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The U.S. will “indefinitely postpone” a military exercise with Georgia — once among the most steadfast supporters of the U.S. war in Afghanistan — after leaders in the ex-Soviet nation introduced a slate of Kremlin-style laws in recent months.
In a release announcing the postponement, the Pentagon cited “false accusations” by leaders of the Georgian Dream party, the ruling political party in Georgia. Leaders of the party have accused the U.S. and Western allies of pressuring Georgia to “open a second front against Russia” in its war in Ukraine.

After experimenting with a more centralized structure for its mission deltas over the last 10 months, the Space Force now hopes to transition nearly all of its units to the new organizational design in the next year, according to the head of Space Operations Command (SpOC).
The service announced the new unit structure, known as integrated mission deltas (IMDs), in September as a way to address gaps in readiness.

Beyond unveiling plans to expand military and financial support for Ukraine at NATO’s summit in Washington this week, the 32 nations that now make up the transatlantic alliance will host their Indo-Pacific partners to discuss new projects on cybersecurity, disruptive technologies and deterring China, senior U.S. government officials told reporters ahead of the multi-day event.

Navy Capt. Lenard C. Mitchell has been fired as commanding officer of the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams’ Gold Crew following an investigation into how the ship ran aground in May off the coast of west Africa, service officials have announced.
“While the investigation is still open, sufficient findings of fact emerged during the investigation to warrant the relief of the commanding officer,” a Navy news release says. “The U.S. Navy holds commanding officers to the highest standard and takes action to hold them accountable when those standards are not met.