Cuomo says National Guard may be trained to use manual bag valves if short on...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Saturday the National Guard may be trained to operate manual bag valves if the state runs short on ventilators needed to treat coronavirus patients.Cuomo said the...
View ArticleCoronavirus hits defense contractor jobs
The aerospace industry is buckling under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic.The worsening outbreak has prompted top defense contractors like Boeing, GE Aviation and Textron to shutter production...
View ArticleNavy hospital ship arrives in New York
A U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived at New York Harbor on Monday to help relieve local hospitals being overwhelmed by coronavirus patients.The USNS Comfort will treat non-coronavirus patients, freeing up...
View ArticleMarines pause sending new recruits to South Carolina boot camp
The Marine Corps is temporarily pausing sending new recruits to its Parris Island, S.C., training installation over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the service said Monday.“The...
View ArticlePentagon signs $84M deal to buy 8,000 ventilators
The Pentagon is on track to deliver 1,400 ventilators by early May as part of an $84.4 million deal signed over the weekend, according to the Defense Department.The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will...
View ArticleHouse panel delays consideration of annual defense policy bill
The House Armed Services Committee has postponed marking up the annual defense policy bill in order to follow the guidelines meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus.The committee had been scheduled...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Hospital ship Comfort arrives in New York | Marines boot...
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View ArticlePentagon orders military bases to stop releasing specific COVID-19 numbers
The Pentagon has ordered military bases and combatant commands to withhold coronavirus case numbers, citing operational security concerns.“As we continue to grapple with the novel nature of COVID19, we...
View ArticleFirst US service member dies from coronavirus
A New Jersey National Guardsman died over the weekend after testing positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced on Monday, the first U.S. service member to die from COVID-19.Army Capt. Douglas...
View ArticleAircraft carrier captain pleads for help with coronavirus outbreak
The captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier stricken by the coronavirus is pleading with Navy officials for help to stem the spread of the disease aboard the ship, which is now docked in Guam.In a memo...
View ArticlePentagon has not yet sent 2,000 ventilators due to lack of shipment location
The Pentagon has not shipped out any of the 2,000 ventilators it offered to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this month because HHS has not yet provided a shipping location,...
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View ArticleService member with anti-ISIS coalition in Iraq dies in noncombat incident
A service member with the international coalition to defeat ISIS was killed in a noncombat incident in northern Iraq Monday.Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve said in a statement...
View ArticleDefense chief says states can use National Guard to enforce stay-at-home orders
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that states have the option of using the National Guard to enforce stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.“That would be an option for the...
View ArticleSailors from coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier to quarantine in Guam hotels
Guam will provide hotel rooms to quarantine crew members of a U.S. aircraft carrier struggling with an outbreak of the coronavirus, officials in the U.S. territory said Wednesday.“The plan at this time...
View ArticleCoast Guard directs cruise ships with infected passengers to stay offshore...
The Coast Guard is directing cruise ships with passengers that may be infected with coronavirus to stay offshore “indefinitely” and prepare to treat passengers aboard their ships, according to a...
View ArticleThousands of workers furloughed on US bases in South Korea after deal falls...
The U.S. military on Wednesday furloughed thousands of “vital” South Korean workers after Washington and Seoul failed to reach a new deal for the shared cost of U.S. troops stationed in the country.The...
View ArticleTrump warns Iran of 'very heavy price' if there's 'sneak...
President Trump on Wednesday warned Iran and its proxies against carrying out what he alleged is a planned “sneak attack” on U.S. troops in Iraq.“Upon information and belief, Iran or its proxies are...
View ArticleNavy leaders: 2,700 sailors will be taken off aircraft carrier with...
Nearly 3,000 sailors will be taken off a U.S. aircraft carrier in the coming days, Navy leaders said Wednesday, after the ship's captain penned a letter pleading for help to end a coronavirus outbreak...
View ArticlePentagon to send 540 more troops to southern border amid coronavirus concerns
The Trump administration will send an additional 540 troops to the southern border “very soon” to aid federal border agents in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, according top military officials....
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