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Open season ending soon for Tricare, dental, new child care accounts
Troops must enroll in the new dependent care flexible spending account program by Dec. 11.
By Karen Jowers
Biden-Putin meeting could set stage for new era in arms control
The fabric of arms control has been fraying, notably with the abandonment in 2019 — first by Washington, then by Moscow — of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Putin confirms Russian exit from Open Skies Treaty
The Russian president signed a bill to withdraw from the treaty allowing surveillance flights over military facilities, following the U.S. exit from the pact.
Before US-Russia summit, measure demands any new missile treaties include China
Sen. Steve Daines is proposing a higher bar for any new limits on America’s ballistic missile arsenal.
By Joe Gould
US tells Russia it won’t rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
The decision means only one major arms control treaty between the nuclear powers — the New START treaty — remains in place.
Russian lawmakers vote to follow US out of overflight treaty
Moscow has signaled its readiness to reverse the withdrawal procedure and stay in the treaty if the United States returns to the agreement.
Offutt airmen say goodbye to troubled but beloved jets
The OC-135B spent the last 20 years flying aerial photography missions — primarily over Russia — in carrying out the international Open Skies Treaty.
By Steve Liewer, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald via the AP
US, NATO forces begin final phase of Afghan pullout
Saturday marks the official start of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war.
Biden’s Afghanistan pullout gets mixed reaction in Congress
Mostly Republican critics warn Afghanistan would again become a launchpad for terror attacks.
By Joe Gould
Another lawsuit challenges locating F-35s at Wisconsin’s Truax Field
A nonprofit group said the military didn’t adequately consider the impact of noise, air and groundwater pollution that could result from the fleet.
An information operations branch designed for the 21st century
There should be a fully resourced information operations branch dedicated to grooming personnel who have a comprehensive understanding of how to shape the information environment, says the author of this commentary.
By Maj. Matthew Fecteau