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‘You can only watch so much Netflix’: Military leaders in Japan worry about troops’ mental health during pandemic
Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force
Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force

Most service members, their families and civilian employees attached to some bases in Japan have adjusted to restricted movements and coping with limited dining and recreational opportunities — but leaders are concerned about potential impacts to mental health.

A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.<br>
A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.<br>

Service member in Iraq dies in noncombat incident

A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.

A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy
A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper says carrier won’t wait for all sailors to clear quarantine before going back to sea

The USS Theodore Roosevelt will not wait for all its sailors to clear quarantine before returning to sea after more than a month sidelined on Guam battling a coronavirus outbreak on board, the ship’s commander said in a CBS News report.

Sgt. Ryan Nolan is presented the Purple Heart medal by 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, Col. Greg Fix, on May 3, 2020, for his injuries sustained during the theater ballistic missile attacks at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on January 8, 2020. Sgt. Nolan serves as a Flight Operations Non-commissioned officer with Delta Company, 82nd Aviation Regiment out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. <br>Sydney Mariette/U.S.Army
Sgt. Ryan Nolan is presented the Purple Heart medal by 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, Col. Greg Fix, on May 3, 2020, for his injuries sustained during the theater ballistic missile attacks at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on January 8, 2020. Sgt. Nolan serves as a Flight Operations Non-commissioned officer with Delta Company, 82nd Aviation Regiment out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. <br>Sydney Mariette/U.S.Army

29 soldiers to receive Purple Hearts for injuries in Iranian missile attack

Six of the Purple Hearts have already been awarded in Iraq and Kuwait on Sunday and Monday, while the remaining medals will be presented later this week.

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Yokota Air Base is the home of U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing in western Tokyo. <br>Stars and Stripes
Yokota Air Base is the home of U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing in western Tokyo. <br>Stars and Stripes

Yokota Air Base extends its coronavirus restrictions through June 30

The extension takes Yokota’s restrictions well beyond a public health emergency ordered by U.S. Forces Japan that’s scheduled to expire May 15.

The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes
The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

More than 70 people stand in line outside the post office building at Aviano Air Base, Italy, last month. Italy on Monday eased some coronavirus restrictions, which had been in place for as long as late February. Americans will, for now, see little change on U.S. bases in the country.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes
More than 70 people stand in line outside the post office building at Aviano Air Base, Italy, last month. Italy on Monday eased some coronavirus restrictions, which had been in place for as long as late February. Americans will, for now, see little change on U.S. bases in the country.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

‘We’re going to take our time’: US bases cautious after Italy eases virus restrictions

Italy allowed more than 4 million people to return to work this week, but U.S. bases in the country are mainly sticking to their coronavirus restrictions.


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The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

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A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper says carrier won’t wait for all sailors to clear quarantine before going back to sea

The USS Theodore Roosevelt will not wait for all its sailors to clear quarantine before returning to sea after more than a month sidelined on Guam battling a coronavirus outbreak on board, the ship’s commander said in a CBS News report.

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More than 70 people stand in line outside the post office building at Aviano Air Base, Italy, last month. Italy on Monday eased some coronavirus restrictions, which had been in place for as long as late February. Americans will, for now, see little change on U.S. bases in the country.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

‘We’re going to take our time’: US bases cautious after Italy eases virus restrictions

Italy allowed more than 4 million people to return to work this week, but U.S. bases in the country are mainly sticking to their coronavirus restrictions.

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A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.<br>

Service member in Iraq dies in noncombat incident

A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.

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Healthcare workers stand inside one of the COVID-19 intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco, on April 15, 2020.<br>Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP

Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears

When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he had a recurring nightmare: His patient in agony slips from his body, which gradually transforms into Ahyane's own father, then brother, then friend. "The death of that man will never leave me as long as I live," Ahyane said.

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The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

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A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper says carrier won’t wait for all sailors to clear quarantine before going back to sea

The USS Theodore Roosevelt will not wait for all its sailors to clear quarantine before returning to sea after more than a month sidelined on Guam battling a coronavirus outbreak on board, the ship’s commander said in a CBS News report.

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More than 70 people stand in line outside the post office building at Aviano Air Base, Italy, last month. Italy on Monday eased some coronavirus restrictions, which had been in place for as long as late February. Americans will, for now, see little change on U.S. bases in the country.<br>Kent Harris/Stars and Stripes

‘We’re going to take our time’: US bases cautious after Italy eases virus restrictions

Italy allowed more than 4 million people to return to work this week, but U.S. bases in the country are mainly sticking to their coronavirus restrictions.

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A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.<br>

Service member in Iraq dies in noncombat incident

A service member with the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq died Monday in a noncombat incident, Operation Inherent Resolve said.

