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‘I survived the foxholes of Guam, I can get through this coronavirus bullsh*t,’ says 95-year-old vet who battled COVID-19 and won
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‘I survived the foxholes of Guam, I can get through this coronavirus bullsh*t,’ says 95-year-old vet who battled COVID-19 and won

Bill Kelly made it through the Great Depression, and served in the Pacific theater of World War II. And on March 17, the 95-year-old Oregon veteran tested positive for COVID-19, which he promptly kicked the crap out of.

That time an Army supply clerk accidentally ordered a $28,000 anchor at Fort Carson
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That time an Army supply clerk accidentally ordered a $28,000 anchor at Fort Carson

Classic.

Air Force allows commanders to relax hair and fitness standards in response to COVID-19
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Air Force allows commanders to relax hair and fitness standards in response to COVID-19

The Air Force is letting commanders deviate from grooming and fitness standards in response to COVID-19, though shaving standards will remain in place.

The number of veteran deaths from COVID-19 tripled over the weekend
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The number of veteran deaths from COVID-19 tripled over the weekend

The number of veteran patients who have died from complications due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) tripled over the weekend from 9 to 27 deaths, according to data released by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday.

Navy captain says COVID-19 is spreading through his aircraft carrier so rapidly that most of the crew needs to get off
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Navy captain says COVID-19 is spreading through his aircraft carrier so rapidly that most of the crew needs to get off

The Navy "cannot allow a single sailor to perish as a result of this pandemic unnecessarily," Capt. Brett E. Crozier wrote in a letter

Defense Information School closes after family member tests positive for COVID-19
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Defense Information School closes after family member tests positive for COVID-19

DINFOS is a rite of passage for service members and civilians whose job is to tell the U.S. military’s story.

New Jersey Guardsman is the first US service member to die of COVID-19
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New Jersey Guardsman is the first US service member to die of COVID-19

A New Jersey Army National Guardsman who passed away on Saturday is the first U.S. service member to die of COVID-19, the Pentagon announced Monday afternoon

A NJ man called the Coast Guard after gun-toting neighbors attempted to impose a quarantine on him in Maine
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A NJ man called the Coast Guard after gun-toting neighbors attempted to impose a quarantine on him in Maine

Three people living on a remote island in Maine called the Coast Guard after several people with guns cut down a tree and used it to block a driveway in an attempt to quarantine those inside.

Navy delays new arrivals at boot camp for a week after recruit tests positive for COVID-19
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Navy delays new arrivals at boot camp for a week after recruit tests positive for COVID-19

'There are no recruits that will be showing up this week. They will be moved to next week, and from there the arrival of recruits will continue on schedule.'

Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19
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Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19

It's your lucky day, soldier.

The Swiss army is using old-school models to plan their war on COVID-19
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The Swiss army is using old-school models to plan their war on COVID-19

Switzerland may have the oldest policy of military neutrality on the planet, but it sure as hell plans on going to war against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Two Air Force Academy cadets found dead on campus within days of each other
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Two Air Force Academy cadets found dead on campus within days of each other

The Air Force is investigating both deaths, but neither was COVID-19 related and foul play is not suspected, the academy said.

They were born premature in South Korea. In the midst of a pandemic, a joint military effort got them back to the US
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They were born premature in South Korea. In the midst of a pandemic, a joint military effort got them back to the US

Talk about some much-needed good news.

COVID-19 outbreak prompts Parris Island to stop receiving new Marine recruits this week
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COVID-19 outbreak prompts Parris Island to stop receiving new Marine recruits this week

No new Marine recruits will arrive at Parris Island, South Carolina, during the week of March 30.

The Navy’s first stealth destroyer is almost ready for a fight
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The Navy’s first stealth destroyer is almost ready for a fight

It's been nearly four years since the $7.8 billion USS Zumwalt was first commissioned in Baltimore, Maryland in October 2016, but the Navy's first stealth destroyer is almost finally ready to actually see combat

A second aircraft carrier is reportedly facing a COVID-19 outbreak
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A second aircraft carrier is reportedly facing a COVID-19 outbreak

The USS Theodore Roosevelt isn't the only Navy aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific that's currently dealing the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) among its sailors.

The military’s cult of readiness is sabotaging its efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19
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The military’s cult of readiness is sabotaging its efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19

Common sense and empathy can be deadly to maintaining readiness, the US military thinks.

The Navy refused to let Tom Cruise fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
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The Navy refused to let Tom Cruise fly an F/A-18 Super Hornet in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Tom Cruise can do almost anything, but he absolutely cannot fly a $70 million dollar Navy fighter jet

Maryland National Guard quarantines 20 soldiers following confirmed COVID-19 case in unit
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Maryland National Guard quarantines 20 soldiers following confirmed COVID-19 case in unit

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.

Trump authorizes DoD to bring reservists and some former troops on active duty for COVID-19 response
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Trump authorizes DoD to bring reservists and some former troops on active duty for COVID-19 response

Whoa boy.