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The US Just Ended Combat in Iraq, but Thousands of Troops Will Stay Put for Now. The U.S. military ended its combat operations in Iraq this week under terms from an earlier agreement, though thousands of troops will remain in the country for now, the Pentagon said Thursday.
National Guard Helping Virus-Sapped States, Hospitals. More U.S. states desperate to defend against COVID-19 are calling on the National Guard and other military personnel to assist virus-weary medical staffs at hospitals and other care centers.
Air Force grants more than 1,800 vaccine exemptions, will consider thousands more. The Air Force has granted 1,866 airmen and Space Force guardians exemptions from the mandatory coronavirus vaccination, the vast majority for medical reasons, according to service data released Wednesday.
Nearly 6700 Afghans resettled in the US more than 53000 remain on stateside military bases Pentagon says. WASHINGTON — Nearly 6,700 Afghan evacuees have resettled throughout the United States and about 53,150 remain at stateside military bases awaiting visa processing nearly two months after American troops left Afghanistan, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
Seven-month search for new VA health care leader abandoned, agency starts over. WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs abandoned its initial search for someone to lead its massive health care system and is starting the process over again, the agency announced.
Army Women Are Being Harangued Over Hair as Superiors Ignore New Rules. Cpt. Kelsey Boursinos just arrived in Hawaii to serve with the 25th Infantry Division in September, but before she could settle into her new assignment, she quickly found herself at the center of a controversy regarding her hair.
Space Force Guardians to Grow 10% with Influx of Soldier, Sailor and Marine Transfers. The Space Force on Thursday announced 670 active-duty soldiers, sailors and Marines have been selected to transfer into the military’s newest branch in 2022.
Lawmakers Try to Ban Dishonorable Discharges for Troops Who Refuse Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines. House lawmakers have backed legislation prohibiting dishonorable discharges for troops who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Navygave its sailors 90 days to get the shot this week and the Army and Air Force were poised Thursday to enforce their own timetables.
Fort Riley Mandates Counseling for Every Soldier to Help Battle Suicide, Stigma of Seeking Help. It was 2011 and the two were sitting at a table as their daughter practiced with her swim team. They had a rare year “off” from Army life for Sims, then a lieutenant colonel, to participate in a fellowship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
DoD Records Deadliest Week of the Coronavirus Pandemic; Five Service Members Lost. The Defense Department recorded five additional deaths of service members from COVID-19 in the past week, the deadliest for the U.S. military of the pandemic.
