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Navy blocks Iranian effort to capture unmanned drone in Persian Gulf The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet says Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf. Read more >

New personnel system needed before Army can ease transitions between active and Reserve forces The Army’s new personnel management system needs to be in place before leaders can begin fulfilling a promise to ease the transition of an active-duty soldier into a Reserve status, Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, Director of the Army National Guard, said Monday. Read more >

One year later, Austin acknowledges lasting questions over Afghanistan war’s end  One year after the last American troops left Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged the questions some veterans still face about the chaotic evacuation and a failed war.  Read more >   Coast Guard carves out strategic niche in Africa The Coast Guard’s assistance — prized by coastal African nations afflicted by criminal cartels and terror networks — helps foster relationships that counter Chinese and Russian bids for influence and resources, U.S. officials say. Read more >   Solomon Islands bans visits from foreign navy vessels after Navy hospital ship’s arrival The Solomon Islands will not allow foreign navy ships to enter its ports until the government works out new procedures for arriving military vessels, the prime minister’s office said. Read more >

Air Force sends task force, engineers to tackle housing issues at air base in South Korea Air Force higher-ups and congressional representatives looked into housing issues at Kunsan Air Base after allegations of poor living conditions there surfaced on a Facebook page. Read more >   US Army fires Javelin anti-tank missile in Japan for first time A Javelin drill signaled the start of Orient Shield 22, the largest field training exercise the U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct together. Read more >   Australian air base opens gates for a closer look at Pitch Black military hardware A display of military hardware from the multinational force taking part in the biennial Pitch Black exercise in northern Australia drew scores of locals and troops for a closer look. Read more >   Viper Zeros and Motorcycle Oil: US airmen sample highs and lows of Australia’s Pitch Black U.S. airmen from an Okinawa-based fighter squadron have been banking turns and turning wrenches alongside their Japanese and South Korean counterparts since Aug. 19 at the Pitch Black military exercise in northern Australia. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Aug. 30, 2022 This edition focuses on stealth fighters engaging in dogfighting practice over northern Australia, U.S. and South Korean joint military drills, and more. Read more >   Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91 Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91. Read more >

 

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