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Military ends active-duty COVID vaccination support, but Guard effort endures
Active-duty troops might be done, but more than 12,000 Guardsmen are still helping vaccinate the public.
By Davis Winkie
Troops will be giving vaccines in Philadelphia, Florida in coming weeks
Thousands of troops have been deployed across the country to vaccinate in cities hardest-hit by COVID-19.
Active-duty troops to administer vaccines in Texas, New York and Virgin Islands
Two California sites are currently up and running in Oakland and Los Angeles.
Veteran pleads guilty after FEMA, VA contracts for masks go unfilled
Prosecutors say the government lost no money on the contracts because he was to be paid on delivery, but the government was cheated out of more than $330,000 in two other schemes.
Veterans Affairs leaders receive 500,000 protective masks from South Korea to counter coronavirus shortages
The donation is tied to the 70th anniversary of the Korean War.
Navy hospital ships, once thought critical, see few patients
Since arriving at the end of March, the Mercy has treated just over 70 non-coronavirus patients.
Homeland Security raids Coast Guard coffers to pay for border programs
FEMA also will be affected by a DHS move to reallocate $271 million, officials say.
Hawaii’s false missile alert leads to new recommendations to prevent mistakes
Multiple investigations blamed the alert on human error and inadequate safeguards.
Amphibious warship Ashland, Marines, toil to save Tinian
The amphibious dock landing ship Ashland is ferrying heavy equipment to Tinian, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the wake of the devastating Super Typhoon Yutu.
By Carl Prine
VA to fast-track benefits appeals for hurricane victims
Veterans in counties hit hard by the fall hurricanes will see their cases advanced quickly in coming months.
Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine