U.S. military

It has been 75 years since any nation used a nuclear weapon during wartime.

The first soldier to test positive happened in South Korea during late February, and then it took six weeks for the entire U.S. military to reach 10,000 cases. It has doubled in half the time.

"These decisions were made for a reason," Don Bolduc said in July. "Statues were put up for a reason."

General Mark Milley said that bases named after Confederate generals could remind soldiers that "that general fought for an institution of slavery that may have enslaved one of their ancestors."

Extra money for medical staff, housing, staging facilities, face masks and other changes have added substantial costs to the branches' usual operating budgets.

"COVID-19 appears to be, maybe even on the rise, in some cases, and there's no sign of operational tempo reduction in our future," Air Force General Joseph Lengyel said Thursday.

Texas and Arizona are not among the three states, despite their recent status as two of the newest hotspots for COVID-19.

We must take decisive action against the threat emanating from Putin's Russia.

The expansion will finally address longstanding worries that the cemetery had become too crowded to permit new burials.

Republicans must determine how to navigate an aggravated president as they internally debate whether it is time to strip bases of their names that bear titles with racist pasts.

President Trump has dismissed calls to rename the military bases and described them as a "part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom."

The president's plans to remove more than 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany could threaten stability in Europe.

More than 200 national security officials penned a letter calling on President Donald Trump and other officials to reconsider sending in troops to quell nationwide protests.

The command structure may make no sense, but it's aimed at satisfying the demands of the Trump White House, a senior military official says.

Washington, always one step behind reality, couldn't hear what its own commander on the ground was saying: We don't need to federalize the National Guard.

The VA had initially refused to remove three gravestones from German prisoners of war containing symbols and praise for the Nazi regime.

Forces and bases in the Washington D.C. area were moved to "Force Protection Condition Charlie," a threat condition that indicates "likely" targeting of military forces and or terrorist action and the second-highest alert level available.

"A wild card now is POTUS, what he will order," a senior military officer told Newsweek. Federal troops are being readied in response to White House requests.

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper enacted the first order after more than 1,000 sailors aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for COVID-19, followed by a second outbreak on the U.S.S Kidd in April.

If there is an added military tragedy on this Memorial Day, it is that we confuse what is military with what is civilian.

It is unknown whether any evacuations had taken place and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This ban applies uniquely applies to coronavirus survivors while allowing applicants with histories of other viral, non-chronic illnesses to enter the military.

At Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, some 64 soldiers—most Army recruits in training—came down with the virus, prompting a two-week suspension of basic training.

The Department of Defense said the displays were a show of support to those working on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Intelligence Community detected a new contagious disease was spreading through China in November, but it wasn't until after a U.S. soldier got sick in South Korea that an assessment was issued—one that could have slowed the spread of the disease, Newsweek has learned.

The decision not to disclose the number and location of bases hit may "leave many of our service members, military families, community members and more without the information they need to protect themselves," said Senator Murray.

The U.S. military is confronting the spreading coronavirus epidemic, with cases in 41 states and more than 100 bases.

The comment was met with jeers and expletives from the military audience aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier once commanded by Captain Brett Crozier.

A video posted by a sailor says everything there is to say about the firing of Navy Capt. Brett Crozier about how things look to a sailor or soldier when they are out there doing their jobs, compared to the view from a desk in Washington, DC.

Trump has ordered a significant increase in counter-narcotics and border control operations, which could draw the armed forces into another resource drain and a controversial mission.