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Senate panel proposes $792B spending plan for Pentagon as Congress looks to boost military budget Senate Democrats released a $792 billion spending plan for the Pentagon on Thursday as lawmakers work to boost the White House’s request for the fiscal 2023 military budget to account for inflation and threats from adversaries such as China and Russia. Read more >

DC mayor requests help from National Guard to address migrant 'humanitarian crisis' D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the Pentagon to activate the D.C. National Guard to help address a swelling number of migrants arriving in buses at the city’s Union Station, she told reporters Thursday. Read more >

Biden nominates deputy chief of Space Force operations to become service’s top officer If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will become the second-ever chief of operations for Space Force, taking over for Gen. John “Jay” Raymond Read more >   Landstuhl military hospital reconfigures neonatal wing to keep patients in familiar surroundings Women who give birth at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center will now most likely spend their entire time recovering after delivery in the same room. “It promotes continuity of care,” said Air Force Maj. Khimea Sayles, a clinical nurse officer in charge with the merged unit. Read more >   Polish patriot who aided American Revolution honored in renaming of US post in Poznan Kosciuszko doesn’t roll off the American tongue and could be headed for simplification to “Camp K” by soldiers. Read more >

Army to get rid of option to receive one paycheck per month The new pay system, which goes into effect Oct. 1, won’t affect most troops because they already get paid twice a month. Read more >   South Korea should preserve missile-defense status quo, Chinese diplomat tweets South Korea’s government has long accused China of retaliating against South Korea for allowing the U.S. to deploy the first THAAD battery in 2017. Read more >   ‘Brink of a major revolution’: Pentagon-funded drug trial may end venomous snakebite scourge Venomous snakes kill nearly 140,000 people worldwide every year, mostly children and farmers in developing countries, according to the World Health Organization. Read more >   Japan-based Marine says separation order for vaccine refusal is ‘unlawful’ A Marine in Japan who refused a COVID-19 vaccine is being court-martialed for missing two flights to the United States to be discharged. Read more >   Navy’s four drone ship prototypes get unprecedented workout at RIMPAC The U.S. Navy’s four unmanned surface vessel prototypes are being tested together for the first time during the monthlong Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise that ends next week. Read more >   'Enough is enough’: Lawmakers, advocates voice anger over delayed bill that would help vets exposed to toxic burn pits Lawmakers and veteran advocates at a Capitol Hill rally voiced their anger after legislation was blocked in the Senate that would expand eligibility for health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. Read more >

 

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