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Army general: Military troops won’t be on the streets distributing coronavirus vaccines when they are ready
In a July, 2020 photo, Gen. Gus Perna, commander of the Army Materiel Command, speaks at a ceremony at Redstone, Ala.<br>Eben Boothby/U.S. Army
In a July, 2020 photo, Gen. Gus Perna, commander of the Army Materiel Command, speaks at a ceremony at Redstone, Ala.<br>Eben Boothby/U.S. Army

Military troops will not have a hands-on role in distributing coronavirus vaccines to Americans once inoculations are ready to go to the public, said the Army general in charge of the federal government’s effort to quickly secure and dispense a vaccine.

Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, track through tank trails on Camp Lejeune, N.C., for the last time, July 27, 2020. After serving in the division for more than three quarters of a century, 2nd Tank Battalion, as well as all other Marine tank units, will deactivate in response to a future redesign of the Marine Corps. <br>Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps
Marines with 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, track through tank trails on Camp Lejeune, N.C., for the last time, July 27, 2020. After serving in the division for more than three quarters of a century, 2nd Tank Battalion, as well as all other Marine tank units, will deactivate in response to a future redesign of the Marine Corps. <br>Patrick King/U.S. Marine Corps

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The Marine Corps is ditching tanks, but its tankers are working to preserve their unique subculture, some with hopes that their special breed may one day be called on again.

Popular night clubs in Seoul, South Korea, have notified customers that they will voluntarily close during the Halloween weekend as a precaution against the coronavirus.<br>Pixabay
Popular night clubs in Seoul, South Korea, have notified customers that they will voluntarily close during the Halloween weekend as a precaution against the coronavirus.<br>Pixabay

US Forces Korea places Itaewon off-limits for Halloween amid coronavirus concerns

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In a Sept. 3, 2020 photo, a drill sergeant gets fitted for an Army Green Service Uniform jacket by a Fort Sill Military Clothing Sales store shift manager. Some 200 new privates nearing the end of basic training at Fort Sill have recently been issued the new uniform, too.<br>Fort Sill Public Affairs
In a Sept. 3, 2020 photo, a drill sergeant gets fitted for an Army Green Service Uniform jacket by a Fort Sill Military Clothing Sales store shift manager. Some 200 new privates nearing the end of basic training at Fort Sill have recently been issued the new uniform, too.<br>Fort Sill Public Affairs

Fort Sill basic trainees are first to get Army’s new, throwback greens

Some 200 new privates nearing the end of basic training at Fort Sill, Okla., received the Army’s new, throwback style dress green uniforms this month, becoming the first recruits issued the World War II-inspired threads.


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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., wants DOD to hold off on implementing new Tricare enrollment fees for a year.<br>Stars and Stripes

Sen. Tester urges Pentagon to halt new Tricare fees that are set to rise soon for many military families

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is urging Defense Secretary Mark Esper to hold off on implementing new Tricare enrollment fees for a year to give military families some economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic and so they can become informed about the new charges.

Kadena High School biology teacher Melody Swanson teaches her students via a video link from the United States, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Kadena High School biology teacher Melody Swanson teaches her students via a video link from the United States, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

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Amy and Jonathan Winters, the sister and brother-in-law of Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Findley, attend a ceremony naming a new barracks building after the USS John S. McCain at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Oct. 27, 2020. Findley was among 10 sailors killed when the McCain collided with a commercial vessel near Singapore in 2017.<br>Nick Scott/U.S. Navy
Amy and Jonathan Winters, the sister and brother-in-law of Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Findley, attend a ceremony naming a new barracks building after the USS John S. McCain at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Oct. 27, 2020. Findley was among 10 sailors killed when the McCain collided with a commercial vessel near Singapore in 2017.<br>Nick Scott/U.S. Navy

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