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Top Army official says service pulling ‘a lot of levers’ to solve recruiting challenges

The Army is looking to significantly expand its advertising and marketing campaigns and make other moves to find as many new soldiers as possible, as it aims for a lofty recruiting target this year and a foundation for the years to come, Undersecretary of the Army Gabriel Camarillo said.

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Confusion over DOD housing inspection standards hinders improvement, review finds

A lack of uniform rules for rating a home as passing, conditionally passing or failing a review makes inspections too subjective, according to a Government Accountability Office report released earlier this month.

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The northernmost US military base now has a Greenlandic name

The new moniker, Pituffik Space Base, is an effort to respect local culture and a reflection of the transfer of the former Thule Air Base’s affiliation to the Space Force, the service said.

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US, Philippines launch largest-ever shoulder-to-shoulder drills amid Taiwan tensions

The United States and the Philippines have kicked off a large-scale exercise that will include maneuvers by 17,600 troops, live-fire missile launches and a boat-sinking drill near disputed South China Sea waters.

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DOD offers medical evaluations to civilians impacted by Red Hill fuel leak

The assessments began Monday at the Red Hill Clinic on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific said in a news release.

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Chinese forces remain active around Taiwan past expected end to military exercise

Taiwan’s military reported 91 Chinese aircraft and a dozen vessels operating in the Taiwan Strait and elsewhere near the island at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

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South Korean police say US soldier assaulted bus driver south of Seoul

An American soldier suspected of assaulting a South Korean bus driver was arrested over the weekend by police in Suwon city, according to a police official.

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Flight helmet, fuel tank found during search for crashed Japanese military helicopter

Japanese search crews have found more debris from a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that presumably crashed Thursday into the East China Sea.

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Air Force veteran enlists feline friend, military memories for book trilogy on resiliency

Dylan Bolander, an Air Force veteran, now a self-published author, draws from his experiences spanning a 20-year military career to illustrate personal resiliency when dealing with loss.

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WWII Army navigator buried at Texas cemetery nearly 79 years after being killed in combat

A flag-draped casket inside a horse-drawn carriage carried 2nd Lt. Wayne Dyer into the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery on Monday, bringing the Army veteran to his final resting place nearly 79 years after he was killed in action in World War II.

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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault

Military analysts expect Kyiv to take advantage of improving weather to seize the battlefield initiative with new batches of Western weapons, including scores of tanks, and fresh troops trained in the West.

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