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January 25, 2024 | View in browser
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Austin: US to begin talks about the mission of American troops in Iraq
U.S. officials will begin talks with the Iraqi government in the coming days about the future of the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State, including the presence of American troops in the country.
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Tactical nuclear weapons becoming bigger part of Russian planning, report to EUCOM finds
Shorter-range nuclear weapons are likely to play a larger role in the Kremlin’s strategy against NATO, given the struggle of Russian conventional forces on the battlefield in Ukraine, a new study said.
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Transgender veterans sue VA to cover gender-affirming surgeries
The Transgender American Veterans Association is asking a federal appeals court judge to compel the VA to render a decision on the nonprofit’s 2016 request to reverse a regulation that excludes gender-affirming surgeries from the care that the VA provides.
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USS Gunston Hall leaves Norfolk to start largest NATO exercise in decades
A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship departed Virginia this week to kick off the largest NATO military exercise in decades, as allies hone their defenses against the threat of Russian aggression in Europe.
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Pentagon to ease IVF access for service members, court document says
The planned revisions outlined in a motion filed in the lawsuit last month indicate the Pentagon will end a marriage requirement for service members seeking in vitro fertilization treatments through the Tricare health care program and allow the use of donor sperm and eggs.
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Navy hospital ship wraps up annual humanitarian mission in the Pacific
A U.S. Navy hospital ship completed a portion of an annual Indo-Pacific tour designed to deliver aid and prepare island nations for natural disasters.
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Guided-missile destroyer makes Navy’s first Taiwan Strait passage of the year
A Navy guided-missile destroyer made a trip through the Taiwan Strait this week, the first reported transit by a U.S. warship this year and one China immediately labeled provocative.
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US and UK sanction 4 Yemeni Houthi leaders over Red Sea shipping attacks
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed sanctions on four leaders of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group who have supported the militant group’s recent attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
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Ukraine and Russia trade accusations over fatal plane crash that Moscow says involved Ukrainian POWs
Russia and Ukraine traded accusations Thursday over the crash of a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces, another heated episode in the information war that has been a feature of the conflict.
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Sheriff defends deputies actions before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine
A Maine sheriff on Thursday defended the actions of his deputies during interactions with an Army reservist who later killed 18 people, saying they were limited in what they could do during a welfare check and relied on family members and Army Reserve officials to respond to mental health worries without escalating the situation.
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US warned Iran that ISIS-K was preparing attack ahead of deadly Kerman blasts, a US official says
The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan was preparing to carry out a terrorist attack before bombings in Kerman earlier this month that killed 95 people, a U.S. official said Thursday.
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