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www.stripes.com October 26, 2022 | View in browser   Some drinking water tanks on USS Abraham Lincoln were contaminated by waste leak, Navy says The Navy said earlier this month that E. coli bacteria and some foul-smelling water that was cloudy in appearance was found in some of the potable water tanks aboard the warship as it was off the coast of San Diego. Read more > Navy’s Goshawk jet fleet remains grounded for second week as engine probe continues The Navy continues to investigate the root cause of an engine problem discovered in a T-45C Goshawk jet earlier this month that led to the grounding of the fleet of 193 trainer aircraft. Read more > US, South Korea and Japan vow to increase defense cooperation amid North Korean threats Diplomats from the US, South Korea and Japan agreed to strengthen their countries’ shared defensive measures in light of North Korea’s missile tests. Read more >   Fort Hood sergeant arrested this month faces attempted murder, rape and kidnapping charges, base officials say A 29-year-old sergeant at Fort Hood was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of premeditated attempted murder, rape, kidnapping and burglary in connection to an Oct. 2 incident in the barracks that involved a gun and was thought to be connected to other violent assaults on base. Read more >   Gallery | Scenes from Kyiv amid the war in Ukraine As Russia’s invasion grinds on in Ukraine, people in the capital Kyiv commemorate the fallen while trying to live their everyday lives in the midst of war. Read more > Sailor convicted for selling illegal machine guns in Virginia A Virginia-based sailor was convicted by a federal jury on five counts of owning and selling unregistered machine guns online, after authorities found dozens of weapons, including antitank missile launchers in his home. Read more >   Military exchanges to make it easier for service members to buy discounted Home Depot appliances A partnership between Home Depot and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and the Navy Exchange is expected to start by next spring. Read more >   ‘Fix our washers and dryers’: Marines and sailors struggle to clean their uniforms at base in Japan About 16% of the barracks washers and dryers, or 183 machines, are out of service at MCAS Iwakuni, a base spokesman said. Read more >   Home-based child care options return to US air base in western Tokyo At-home child care has returned to this airlift hub in western Tokyo where military and civilian working families have long called for more day care services. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Oct. 26, 2022 Stories in this edition include NATO nuclear exercises, the deactivation of an Air Force engineering unit and more. Read more >   Video | Marines host Boot Camp Challenge 2022 For the past 20 years the Boot Camp Challenge has been conducted at Marine Corps Depot San Diego and has allowed the public to experience Marine Corps drill instructors while competing in a three-mile obstacle race.  Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050