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Deployed soldier builds anti-drone trainer, wins CENTCOM ideas competition

About 160 troops submitted ideas that included the use of blockchain technology in the military’s supply chain and using Centcom’s badging system to make daily accountability easier.

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Navy says timeline is unknown for fixing water main breaks in Pearl Harbor area

The Navy says it does not yet have a timeline for when it will be able to fully repair a broken 36-inch water main, leaving the 93,000 people who depend on its water system to continue conservation measures and keep boiling their household water until further notice.

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Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine

With reinforcements needed for the war in Ukraine, Russian police and military press-gangs are snatching fighting-age men from cafes, offices and homeless shelters.

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Ukraine: Rockets strike mayor’s office in occupied Donetsk

The municipal mayor's building in separatist-controlled Donetsk was seriously damaged by the rocket attack.

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China's Xi calls for military growth amid tension with US

The party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army, needs to "safeguard China's dignity and core interests," Xi Jinping said, referring to a list of territorial claims and other issues over which Beijing says it is ready to go to war.

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US, Canada send armored vehicles to bolster Haiti’s police

The U.S. and Canada sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti on Saturday to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops.

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Ukraine envoy hopeful about fate of Musk's satellite network

Senior U.S. officials confirmed that Musk had asked the Defense Department to take over funding for the service Starlink provides in Ukraine.

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Iran plans to send missiles, drones to Russia for Ukraine war, officials say

The increased flow of weapons could help offset steep Russian weapons losses and provide precision-guided munitions like those used in strikes in Ukraine last week.

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A Navy veteran lost a leg in a crash caused by a Navy van; he won a record $10.8 million settlement

A San Diego motorcyclist and Navy veteran who lost a leg in a 2019 chain-reaction crash started by a Navy sailor driving a military van has won a $10.8 million settlement against the United States.

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98 migrants rescued by Coast Guard from boat off Florida coast lacked food

The passengers told Coast Guard crew members that they had been at sea for a week and lacked food and water during the last two days. The 40-foot cabin cruiser was overloaded with 53 men, 35 women and 10 children.

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France ramps up war support for Ukraine, rebuilds armories

Defense minister said Crotale air defense missile batteries that France is preparing to send to Ukraine "will be particularly useful in the fight against drones and against aerial bombardments."

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