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Senate confirms new leaders of SOCOM and AFRICOM, including Marine Corps’ first Black four-star general The Senate has confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton to lead Special Operations Command and Lt. Gen. Michael Langley to lead U.S. military forces in Africa as the first Black four-star general in Marine Corps history. Read more >

Army vet working as police officer shot and killed during traffic stop A 24-year-old police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Indiana, less than a year after joining his small town’s department, officials said. Read more >

'We weren’t supposed to be here': Veterans, advocates watch and wait for burn pits bill to pass Dozens of veterans and advocates have slept on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building through heat and rain since Thursday after 25 Republican senators blocked legislation that would expand eligibility for health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. Read more >   Harboring of al-Qaida chief deals further blow to Taliban’s calls for recognition and aid The death of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri following a U.S. drone strike on a safe house in Kabul may also mean the death of the Taliban’s chances to gain wide international recognition as a legitimate government. Read more >   Army investigating deployed Fort Hood soldier’s death in Lithuania after car plunges off bridge Staff Sgt. Robert Magallan died in a “vehicle-related incident” while on temporary assignment, U.S. Army Europe and Africa said. Read more >

US House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China, which quickly announced that it would conduct military maneuvers in retaliation for her presence. Read more >   Prosecutors won’t charge US troops accused of passing phony $100 bills on Okinawa Japanese prosecutors have dropped their cases against a trio of U.S. service members accused of passing counterfeit $100 bills to cab drivers on Okinawa. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Aug. 2, 2022 This edition features stories on Gen. Mark Milley’s comments on China, a new B-21 bomber and more. Read more >   No charges for officer who pepper-sprayed Army lieutenant A former police officer in Virginia should not be criminally charged but should be investigated for potential civil rights violations after he pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant during a 2020 traffic stop, a special prosecutor has determined. Read more >   Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits now hinges on Senate Congress this week is on the verge of passing legislation that would allow as many as a million people who the Navy and Marine Corps say may have been exposed to tainted water from 1953 to 1987 to file federal lawsuits. Read more >   Russia brands Ukrainian steel plant defenders terrorists Russia's Supreme Court declared Ukraine's Azov Regiment a terrorist organization Tuesday, a move that could lead to terror charges against some of the captured fighters who made their last stand inside Mariupol's shattered steel plant. Read more >

 

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