As thousands of National Guard troops flood into Washington, D.C., coronavirus cases have spiked among them. Of the roughly 7,000 Guardsmen currently deployed to the District of Columbia, there are now 43 positive cases of COVID-19, Air Force Capt. Tinashe Machona, spokesman for the D.C. National Guard, said in a statement. The spike in cases …

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a memorial service Friday as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others. Vice President Mike Pence started the service in Yeager’s home state of West Virginia by calling him “America’s greatest aviator” during …

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The Pentagon on Friday announced completion of the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq ordered by President Donald Trump. But the move comes amid increasing attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the continuing threat posed by Islamic State insurgents and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. In separate statements on the drawdowns, Acting Defense …

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The Pentagon announced Friday that it has increased the number of National Guard troops authorized for inauguration security to 25,000, even as military officials scramble to find suitable quarters to house Guardsmen flooding into Washington, D.C. “The Defense Department has agreed to provide up to 25,000 service members to support the Presidential Inauguration National Special …

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A reimbursement increase for service members who move themselves that was put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic is now permanent. Troops who move themselves as part of a Personally Procured Move, commonly referred to as a do-it-yourself, or DITY, move, will receive 100% of what the government would pay a contracted moving company. Until …

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