove that burden-of-proof requirement — resulting in a bill known as the Pact Act. Read more >   1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under an internationally brokered deal that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for August 1, 2022 This episode features stories about the new commander of the Army’s largest garrison in Europe, the future of unmanned aircraft, and explains why the Marines have stopped using their new amphibious vehicle.  Read more >

 

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