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The USS Kidd’s COVID-19 outbreak is bad and getting worse
Navy

The USS Kidd’s COVID-19 outbreak is bad and getting worse

There are currently 47 positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases aboard the USS Kidd (DDG-100), the Navy announced on Monday

The Navy’s futuristic stealth destroyer is finally ready for action, sort of
Navy

The Navy’s futuristic stealth destroyer is finally ready for action, sort of

More than three years after the $7.8 billion USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was first commissioned in Baltimore, Maryland, the Navy has finally accepted delivery of the new surface combatant

Pentagon confirms videos of UFOs are real but says there’s nothing to see here
United States

Pentagon confirms videos of UFOs are real but says there’s nothing to see here

"The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized as ‘unidentified’"

Thousands throw surprise parade to honor Marine Raider killed in Iraq
Marine Corps

Thousands throw surprise parade to honor Marine Raider killed in Iraq

An LAPD helicopter, 50 first responder vehicles and 1,500 private cars turned up to honor Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, who was killed March 8 while fighting ISIS in Iraq.

‘Extensive search’ underway for missing Fort Hood private
Army

‘Extensive search’ underway for missing Fort Hood private

Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, was last seen on the afternoon of April 22.

82nd Airborne paratroopers who rapidly deployed to the Middle East in January are finally coming home
Army

82nd Airborne paratroopers who rapidly deployed to the Middle East in January are finally coming home

Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division said they would begin coming home "in the next several weeks."

Number of positive COVID-19 cases on USS Kidd nearly doubles overnight
Navy

Number of positive COVID-19 cases on USS Kidd nearly doubles overnight

Two sailors have been medically evacuated back to the United States.

After being sent home over COVID-19 fears, West Point cadets are returning to campus for Trump’s graduation speech
Army

After being sent home over COVID-19 fears, West Point cadets are returning to campus for Trump’s graduation speech

“All 1,000 of them will not intermix."

Here is what we can look forward to when the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends
Analysis

Here is what we can look forward to when the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends

Here are a few things we can look forward to as we wait for pestilence to peter out.

Thunderbirds, Blue Angels flyovers to begin next week and continue into May
Air Force

Thunderbirds, Blue Angels flyovers to begin next week and continue into May

"These flyovers will incur no additional cost to taxpayers," officials said.

More than 60 lawmakers want to award James Mattis the Congressional Gold Medal
United States

More than 60 lawmakers want to award James Mattis the Congressional Gold Medal

Eight more lawmakers signaled their support for “The General James N. Mattis Congressional Gold Medal Act,” bringing the total to 64.

Navy reportedly recommends reinstating fired USS Theodore Roosevelt captain
Navy

Navy reportedly recommends reinstating fired USS Theodore Roosevelt captain

The Navy has recommended reinstating Capt. Brett Crozier, the commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt whose plea for help during a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard aboard the ship not only cost him his job but led the acting Navy secretary to resign shortly afterwards

The Navy’s $500 million effort to develop a futuristic railgun is going nowhere fast
Navy

The Navy’s $500 million effort to develop a futuristic railgun is going nowhere fast

After years of troubled development, the Navy's much-hyped electromagnetic railgun appears stuck in research limbo, according to budget documents reviewed by Task & Purpose

What it’s like to survive COVID-19, according to the first known US service member diagnosed with the virus
Army

What it’s like to survive COVID-19, according to the first known US service member diagnosed with the virus

“It definitely let me know that the people I work with are in my corner at all times, no matter what the situation is.”

This could be the Army’s next light tank of choice
Army

This could be the Army’s next light tank of choice

The Army is on the hunt for a light tank to boost the firepower of airborne and light infantry units against fortified enemies

Yes, the President’s tweets count as legitimate orders, no matter how confusing they seem
Opinion

Yes, the President’s tweets count as legitimate orders, no matter how confusing they seem

"The president could have called the Secretary immediately and said, 'I have decided against waiting. I want every transgender person in the armed forces discharged within 48 hours.'"

A National Guardsman allegedly impersonated a police officer. Then he pulled over an off-duty cop
National Guard

A National Guardsman allegedly impersonated a police officer. Then he pulled over an off-duty cop

A private first class in the Army National Guard allegedly impersonated a police officer and then followed one bad decision with an even worse one, when pulled over an actual cop.

The Navy is fighting another major COVID-19 outbreak aboard a destroyer in the Pacific
Navy

The Navy is fighting another major COVID-19 outbreak aboard a destroyer in the Pacific

Over a dozen sailors had tested positive for the virus aboard the USS Kidd, which preparing to return to port.

Here’s a bunch of ways deployment prepared you for your COVID-19 quarantine
Mandatory Fun

Here’s a bunch of ways deployment prepared you for your COVID-19 quarantine

Let's be honest, deployment was pretty good preparation for the novel coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing quarantine, after all you're probably used to being kept in the dark as you're told to hurry up and wait.

1,700 soldiers were just drug tested at Fort Rucker and the Army swears it had nothing to do with 4/20
Army

1,700 soldiers were just drug tested at Fort Rucker and the Army swears it had nothing to do with 4/20

Nothing to see here!