The Air Force is launching an investigation into base security standards service-wide after an intruder managed to get onto the military post in Maryland where the president’s fleet of transport aircraft is kept. An adult man gained access Thursday to Joint Base Andrews and was able to get aboard an Air Force C-40, the military …

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Two sailors died of the illness caused by the coronavirus this week, bringing the total number of U.S. troops killed by the illness to at least 20. Chief Quartermaster Herbert Rojas, a 50-year-old staff instructor at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois, died of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Rojas was quarantining in his off-base residence after …

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Saudi Arabia Friday appeared determined to look on the bright side a day after President Biden used his first major foreign policy speech to announce an end to U.S. military support and arms sales for the oil-rich kingdom’s campaign in neighboring Yemen. Mr. Biden on Thursday denounced the Saudi-led campaign against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels …

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Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown launched a comprehensive review into base safety and security protocols across the service after a man was able to breach security measures at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and board a C-40 Clipper transport aircraft Thursday. The Department of the …

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Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: – The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House campaign to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. President Joe Biden …

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