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Russia Fired 35 Missiles and 185 Drones at Ukraine, Killing 10 Around Kyiv: Russia launched another large overnight attack against Ukraine on August 1, concentrating ballistic missiles and drones on Kyiv and the surrounding region.
At least 10 people were killed across the capital and Kyiv Oblast, while dozens were injured, according to an early account of the strike and rescue effort.
The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test.
Russia Launched 74 Missiles and 284 Drones Across Ukraine: Russia launched 358 missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight into July 30, striking Kyiv, Lviv, and several other regions in one of the largest combined attacks of the summer.
A New York Times account of the barrage described explosions across the country as air defenses worked against weapons arriving from several directions.
Tu-22M Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Russia Tu-22M Bomber. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
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Rob Maness, Daily Caller
I have served alongside government civilian employees for more than 40 years in varying capacities and watched too many good people in uniform and the civil service…
MC Compass Points
What is the Marine Corps’ CCDR score?
Today, the loss of a service member comes with a $100,000 price tag. Known as a “death gratuity,” the tax-exempt payment covers up to three family members to witness the return of their fallen family member at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. This fee was first established in 1908 when military spouses or next of kin received six months of pay in the event of their service member’s death. In 1991, a flat rate was set at $6,000, which increased dramatically in 2005 to $100,000.
That’s where the number remains today.
America Held Back From Iran’s Energy Grid for Five Months. The Next Strike Plan Puts It First: The United States is planning a new round of strikes on Iran that officials say will begin as early as today, and the plan targets locations Washington has avoided since the war began.
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Soldiers who completed the Army’s jungle warfare school can now wear the Jungle tab on their uniform, regardless of where they serve. The Army approved a service-wide authorization to wear the tab as an official skill badge late in July.
The new rule was laid out in a July 22 memorandum, signed by Jules W. Hurst III, Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs, which appeared on social media and the Army subreddit this week. The Army confirmed to Task & Purpose Friday afternoon that the tab had been approved to be worn across the service, like the Ranger or Sapper tabs.