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  Pentagon orders installations to stop reporting coronavirus cases as military-linked infections eclipse 1,000

  As of Monday morning, the Pentagon reported 633 service members were among 1,087 total cases within the Defense Department community.

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  Foul play ‘not completely ruled out’ in deaths of two US soldiers in South Korea

  Pfc. Marissa Jo Gloria and Spc. Clay Welch died in their barracks rooms on Camp Humphreys over two consecutive days earlier this month.

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  Fort Hood-based soldier’s death is seventh for coalition in Iraq this year

  Sgt. 1st Class John David Randolph Hilty, from Bowie, Md., died Monday in Irbil, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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  Captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt requests nearly 4,000 sailors be isolated as coronavirus spreads

  Capt. Brett Crozier wrote in an unaddressed letter Monday to Navy leadership that the ship’s environment is “most conducive to spread of the disease” with open shared sleeping areas, shared restrooms and workspaces, and confined passageways to move through on the ship.

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  'Do not give our guards any grief': Marine, Navy base commanders in Japan urge cooperation on anti-coronavirus measures

  Sasebo Naval Base commander Capt. Brad Stallings took an urgent tone and cited “folks who are not following the guidance, which is placing the force and the community at risk.”