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Ukrainian channels on Telegram are reporting that a Russian GAZ-71, seen flying both the Russian and American Flag earlier this week near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine, was destroyed and its entire crew eliminated after being targeted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The U.S. Navyโ€™s Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), consisting of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and USS San Antonio (LPD-17), which was recently ordered to the Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, has been forced to return to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, in order to wait out Hurricane Erin.
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The United States has reportedly pledged air support and other critical defense capabilities to a European-led coalition of ground forces to enforce security guarantees in Ukraine. NATO and U.S. military planners, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, are expected to meet on Wednesday in Washington to finalize a framework for post-conflict security guarantees for Ukraine.
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The USS New Orleans (LPD-18), a San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock with the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan, has suffered a fire onboard off the coast of Okinawa, according to the U.S. Navyโ€™s 7th Fleet. Firefighting boats from the Japanese Coast Guard are assisting the shipโ€™s crew in battling the blaze, with additional details still unknown at this time.
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Footage showing firefighting ships with the Japanese Coast Guard fighting a fire onboard the San Antonio-Class Amphibious Transport Dock, USS New Orleans (LPD-18), off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.
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Some Russians had a very bad time near the frontline in Eastern Ukraine.
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An Oshkosh M-ATV (MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle) with the 273rd Military Police Company of the District of Columbia National Guard was involved in a traffic collision with a civilian vehicle early this morning on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The driver of the vehicle required extraction by D.C. Fire and EMS, before being transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, the incident is under investigation by the D.C. National Guard.
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A Russian โ€œShahed-132/136โ€ One-Way Attack Drone crashed and exploded earlier today within a cornfield near the village of Osiny in Eastern Poland, over 50 miles from the border with both Belarus and Ukraine. The explosion thankfully resulted in only minor property damage and no injuries, with authorities confirming that the drone originated from Russia but had no visible markings denoting it as Russian. Polish officials have called the incident a โ€œdirect provocationโ€ by Russia against Poland.
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Soldiers with the โ€œLazarโ€ Unit of the Ukrainian National Guard carried out a series of drone strikes recently against several components of a Russian S-300V โ€œSA-12โ€ Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Battery near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Eastern Ukraine.
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Airmen with the 113th Wing of the District of Columbia Air National Guard have begun to patrol Metro Stations, in addition to the area around Union Station and the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Special Forces carried out a raid earlier today in the Idlib Governorate of Northwestern Syria, coordinated with both the Turkish and Syrian Governments, which resulted in the elimination of two senior ISIS officials, one of whom is reported to be Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, who was projected to become the next Caliph of ISIS in Syria. No injuries were sustained by U.S. or Partner Forces during the raid, according to an official with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
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On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied claims that any agreements or progress on security guarantees had been made between U.S. President Trump and Russian President Putin during last weekโ€™s meeting in Alaska, adding that Russia expects both Beijing and Moscow will have veto powers over any security guarantees provided to Ukraine by Europe and the United States.
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An F/A-18E โ€œSuper Hornetโ€ with Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83) based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, crashed earlier today during a routine training flight off the coast of Virginia. The pilot of the fighter jet, who was able to successfully eject prior to the crash, was eventually rescued and transported to a hospital after roughly two hours in the water, according Naval Air Force Atlantic.
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