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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine via an emergency authorization. Millions of people enrolled in TRICARE Prime can now receive the vaccine from an outside provider without incurring fees, according to the Defense Health Agency.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine via an emergency authorization. Millions of people enrolled in TRICARE Prime can now receive the vaccine from an outside provider without incurring fees, according to the Defense Health Agency.<br>Juan Torres/U.S. Air Force

Millions of people enrolled in Tricare Prime can now receive the coronavirus vaccine from an outside provider without incurring fees, according to the Defense Health Agency.

A sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay recites the oath of enlistment inside the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 24, 2013. <br>Armando Gonzales/U.S. Navy
A sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay recites the oath of enlistment inside the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 24, 2013. <br>Armando Gonzales/U.S. Navy

Sailors must reaffirm their oaths during stand-downs to address extremism in the military

The Navy will require its sailors to reaffirm their oaths to the Constitution during daylong unit stand-downs ordered by the defense secretary to address extremism, including white supremacy.

Trainees with 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment do yoga as part of a pilot program, Dec. 8. 2020. The Army is evaluating whether a the program, incorporating yoga and mindfulness meditation, affected factors such as physical performance and stress management. <br>Josephine Carlson/U.S. Army
Trainees with 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment do yoga as part of a pilot program, Dec. 8. 2020. The Army is evaluating whether a the program, incorporating yoga and mindfulness meditation, affected factors such as physical performance and stress management. <br>Josephine Carlson/U.S. Army

Army tests fitness benefits of yoga and meditation in basic training

The Army is studying whether the warrior pose could make better warriors after putting hundreds of new recruits through daily yoga and meditation regimens in basic training.

Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander, left, meets with Maj. Gen. William Gayler, U.S. Africa Command chief of staff, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 24, 2020, to discuss how the merger of USAREUR and U.S. Army Africa will benefit partner engagements in Africa. Cavoli said on Feb. 23, 2021, that the consolidation of the two commands has led to significantly faster contingency response times on both continents. <br>Patrick Loch/U.S. Africa Command
Gen. Christopher Cavoli, U.S. Army Europe and Africa commander, left, meets with Maj. Gen. William Gayler, U.S. Africa Command chief of staff, at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 24, 2020, to discuss how the merger of USAREUR and U.S. Army Africa will benefit partner engagements in Africa. Cavoli said on Feb. 23, 2021, that the consolidation of the two commands has led to significantly faster contingency response times on both continents. <br>Patrick Loch/U.S. Africa Command

Merged US Army Europe-Africa command boosts crisis response, general says

The consolidation of U.S. Army Europe and Africa headquarters is a “very big advance” that will enable troops to move more rapidly between continents in times of crisis, the general in charge of Army missions on the two continents said Tuesday.


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Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March, 2020.<br>Stars and Stripes
Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March, 2020.<br>Stars and Stripes

Pentagon spending may escape deep budget cuts, new SASC chairman Reed says

The high price tag of taming the coronavirus pandemic and pressure from some Democrats to significantly reduce the Pentagon's $700 billion budget probably won't force arbitrary national security budget cuts, the Senate Armed Services Committee's new chairman said.

Marine Pvt. Francesco Baffa, a student with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, aligns the optics on his rifle as part of the first week of the infantry course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021. <br>Andrew Cortez/U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Pvt. Francesco Baffa, a student with Alpha Company, Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry-West, aligns the optics on his rifle as part of the first week of the infantry course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021. <br>Andrew Cortez/U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps seeks to make 'smarter' infantry force with new course

The Marine Corps is ditching some of its formation marches and adding board games to a new, longer entry-level infantry training course aimed at creating Marines who can better think and act for themselves.

Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of his 30-year-old wife Tashianna Blake, Colorado Springs police said Monday.<br>Colorado Springs Police Department
Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of his 30-year-old wife Tashianna Blake, Colorado Springs police said Monday.<br>Colorado Springs Police Department

Fort Carson soldier is arrested, charged in wife’s death

A Fort Carson, Colo., soldier was arrested and charged with murder and child abuse after telling police that he shot and killed his wife while their two daughters were inside the home, according to Colorado Springs police.

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Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

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A sailor assigned to the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay recites the oath of enlistment inside the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, April 24, 2013. <br>Armando Gonzales/U.S. Navy

Sailors must reaffirm their oaths during stand-downs to address extremism in the military

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A vaccination team bound for Havre, Montana, loads supplies for the Moderna mRNA-1273 vaccine into a Learjet 31 at Helena Regional Airport. Also on board were six VA providers tasked with inoculating rural veterans with the COVID-19 vaccine.<br>Montana VA Health Care System
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Hillsborough County Judge Lisa Campbell, in January, 2020, looking over a copy of a death certificate for a relative who was buried in the erased Port Tampa Cemetery.<br>TNS

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Navy Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller, after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz on board the USS Enterprise at Pearl Harbor, May 27. 1942.<br>National Archives and Records Administration

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Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of his 30-year-old wife Tashianna Blake, Colorado Springs police said Monday.<br>Colorado Springs Police Department

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A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom flies toward Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Nov. 9, 2017.<br>Hailey Clay/U.S. Marine Corps
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Tiger Woods as seen in a golf tournament in Bethesda, Md. on June 26, 2013. Woods was injured on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County, authorities said.<br>Carlos Bongioanni/Stars and Stripes

Tiger Woods taken to hospital after California car crash

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