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Healthcare workers stand inside one of the COVID-19 intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco, on April 15, 2020.<br>Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP

Weary Moroccan medics fight virus, nightmares and tears

When Moroccan nurse Mofadal Ahyane lost his first patient to COVID-19, he had a recurring nightmare: His patient in agony slips from his body, which gradually transforms into Ahyane's own father, then brother, then friend. "The death of that man will never leave me as long as I live," Ahyane said.

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A bagpiper plays at a memorial to those who were killed in the 1970 shootings, May 4, 2020 on he Kent State University campus.<br>David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com
A bagpiper plays at a memorial to those who were killed in the 1970 shootings, May 4, 2020 on he Kent State University campus.<br>David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com

Veterans who were on active duty in 1970 reflect on the Kent State shootings

Veterans who were active military in posts around the world 50 years ago recall that when they heard about the Kent State shootings there was, among those in their unit, confusion and disbelief that American soldiers had fired upon citizens.

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The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes
The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

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Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15, 2020.<br>Facebook
Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15, 2020.<br>Facebook

19-year-old Marine from New York is the latest military fitness test death

Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15.

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A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy
A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper says carrier won’t wait for all sailors to clear quarantine before going back to sea

The USS Theodore Roosevelt will not wait for all its sailors to clear quarantine before returning to sea after more than a month sidelined on Guam battling a coronavirus outbreak on board, the ship’s commander said in a CBS News report.

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Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force
Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force

‘You can only watch so much Netflix’: Military leaders in Japan worry about troops’ mental health during pandemic

Most service members, their families and civilian employees attached to some bases in Japan have adjusted to restricted movements and coping with limited dining and recreational opportunities — but leaders are concerned about potential impacts to mental health.

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In this July 23, 2018, photo, a duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised after it went down the evening of July 19 after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds. <br>Nathan Papes, The Springfield News-Leader /AP
In this July 23, 2018, photo, a duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised after it went down the evening of July 19 after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds. <br>Nathan Papes, The Springfield News-Leader /AP

Coast Guard: Duck boat changes needed after Missouri sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard agrees that canopies and side curtains should be removed from amphibious tour vehicles known as stretch duck boats, according to documents released Tuesday following an investigation into a deadly accident two summers ago on a Missouri lake.

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The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes
The Army has put out a bid for wearable coronavirus detectors. They need to be wearable or minimally invasive and could end up looking like a Fitbit fitness tracker, seen here.<br>Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes

Army wants wearable device for faster coronavirus detection

The Army is seeking to rapidly field wearable coronavirus detectors, in a push to get an earlier warning of a virus that has infected nearly 5,000 service members.

See more Army news
Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15, 2020.<br>Facebook
Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15, 2020.<br>Facebook

19-year-old Marine from New York is the latest military fitness test death

Pfc. Tyrell J. Audain was was attending the Marine Corps communications-electronics school at Twentynine Palms when he collapsed in the midst of a physical fitness test on April 15.

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A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy
A sailor assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt prepares to board the aircraft carrier at Naval Base Guam, Friday, May 1, 2020. Those who have tested negative for the coronavirus, are asymptomatic and have completed their off-ship quarantine or isolation are allowed aboard the ship.<br>MacAdam Weissman/U.S. Navy

USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper says carrier won’t wait for all sailors to clear quarantine before going back to sea

The USS Theodore Roosevelt will not wait for all its sailors to clear quarantine before returning to sea after more than a month sidelined on Guam battling a coronavirus outbreak on board, the ship’s commander said in a CBS News report.

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Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force
Airmen with the Pacific Air Forces postal squadron process mail at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 17, 2020. <br>Gabrielle Spalding/U.S. Air Force

‘You can only watch so much Netflix’: Military leaders in Japan worry about troops’ mental health during pandemic

Most service members, their families and civilian employees attached to some bases in Japan have adjusted to restricted movements and coping with limited dining and recreational opportunities — but leaders are concerned about potential impacts to mental health.

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In this July 23, 2018, photo, a duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised after it went down the evening of July 19 after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds. <br>Nathan Papes, The Springfield News-Leader /AP
In this July 23, 2018, photo, a duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised after it went down the evening of July 19 after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds. <br>Nathan Papes, The Springfield News-Leader /AP

Coast Guard: Duck boat changes needed after Missouri sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard agrees that canopies and side curtains should be removed from amphibious tour vehicles known as stretch duck boats, according to documents released Tuesday following an investigation into a deadly accident two summers ago on a Missouri lake.

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Bob Gralley, 87, stands in front of a wall filled with various awards in a 2013 photo<br>TNS

94-year-old runner says getting his miles in now 'takes a little more ingenuity’

Even as the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted much of everyday life, it has not stopped 94-year-old Bob Gralley’s running routine.