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Omicron isn’t significantly impacting Navy operations, admiral says
The Navy has had outbreaks of all COVID-19 variants on its ships, officials say.
By Diana Stancy
In step to shut Guantanamo, Biden transfers Moroccan home
The transfer of Abdullatif Nasser was the first by the Biden administration.
By Dino Hazell
Guantanamo prosecutor, an Army one-star, retires as 9/11 trial remains elusive
The retirement of Brig. Gen. Mark Martins was disclosed by a civilian employee of the Defense Department late Thursday.
Democratic appropriators want to spend more on weapons procurement than Biden
House appropriators proposed $1.7 billion more for weapons procurement and $1.6 billion less for development and testing of cutting-edge technologies meant to deter China.
By Joe Gould
US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner, lawyer says
A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release after more than 16 years in custody at the U.S. base in Cuba.
Guantanamo prisoners now getting COVID-19 vaccine, says source
A defense official said all 40 men held at the Navy base in Cuba will be offered the vaccination to comply with legal requirements regarding the treatment of prisoners and to help prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
US closes once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners
Southern Command said the Camp 7 prisoners were moved to Camp 5 “safely and without incident."
Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it was the “intention” of the Biden administration to close the detention facility.
Defense Department pauses plan to give COVID-19 vaccine to Guantanamo prisoners
The U.S. military announced earlier this month that it planned to offer the vaccine to prisoners as it vaccinated all personnel at the detention center.
US military moves to try 2002 Bali bomb suspects at Guantanamo
All three suspects were captured in Thailand in 2003 and held in CIA custody before they were taken to Guantanamo three years later.
‘The Mauritanian’ tells story of Guantánamo inmate who spent 14 years imprisoned without charges
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was released from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in October 2016.
By Jon Simkins