Early Bird Brief: April 8, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Air Force’s costliest accidents, maintainer injuries rose in 2023

(Air Force Times) The number of airborne mishaps has plateaued, but a spike in maintenance-related incidents has cost the Air Force millions of dollars and — increasingly often — injured airmen on the job. Read More

Empty shelves at commissaries? Officials aim to beef up the supply

(Military Times) "What grocery store runs out of potatoes?" asked one military wife in South Korea. Read More

US-Chinese military talks resume on safety in the air and at sea

(The Associated Press) For the first time in nearly two years, U.S. and Chinese defense officials met this week to discuss unsafe and aggressive ship and aircraft incidents between the two militaries in the Pacific region, restarting a dialogue that Beijing abruptly ended in a dispute involving Taiwan. Read More

US Pacific Fleet gets new commander

(Navy Times) Adm. Stephen Koehler assumed command of U.S. Pacific Fleet on Thursday. Read More

Navy fires commander of biomedical research lab

(Military Times) The Navy fired the commanding officer of a Lima, Peru, based biomedical research lab on Friday, less than a year after she assumed command. Read More

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