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A member of the Maryland Army National Guard recently tested positive for COVID-19, leading to 20 other soldiers in the unit to be placed on quarantine as a precaution to limit the virus' spread, a spokesman for the guard said in a statement released Friday night.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs will not test non-veteran employees for COVID-19, which includes health care workers who are showing symptoms.

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The death was not COVID-19 related, and foul play is not suspected, said an Air Force Academy spokeswoman.

The soldier has also tested positive for the virus.

'As a matter of policy, we do not comment on the details of ongoing investigations or internal administrative matters.'

The Army says more than 9,000 former healthcare workers are willing to rejoin ranks if they're needed to help with the coronavirus response.

“This threat is automatic in the sense that it is a biological entity, so it operates with a ruthlessness and irregularity that is new to everyone."

The announcement comes days after Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said three sailors aboard the carrier were diagnosed with the virus and flown from the ship.

The Army has selected Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky two develop prototypes to face off in phase two of the service's Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft competition

“Pup tents” were most likely named by Civil War troops, who commonly used the word "dog" for military slang, such as "dog tags"

"Additional measures and actions are required to protect the force from further spread of COVID-19.”