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USAA, a financial services and insurance company with a large military clientele, announced it will return $520 million to its members who are now driving less due to shelter-in-place procedures enacted to combat the coronavirus.

Afghan authorities say a Toyota Corona was used to launch an attack on Bagram Airfield on Thursday, April 9, 2020. No one was injured in the attack, officials said. <br>OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF PARWAN PROVINCE
Afghan authorities say a Toyota Corona was used to launch an attack on Bagram Airfield on Thursday, April 9, 2020. No one was injured in the attack, officials said. <br>OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF PARWAN PROVINCE

Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan comes under attack

The Islamic State group fired several rockets at Bagram Airfield on Thursday, the latest in a string of recent attacks targeting the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan.

A pharmacist shows a bottle of the drug hydroxychloroquine.<br>Ben Margot, Star Tribune/TNS
A pharmacist shows a bottle of the drug hydroxychloroquine.<br>Ben Margot, Star Tribune/TNS

VA spent $200,000 on controversial anti-malaria drug touted as coronavirus 'game-changer'

Department of Veterans Affairs officials said March 26 that it was “irresponsible” to suggest the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine had any merit as a coronavirus treatment. The same day, the VA placed an emergency order for it.

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors who tested negative for COVID-19 are moved to lodging and quarantine on Guam, April 3, 2020. A sailor assigned to the Roosevelt is in intensive care following complications from a coronavirus infection, the Navy said. <br>Matthew R. White/U.S. Navy
USS Theodore Roosevelt sailors who tested negative for COVID-19 are moved to lodging and quarantine on Guam, April 3, 2020. A sailor assigned to the Roosevelt is in intensive care following complications from a coronavirus infection, the Navy said. <br>Matthew R. White/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor is in intensive care after testing positive for coronavirus

A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt was in intensive care Thursday after suffering complications from a coronavirus infection, the Navy said.

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Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to reporters at the Pentagon on April 9, 2020.<br>From a DOD video
Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to reporters at the Pentagon on April 9, 2020.<br>From a DOD video

Navy must plan for more coronavirus outbreaks on ships, Hyten says

The Navy should expect more ships to have outbreaks of the coronavirus after more than 400 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt contracted the illness, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, April 2, 2020. <br>Lisa Ferdinando/Defense Departme
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, April 2, 2020. <br>Lisa Ferdinando/Defense Departme

Trip to Guam at center of top Navy official's resignation cost taxpayers at least $243,000

The figure was based on 35 hours of flight time to and from Guam, with refueling in Hawaii. Former acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly traveled on a C-37B at a cost of about $6,946.19 per hour, according to the estimate.

Deanna Sonza spends time with her kids in their home in Rothenstadt, Germany, in December. The Sonzas shipped out their household goods shortly before a 60-day stop-movement put moving to their next duty station on hold, but said they've received help from friends and neighbors. <br>
Deanna Sonza spends time with her kids in their home in Rothenstadt, Germany, in December. The Sonzas shipped out their household goods shortly before a 60-day stop-movement put moving to their next duty station on hold, but said they've received help from friends and neighbors. <br>

Longer deployments, health challenges, PCS uncertainty: Balancing Army missions and family needs in Bavaria

The combination of climbing numbers of coronavirus cases off post and a 60-day worldwide Pentagon stop movement order have forced U.S. Army commands in Bavaria to make hard choices to balance service member and family needs with combat readiness.


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Afghan authorities say a Toyota Corona was used to launch an attack on Bagram Airfield on Thursday, April 9, 2020. No one was injured in the attack, officials said. <br>OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF PARWAN PROVINCE

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The Wounded Warrior Project.<br>Brad Tollefson, A-J Media/TNS

Wounded Warrior Project donating $10 million to veterans affected by pandemic

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Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks to reporters at the Pentagon on April 9, 2020.<br>From a DOD video
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet takes off from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina on March 6, 2020. <br>Staff Sgt. Megan Floyd/U.S. Air National Guard
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Sports fans normally flock to chicken wings during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but the event was canceled this year because of the novel coronavirus.<br>Susan Biddle/The Washington Post

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