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Fired CO of Unit That Lost Grenades, Machine Gun to Head AFSOC Security

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/15/fired-co-unit-lost-grenades-machine-gun-head-afsoc-security.html Col. Beers has been assigned as chief of the installations division under the Logistics directorate at AFSOC headquarters.

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Pentagon Policy Bars Marines from Using New Infantry Quadcopters

Source: https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/06/15/pentagon-policy-bars-marines-using-new-infantry-quadcopters.html “Quads for Squads” is on hold for now.

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Dutch to Shift Troop Deployment from Mali to Afghanistan

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/16/dutch-shift-troop-deployment-mali-afghanistan.html The announcement comes after a critical report said the country barely managed to get units ready to deploy to Mali.

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WWII Pilot Missing Since 1944 Laid to Rest at Arlington

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/16/wwii-pilot-missing-1944-laid-rest-arlington.html Relatives gathered at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday for the long-delayed funeral of Second Lt. Robert R. Keown.

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AFSOC Surgical Team Wants Blood Warmers to Save Lives Downrange

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/16/afsoc-surgical-team-wants-blood-warmers-save-lives-downrange.html More efficient blood warmers are a solution the AFSOC teams hope they can soon procure for their makeshift trauma rooms.

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Moscow Slams Norway Plans to Double US Troop Presence

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/15/moscow-slams-norway-plans-double-us-troop-presence.html Moscow criticized Norway’s plans to ask Washington to double the number of U.S. troops stationed in the Scandinavian country.

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Take A Summer Break From Spending And Reap Rewards Later

Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/06/15/take-summer-break-spending-and-reap-rewards-later.html Summer is the ideal time to save some bucks and squirrel away savings for winter.

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Trump: North Korea Starts Returning Remains of US Soldiers

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/15/trump-north-korea-starts-returning-remains-us-soldiers.html President Donald Trump says North Korea has started returning the remains of US soldiers missing during the Korean War.

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VA Hospitals Across the Country Have More Than 3,000 Unwanted Jobs

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/15/va-hospitals-across-country-have-more-3000-unwanted-jobs.html Thousands of jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country remain vacant.

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Navy’s Top Enlisted Leader Investigated over Hostile Leadership Claims

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/15/navys-top-enlisted-leader-investigated-over-hostile-leadership-claims.html The master chief petty officer of the Navy is taking heat after allegations surfaced he was verbally abusive to subordinates.