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February 3, 2024 | View in browser
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Army deserter held at JBLM as police investigate soldier’s possible involvement in stabbing death
Spc. Jonathan Kang Lee, an Army deserter convicted of sexually assaulting children, is being held in a military jail at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., as civilian law enforcement investigates his possible involvement in the death of a taxi driver.
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Veteran, 100, recalls details of 1945 crash that killed 8 soldier
A truck carrying five-gallon cans of gasoline collided with a steam engine near Hesperange in southern Luxembourg. “It blew up in flames,” recalled 100-year-old WWII veteran Jim Sterner. “I remember seeing burning bodies walking down the street.”
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Israel issues its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah, while the war in Gaza marks 4 months
Israel’s military on Saturday issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza and made a rare acknowledgement of dozens of airstrikes inside Syria against the militant group.
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Wikoff assumes command of Navy’s operations in Middle East
A Navy leader with extensive experience in fighter squadrons and the service’s operations in the Middle East has assumed command of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet.
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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signs a free trade pact with Thailand
Debt-stricken Sri Lanka signed a trade pact with Thailand on Saturday in a bid to boost trade and investment as the Indian ocean island nation is struggling to recover from its worst economic crisis that hit two year ago.
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Ukraine’s war strategy needs drone-heavy overhaul, top general says
Ukraine’s survival could hinge on a strategy shift that better exploits drones and other unmanned systems, given Russia’s manpower advantages and reduced Western support for Kyiv’s war effort, the country’s top military commander said this week.
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Command-post exercise ‘directed at China’ underway in Japan, Hawaii
American, Japanese and Australian troops have kicked off the latest in a series of command-post and field-training exercises at bases in Japan and Hawaii, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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Climbing Mount Fuji this summer? Fee to use most popular trail will increase to $20
The entry fee to Yoshida Trail on Mount Fuji is increasing.
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Military hospitals still chasing bugs out of $4.3 billion digital health records system
Three months after Military Health System Genesis debuted at military hospitals in Japan, the digital recordkeeping and appointment system’s shortcomings are leaving some patients and medical professionals frustrated.
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B-52 bombers arrive on Guam on eve of Air Force’s multinational Cope North exercise
Their deployment to Andersen Air Force Base is part of Pacific Air Forces’ ongoing Bomber Task Force missions, which project American military presence into the region to “influence and dissuade aggression from adversaries or competitors,” according to the release.
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