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www.stripes.com March 30, 2023 | View in browser   9 soldiers dead after Black Hawk helicopters crash in Kentucky during night training mission The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. in Cadiz, Ky., not far from Fort Campbell, where the helicopters were based. Read more > Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he's been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. Read more > Senators worry Army's budget for 2024 might not be enough Top lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee said they might raise the Army’s budget for fiscal 2024, criticizing the Pentagon’s proposed spending plan for the military’s largest service as insufficient. Read more >   Sergeant major sacked as top Marine enlisted leader in Middle East The Marines’ top enlisted leader in the Middle East has been dismissed from his post for what the service calls a loss of trust and confidence. Read more >   US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian troops, dozens at Fort Sill, Pentagon says Dozens of Ukrainian soldiers at Fort Sill, Okla., have finished learning how to use the Patriot missile system, part of the more than 7,000 troops the U.S. has trained to fight off Russian forces invading their country. Read more > US air base in South Korea halts flight ops for summer of repairs The last U.S. Air Force fighter jets from Kunsan Air Base moved this week to Osan Air Base, about 75 miles north, ahead of a scheduled runway overhaul expected to last through the summer. Read more >   US sailors join Japanese neighbors for language and culture exchange at the ‘Navy Cafe’ Ten sailors from the USS Ronald Reagan and 14 locals met at the Japan-U.S. Cultural Exchange Center at the naval base for the four-hour event, which included lunch at the base’s Chief Petty Officer Club, games and tours of base facilities and the aircraft carrier itself. Read more >   Major union creates local for estimated 10,000 eligible US federal workers in Europe   One of the largest U.S. labor unions is now offering membership to most federal civilian workers in Europe in response to dozens of complaints it says it received in recent months, many of which were lodged by Defense Department employees.  Read more >   Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after armed person reported A military base in Maryland has been locked down for reports of a man carrying an "assault-style" rifle on Thursday, authorities said. Read more >   6 US troops have traumatic brain injury after Syria attacks The Pentagon said Thursday that an additional six troops were injured in attacks last week in northeastern Syria that U.S. officials have blamed on Iranian-backed militants. Read more >   Japanese prefecture sets tourism limits to spare exceptional island ecology Iriomote Island, an important ecological site in the Nansei chain, is suffering from its popularity, according to an announcement Tuesday by Japanese officials. Read more >   STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050