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CDC to conduct health study at polluted former Army base
Fort Ord was added to the EPA’s list of most polluted places in the nation four years before it began the process of closing as an active military base.
By Juliet Linderman and Jason Dearen
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Headaches, diarrhea: New report details Hawaii military families’ symptoms after drinking fuel-tainted water
The largest percentage of symptoms were related to the nervous system, such as headaches, dizziness.
By Karen Jowers
DoD makes it easier for millions in Tricare Prime to get COVID shots outside the military without paying
For Tricare Prime enrollees: When your turn comes to get the COVID vaccination, if it's in the civilian community you won't need a referral.
By Karen Jowers
Senate hearing urged on Pentagon vaccine effort
Two Democrats on Senate Armed Services Committee members are calling on panel leaders to hold a hearing on the Defense Department’s role in Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed effort to create and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to every American.
By Joe Gould
Army 4-star will co-lead Manhattan Project-style effort to create and distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The other co-lead called the vaccine timeline “credible” but noted that it will be “challenging.”
By Kyle Rempfer
US officials: Foreign disinformation is stoking virus fears
The Trump administration is alleging that a foreign disinformation campaign is underway aimed at spreading fear in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials said Monday.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
Governor of Puerto Rico declares emergency, activates National Guard in response to coronavirus
Puerto Rico has become the latest state or territory to declare a state of emergency and activate its National Guard in response to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak. Currently, there are no confirmed cases on the island.
By Dylan Gresik
Cruise passengers arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base to begin quarantine as Georgia reacts to virus
Some of the passengers from a cruise ship in California that carried people infected by the new coronavirus arrived at an air base in Georgia to begin a two-week quarantine, as more than 100 schools in two districts were closed Wednesday and public events were scrapped.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Sailor in Italy, Marine in Virginia test positive for coronavirus
And the Coast Guard keeps running rescue and humanitarian missions to a quarantined cruise liner anchored off California.
By Carl Prine
Schools closed, events cancelled at overseas US military bases as COVID-19 spreads
Defense Department-run schools overseas have canceled classes, activities to protect students from COVID-19 exposure.
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon adds to list of bases that can house passengers quarantined for coronavirus
The facilities would be a "tertiary" choice for housing quarantined passengers after Department of Health and Human Services sites fill
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon withholding funds from Army’s top medical bio and chem labs
DoD is withholding funds from the U.S. Army for its labs, threatening researchers' pay.
By Patricia Kime