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Austin ends overseas trip with plug for rules-based order On the final step of his six-day, three-nation foreign trip, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the world must have rules-based order if it wants international security during a time of heightened conflict. Read more >

New measures could aid US military households in Germany as electricity prices soar On Monday, the German government announced an emergency payment for natural gas and district heating customers in December and a price break for both electric and natural gas power customers early next year. Read more >

Navy strategy that pares fleet in near term is rife with risk, analyses say The 2023 shipbuilding plan underestimates the cost of replacing destroyers and submarines targeted for decommissioning over the next few years, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office report. Read more >   US announces another $400 million round of aid to Ukraine; 3rd this month The new round of aid will include more National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, high-speed anti-radiation missiles, 20 million rounds of small-arms ammunition and more than 200 electrical generators. Read more >   German court rules that attempts to tax US military income violate treaty A German state court said efforts by local finance offices to tax U.S. military pay violate the NATO troop treaty, marking a development in a dispute that has caused financial devastation for scores of Americans. Read more >

The BEAST is gone as Air Force revamps basic training and shortens combat scenario After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. Read more >   Commuters spring into action for driver injured in rollover accident near Yokota runway About seven people stopped to render assistance at the scene until emergency services arrived, a witness said. Read more >   Army forbids official military business on soldiers’ personal social media The Army acted recently to tighten its regulations on soldiers’ use of personal social media to move official Army messages. Read more >   Sailors will get 3 extra months to complete physical fitness tests next year The Navy is giving sailors three more months to complete mandatory physical fitness tests in 2023. Read more >   ‘A taste of home’: USO serves Thanksgiving staples to single troops stationed in Japan At Yokota, an Air Force airlift hub in western Tokyo, the USO brought a taste of home to single service members with an early Thanksgiving meal. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Nov. 23, 2022 In this episode, the USS Normandy visits France, the Silent Drill Platoon gets a new commander and more. Read more >

 

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