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Defense Secretary directs troops to wear face coverings when social distancing isn’t possible
United States

Defense Secretary directs troops to wear face coverings when social distancing isn’t possible

"The Military Departments will issue guidance on wear for service members," the memo released on Sunday said.

Capt. Brett Crozier has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 since being removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt
Navy

Capt. Brett Crozier has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 since being removed from the USS Theodore Roosevelt

He "began exhibiting symptoms" before he left the ship, the New York Times reports

Several COVID-19 patients were mistakenly brought on board the USNS Comfort
Navy

Several COVID-19 patients were mistakenly brought on board the USNS Comfort

"Our medical experts on board are well prepared for cases like this, and have taken the appropriate precautionary measures."

Trump blames Capt. Crozier for stopping in Vietnam and calls letter to Navy leadership ‘inappropriate’
Navy

Trump blames Capt. Crozier for stopping in Vietnam and calls letter to Navy leadership ‘inappropriate’

Trump on Saturday said the captain's letter "was all over the place."

The Navy moved at light speed to fire a captain who did not ram his ship into another vessel
Navy

The Navy moved at light speed to fire a captain who did not ram his ship into another vessel

The Navy has hit a new low by firing an aircraft carrier captain who was trying to save his crew from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Marine Corps has started fielding next-generation body armor to grunts
Marine Corps

The Marine Corps has started fielding next-generation body armor to grunts

After years in the making, the Marine Corps has finally started fielding the next-generation Plate Carrier Generation III body armor to lighten the load for grunts in the field

‘Best captain we ever had’ — Watch the crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt give their fired skipper a triumphant send-off
Navy

‘Best captain we ever had’ — Watch the crew of USS Theodore Roosevelt give their fired skipper a triumphant send-off

“Now that’s how you send out one of the greatest captains we ever had!”

Lawmakers decry Navy firing of USS Theodore Roosevelt captain as an ‘overreaction’ that puts sailors ‘at greater risk’
Navy

Lawmakers decry Navy firing of USS Theodore Roosevelt captain as an ‘overreaction’ that puts sailors ‘at greater risk’

“Dismissing a commanding officer for speaking out on issues critical to the safety of those under their command discourages others from raising similar concerns,” lawmakers said.

Navy fires USS Theodore Roosevelt captain who warned ‘sailors do not need to die’ from COVID-19 in leaked letter
Navy

Navy fires USS Theodore Roosevelt captain who warned ‘sailors do not need to die’ from COVID-19 in leaked letter

The Navy has fired USS Theodore Roosevelt Capt. Brett E. Crozier, who wrote a March 30 memo that the majority of the ship’s crew should be placed in individual quarantine amid COVID-19 concerns

A pandemic is raging, but the Navy still wants your pee
Navy

A pandemic is raging, but the Navy still wants your pee

The Navy is still conducting urinalysis, but it's making some exceptions to limit the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

A train engineer allegedly derailed a locomotive near the USNS Mercy because he thought it was part of a government takeover
Navy

A train engineer allegedly derailed a locomotive near the USNS Mercy because he thought it was part of a government takeover

A train engineer at the Port of Las Angeles was arrested on Tuesday after he deliberately derailed a train and crashed it near the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy over his suspicions that the ship was part of sinister government takeover

The Army warned in early February that up to 150,000 Americans could die of COVID-19
Army

The Army warned in early February that up to 150,000 Americans could die of COVID-19

The latest assessment of the possible death toll is now way beyond that.

Listen to Trump, Esper, and Milley speak straight to troops and their families about COVID-19
United States

Listen to Trump, Esper, and Milley speak straight to troops and their families about COVID-19

"We are at war," Gen. Mark Milley said. "It's a different type of war, but a war nonetheless."

Commandant vows the Marine Corps won’t force anyone out as it gets leaner to fight China
Marine Corps

Commandant vows the Marine Corps won’t force anyone out as it gets leaner to fight China

Over the next 10 years, the Marine Corps plans to shrink from about 186,000 to roughly 170,000 active-duty Marines.

New Marine recruits won’t start boot camp at Parris Island for ‘at least a couple weeks’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, commandant says
Career

New Marine recruits won’t start boot camp at Parris Island for ‘at least a couple weeks’ amid COVID-19 pandemic, commandant says

'We’ll restart as soon as we’re comfortable and the commanding general down there is comfortable with doing so'

China lied about the scope of its COVID-19 outbreak, US intelligence report claims
China

China lied about the scope of its COVID-19 outbreak, US intelligence report claims

A classified assessment from U.S. intelligence agencies has reportedly concluded that China worked to conceal the exact scope of its novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak from the rest of the world

Death of airman in Texas under investigation
Air Force

Death of airman in Texas under investigation

The cause of Tech. Sgt. Nicholas A. Vogler's death is under investigation.

‘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
United States

‘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
Mandatory Fun

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
Air Force

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.