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‘Should have done this last year’: Air Force belatedly bestows bevy of awards for Afghan rescue More than a year after the collapse of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, Air Force leaders have approved some of the military’s most esteemed decorations for 108 airmen who helped in last summer’s gargantuan evacuation of Afghan refugees. Read more >

Ash Carter, former defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women in the military, dies Ash Carter, the 25th secretary of defense who led the U.S. military for the final two years of President Barack Obama’s administration and who was responsible for some of the armed forces’ most consequential social changes in recent history, died late Monday. He was 68. Read more >

Fort Stewart crews search for cause of mold growth at the base as reports of barracks outbreaks soar Mold reports in barracks rooms at Fort Stewart skyrocketed in the weeks since thousands of the installation’s soldiers returned to the coastal Georgia Army post after a rapid deployment to Europe, forcing officials there to take a more intense look at what is causing the spike in fungus growth. Read more >   DODEA defies national downward spiral on first measure of student proficiency since 2019 Students in the fourth and eighth grades at the U.S. military’s schools ranked best in the nation in the first standardized testing of its kind since COVID-19 shuttered schools and disrupted classroom learning for millions of American schoolchildren. Read more >   US, Norwegian militaries meet to talk Marine logistics in case of Nordic threat The challenges of surging thousands of troops into Norway, which US Marines regard as their gateway to Europe, gave rise to a recent gathering of military officials there to strategize on mobilizing manpower and ammo. Read more >

Quad nations should establish a permanent maritime force, retired Navy admiral says The US should combine with India, Australia and Japan to launch a standing Indo-Pacific maritime force to counter China, according to a former US chief of naval operations. Read more >   US military's COVID-19 caseload drops to new low in South Korea U.S. Forces Korea reported its lowest weekly count of new COVID-19 cases so far this year. Read more >   North Korea would capitalize on a fight over Taiwan, South Korean diplomat says North Korea may engage in provocative behavior and exacerbate a potential crisis in the Taiwan Strait, South Korea’s chief diplomat said. Read more >   US sailor could face bodily injury charges months after incident near Yokosuka Local police are recommending criminal charges against a U.S. Navy sailor who allegedly charged into a group of people and injured several of them near the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Read more >   Navy makes first moves to drain faulty fuel tanks in Hawaii The long-anticipated first step in emptying fuel from the Navy’s massive Red Hill underground storage tanks near Pearl Harbor is set to begin, Navy officials said. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Oct. 25, 2022 This episode focuses on the next generation of battle tanks, inspections of barracks and housing for mold in Europe, and more. Read more >

 

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