Secretary of Defense issues mandatory mask orders for military

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After coming into the Pentagon with battling COVID-19 as his foremost objective, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday issued sweeping orders mandating that U.S. military personnel will wear protective masks in almost every situation. The Feb. 4, 2021 memorandum says personnel must wear masks continuously on U.S. military installations except when alone in an …

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53% of Military Families Don’t Want COVID-19 Vaccine, Survey Shows

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In a straw poll of 810 active-duty military personnel, spouses and veterans, more than half of active-duty families, or 53%, said they did not plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine, citing safety concerns and suspicions over development. Nearly half of veteran families agreed. The survey was conducted by researchers with the military advocacy group Blue …

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Navy Vet in Congress Protests ‘Thought Police’ Screening Troops for Extremist Beliefs

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A congressional hearing on domestic terrorism turned tense when a freshman congressman likened screening military personnel for extremist ties to the “Thought Police” who ferret out unapproved beliefs in George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel “1984.” Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Georgia Republican and retired Navy commander, told experts Thursday that he’s concerned about the push to …

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