Infections were a problem at VA nursing homes even before COVID-19, GAO report says

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Even before COVID-19 killed more than 136,000 nursing home residents around the country, infection prevention and control was a major problem at community centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a just-released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. About 9,000 military veterans per day in fiscal year 2019 received either short …

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10 Pounds of Plastic Explosives Reportedly Missing from Marine Combat Training Base

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Federal agents have launched an investigation into claims that high-powered explosives have gone missing from a Marine Corps training installation in California. About 10 pounds of composition C-4 plastic explosives disappeared from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms during a January exercise, ABC10 News in San Diego reported. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service …

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Pentagon Will Deploy 1,000 Active-Duty Troops to Assist COVID-19 Vaccine Drive

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will deploy troops to assist getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said Friday. Coronavirus senior adviser Andy Slavitt announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved a request for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It means about 1,000 active duty military personnel will deploy to help state …

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Pentagon approves 1,000-troop deployment to support COVID-19 vaccine effort

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The Defense Department approved the deployment of more than 1,000 active-duty troops to help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the White House said Friday. Biden adviser Andy Slavitt said the effort will begin in California on Feb. 15, with additional missions to follow. The troops are being deployed at the request of the Federal Emergency Management …

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