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January 19, 2024 | View in browser
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Marine Corps upgrading radios to keep sophisticated adversaries from listening
Efforts to ensure that Marines can speak undetected on the battlefield are taking a step forward with major upgrades to the radios they carry, service officials said.
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Navy warships to be repaired at Japanese shipyards, ambassador says
The US Navy plans to send some of its vessels to Japanese shipyards for maintenance to reduce the time it takes them to return to service, the US ambassador to Japan said.
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Camp Humphreys gives all-clear on tap water following quality concerns
After nearly a week’s worth of further testing, the US Army found no problems with water quality at the headquarters of US Forces Korea, according to a report from the garrison.
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Veteran jobless rate in US fell to lowest mark in over two decades during 2023
The unemployment rate for veterans in the United States in 2023 averaged 2.8%, the lowest rate since 2000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last year marked the third time in the past 24 years that the yearly average has been below 3%.
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Robert Gaylor, fifth chief master sergeant of the Air Force, dies at 93
Gaylor pressed for measures to improve service members’ morale and their quality of life during his time as chief master sergeant of the Air Force from 1977 to 1979
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Senators seek reduced VA wait times in legislation proposal
The Department of Veterans Affairs would have to establish a standard time frame for veterans to receive specialized care after a VA doctor’s referral under a bill introduced this week in the Senate.
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Congress approves short-term spending bill, avoids shutdown of VA offices
Congress on Thursday voted to fund the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Pentagon and other federal agencies through early March, narrowly avoiding a partial government shutdown.
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House GOP lawmakers attack VA for processing medical claims for illegal immigrants
Reps. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., and Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs questioned whether VA’s financial agreement with ICE is exacerbating health care shortages for veterans.
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‘You don’t know Japan today’: Emanuel in Tokyo dispels ‘myths’
The U.S.-Japan alliance will “determine the future” of the Indo-Pacific region over the next 30 years as the two countries grow closer via military and economic ties, the U.S. ambassador to Japan said Thursday.
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Proposed EU maritime force in Red Sea would work with US Navy ships
The European Union is moving to establish its own naval security force in the Red Sea that would work together with a U.S.-led initiative already protecting ships against Iranian-backed Houthi militant attacks.
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