Overnight Defense: Pentagon officials estimate coronavirus crisis could last...
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View ArticleSenate deal would block Pentagon from using coronavirus funds on border wall
The massive stimulus package awaiting a vote in the Senate would prohibit the Pentagon from shifting $10.5 billion in coronavirus funding to a counter-drug account it has been using to fund President...
View ArticleSenate panel switches to 'paper hearings' amid coronavirus pandemic
The Senate Armed Services Committee is switching to what it’s calling “paper hearings” in order to follow guidance on preventing the spread of the coronavirus while it tries to keep the annual defense...
View ArticlePentagon raises base security globally over coronavirus
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday raised the military’s health protection level to its second-highest setting for all Defense Department installations globally as the number of service members...
View ArticlePentagon orders 60-day troop freeze: report
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has ordered a stop to all troop movement overseas for 60 days to attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the military, according to multiple outlets. The stop...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Stimulus bill has $10.5B for Pentagon | Money would be...
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View ArticlePentagon reports first known coronavirus case in service member
The Pentagon reported its first positive coronavirus case of a service member stationed at the building, a U.S. Defense Official confirmed Wednesday. A U.S. Marine stationed at the Pentagon tested...
View ArticleFive more sailors aboard aircraft carrier test positive for coronavirus
Five sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Pacific have tested positive for coronavirus after three other sailors on the aircraft carrier tested positive for the virus on Tuesday.Naval...
View ArticleAircraft carrier docks in Guam as crew tests for coronavirus
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier where nearly two dozen sailors have reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus will pull into port in Guam while everyone on board is tested for the virus, the Navy's...
View ArticleUS Navy sailor tests positive for coronavirus in Spain
The Navy announced Thursday that a U.S. sailor stationed in Spain has tested positive for the coronavirus as the illness ravages the country. The Navy said in a statement that the service member, who...
View ArticleUS sanctions 20 individuals, entities tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
The U.S. rolled out sanctions against 20 individuals and entities tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force (IRGC-QF) over the group’s support for armed groups in Iraq.The State...
View ArticleArmy hospitals to reach New York on Friday as service struggles to contain virus
Two Army field hospitals sent to New York will be reach the city on Friday and be set up to treat non-coronavirus patients at the Javits Center starting Monday, according to the Army’s top general.The...
View ArticleSpace Force launches first mission
The U.S. Space Force conducted its first launch Thursday, sending a military communications satellite into orbit.A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket blasted the sixth Advanced Extremely High...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Pentagon grapples with coronavirus outbreak | Aircraft...
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View ArticleFBI chief says bureau won't stop 'finding out what happened'...
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) chief sent an email to employees Thursday saying the agency will not stop “finding out what happened” to former FBI agent Robert Levinson, whose family...
View ArticleHouse panel formally kicks off defense bill process despite coronavirus pandemic
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee have officially kicked off the process for crafting the annual defense policy bill, introducing the “by request” version.The churning of the...
View ArticleNavy hospital ship arrives in Los Angeles
A U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived in Los Angeles on Friday to help relieve local hospitals expected to be overburdened by coronavirus patients.The USNS Mercy will treat non-coronavirus patients to free...
View ArticleArmy Corps of Engineers eyes 114 sites to convert to hospitals in coronavirus...
The Army Corps of Engineers is eyeing at least 114 facilities to potentially serve as hospitals to treat patients during the coronavirus pandemic.The Army Corps has assessed 81 of the locations —...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Trump signs $2T coronavirus relief package | What's...
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View ArticleTrump orders US troops back to active duty for coronavirus response
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that allows the Pentagon to mobilize former U.S. troops and members of the National Guard to help supplement troops already being used to combat the...
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