What exactly happened between a Russian Su-27 and an American MQ-9 Reaper over the Black Sea last week? Here’s what you need to know.
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Staff Sgt. Brandon Allen Amos-Dixon is charged with the death of Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III. (Hoke County Sheriff’s Office.).
Staff Sgt. Brandon A. Amos-Dixon, a culinary specialist assigned to U.S. Army Special Operations Command, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of another soldier based at Fort Bragg, military and police officials said.
Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III, 24, was killed on Jan. 18 in Raeford, North Carolina.
A file photo of a USAF RC-135W Rivet Joint SIGINT aircraft of the type that flew the length of the Finnish-Russian border on 23 March. (USAF)
Finland is to allow intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft of “key international partners” to operate in its national airspace, it was announced on 23 March.
The announcement by the Finnish government coincided with a surveillance flight flown by a US Air Force (USAF) L-3 RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft that was seen on flight tracker services routing the length of the Finnish-Russian border.
Covid-19
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Recently released data has revealed that the U.S. military saw a spike in the rate of myocarditis diagnoses in 2021. Myocarditis is a potentially fatal form of heart inflammation that has been linked primarily to Covid-19 vaccines, which all military personnel were under a vaccine mandate for, but it can also be a less frequent side effect of contracting the Covid virus.
According to data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMET), the diagnoses of myocarditis increased by 130.
Although the Iraq War still remains contentious, we should still be proud of the U.S. service members who served there.
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Polish and American Troops
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Army opened its first permanent garrison on NATO’s “eastern flank” at Camp Kosciuszko in Poland. NATO’s eastern border stretches from the Baltics to the Black Sea and is comprised of 8 countries, all of which are former members of the Warsaw Pact or the USSR. Now, the U.S. Army’s V Corps will have a permanent presence in the region.
According to comments from the V Corps’ commanding general, Lt. Gen.
US Naval Forces Central Command transferred three Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships to the Egyptian Navy during a formal ceremony in Alexandria, Egypt, on 21 March. (US Navy)
The Egyptian Navy has taken delivery of three Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships from the United States.
The three boats, ex-USS Hurricane (PC 3), ex-USS Sirocco (PC 6), and ex-USS Thunderbolt (PC 12), were transferred from US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) to the Egyptian Navy during a formal ceremony held in Alexandria, Egypt, on 21 March.
With the IOC that was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic now declared, the MMU is working towards full operating capability in 2024. At that time, 10 KC-30M aircraft will provide Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Norway with 10,000 flight hours per year. (NSPA)
NATO declared initial operating capability (IOC) for its Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) Unit (MMU) on 23 March.
Axellio has been awarded a contract to continue the expansion of the US Army’s Garrison Defensive Cyberspace Operations Platform (GDP).
Valued at approximately $39.5m, the contract has been awarded as part of the Army’s GDP version 3 and 4 programmes.
This is the fourth such contract awarded to Axellio. Similar follow-on contracts were awarded to Axellio in July and November 2021.
As part of the latest award, the company will provide a highly mobile solution to facilitate rapid mission deployment across the globe.
A Drone Mid Flight
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The Pentagon announced this week that it intends to continue patrolling international territory despite Moscow putting the U.S. on notice after an incident last week in which an American MQ-9 Reaper drone was intercepted and then subsequently crashed into the Black Sea. The Kremlin has announced that it has closed some of the airspace over the Black Sea as part of a ‘special operation’ taking place in Ukraine.