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April 3, 2020 at 9:49 pm

Military recruiting struggles as enlistment stations close

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kevin Meyer does his best recruiting face-to-face. He can look people in the eye, read their body language and... Updated 6:36 pm

April 3, 2020 at 3:19 pm

Leaders back Navy firing of ship captain; sailors cheer him

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense leaders are backing the Navy's decision to fire the ship captain who sought help for his cornonavirus-stricken aircraft carrier, even...

FILE – In this April 13, 2018, file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) WX101 WX101

April 2, 2020 at 2:49 pm

Navy fires captain who sought help for virus-stricken ship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired by Navy...

April 1, 2020 at 12:08 pm

Nearly 3,000 sailors to leave carrier amid virus outbreak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy...

March 31, 2020 at 9:35 am

US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads

WASHINGTON (AP) — The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the...

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, travels through San Diego Bay as seen from Shelter Island after leaving Naval Air Station North Island, starting a scheduled deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command region, Jan. 17, 2020 in San Diego, Calif. Three sailors on the Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19. (Howard Lipin/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS) 1615754 1615754

March 27, 2020 at 11:56 am

‘Choppy waters’ await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen...

March 26, 2020 at 8:40 am

Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear...

March 20, 2020 at 12:31 pm

Army closing recruiting stations, moves effort online

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday became the first military service to announce it is shutting down all of its recruiting stations around the...

March 20, 2020 at 9:38 am

Returning troops denied water, bathrooms under quarantine

WASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn’t the welcome home that U.S. soldiers expected when they returned from war zones in the Middle East in the past...

March 19, 2020 at 6:00 am

US pauses Afghanistan deployments, isolates arrivals there

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is pausing the movement of any new troops into Afghanistan and is quarantining 1,500 troops and civilians who recently...