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I sounded the alarm on burn pits — now I see smoke at the VA
The impact of VA Secretary Collins' staffing cuts remains hazy, not unlike the downwind side of a burn pit, Dan Clare of DAV argues in this op-ed.
By Dan Clare
After embassy closure threat, US ‘outraged’ by rocket attack that killed 6 Iraqi civilians
he U.S. State Department said Tuesday it was outraged by a rocket attack a day earlier that killed Iraqi civilians and called on the government to take action amid an impending diplomatic crisis between Baghdad and Washington.
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Army general meets with German officials over outbreak at military-run resort
The general commanding American troops in Bavaria met Wednesday with local officials in the Alpine town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen to reassure them of the U.S. military's commitment to preventing the spread of COVID-19, after an outbreak at a troop hotel sickened dozens.
3 more COVID cases linked to American’s bar crawl in Bavaria, shutdown of resort catering to US military personnel
Authorities in southern Germany have recorded three more COVID-19 infections in people who frequented bars visited by a 26-year-old American woman suspected of flouting quarantine rules in the Alpine resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
By Frank Jordans, The Associated Press
American could face fine over Garmisch-Partenkirchen virus spike in Germany
Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.
US Air Force flies B-1 Lancer bombers over East Siberian Sea
The U.S. Air Force flew three B-1 heavy bombers over the East Siberian Sea, north of Russia’s far east, as part of a series of recent maneuvers that the military said Friday are meant to demonstrate American capabilities and ability to support allies, but which a top Russian commander blasted as “hostile and provocative.”
Expect US election to have consequences for American troops overseas
President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden both say they want to pull U.S. forces out of Iraq and Afghanistan. But their approaches differ, and the outcome of the Nov. 3 election will have long-term consequences not only for U.S. troops, but for the wider region.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 111th birthday
Lawrence Brooks, a veteran of the 91st Engineer Battalion, a primarily African-American unit, served during World War II as a servant to three white officers.
By Harm Venhuizen
US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
The United States will pull thousands of troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan by November, the top American commander for the Middle East said Wednesday, as President Donald Trump tries to make good on his campaign promise to get America out of “endless wars.”
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Trump planning to withdraw more US troops from Iraq
The Trump administration will announce Wednesday that it is withdrawing additional troops from Iraq, as President Donald Trump tries to make good on his campaign promise to disentangle the country from “endless wars.”
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press