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

Acting Navy secretary apologizes for calling ousted USS Theodore Roosevelt skipper ‘stupid’

“Capt. Crozier is smart and passionate,” acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said. “I believe, precisely because he is not naive and stupid, that he sent his alarming email with the intention of getting it into the public domain in an effort to draw public attention to the situation on his ship.”

A sailor practices screening drivers for coronavirus symptoms at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, March 18, 2020.<br>Taylor Curry/U.S. Navy A sailor practices screening drivers for coronavirus symptoms at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, March 18, 2020.<br>Taylor Curry/U.S. Navy
Navy tells sailors in Japan to log all movements, contacts to trace possible coronavirus exposure
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.<br>Yoshitaka Sugawara, Kyodo News/AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Abe said that he will declare a state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to bolster measures to fight the coronavirus outbreak.<br>Yoshitaka Sugawara, Kyodo News/AP
Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battle
Venus Resto Bar near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, sits empty March 30, 2020.<br>Christian Lopez/Stars and Stripes
Venus Resto Bar near Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, sits empty March 30, 2020.<br>Christian Lopez/Stars and Stripes

Off-base businesses in Japan feel the squeeze of US military’s anti-virus measures

“We still get a few Japanese locals and some of their foreign friends come in,” said Mary Jane, the owner of Venus Resto Bar near Yokosuka, “but with the Americans restricted to base, business is noticeably slower since there isn’t much volume.”

A hospital corpsman checks the temperature of a sailor visiting a health clinic at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, March 26, 2020.<br>Rafael Avelar/U.S. Navy
A hospital corpsman checks the temperature of a sailor visiting a health clinic at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, March 26, 2020.<br>Rafael Avelar/U.S. Navy

Navy bases near Tokyo further restrict movement following coronavirus emergency declaration

The declaration of a public health emergency by U.S. Forces Japan prompted commanders at two naval bases near Tokyo to tighten restrictions on sailors and civilians.

A parachute rigger with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion sews surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on March 31, 2020. <br>Joe Parrish/U.S. Army
A parachute rigger with 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion sews surgical masks for medical patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on March 31, 2020. <br>Joe Parrish/U.S. Army

Pentagon orders troops to wear masks when they can’t meet ‘social distancing’ standards

U.S. troops worldwide must wear masks, and sew their own if necessary, if they cannot maintain social distancing standards to protect against the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Sunday.

The main gate at Osan Air Base in South Korea is seen Friday, April 3, 2020, the same day the installation announced its first coronavirus case. <br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes
The main gate at Osan Air Base in South Korea is seen Friday, April 3, 2020, the same day the installation announced its first coronavirus case. <br>Matthew Keeler/Stars and Stripes

Osan Air Base reports another coronavirus case, raising US Forces Korea total to 20

The American civilian employee last visited the air base on April 2 and has been quarantined at his off-base residence since then.

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President Donald Trump, right, said he and Joe Biden agreed not to share the details of their conversation, but confirmed an earlier statement from the Biden campaign that the Democrat offered "suggestions" on how to address the pandemic.<br>Biden for President via AP, Alex Brandon/AP
President Donald Trump, right, said he and Joe Biden agreed not to share the details of their conversation, but confirmed an earlier statement from the Biden campaign that the Democrat offered "suggestions" on how to address the pandemic.<br>Biden for President via AP, Alex Brandon/AP

Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump said he had a "really wonderful, warm conversation" with Joe Biden on Monday about the coronavirus outbreak.

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Holocaust survivors and others listen to remarks Dec. 22, 2019, as they gather at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York to recognize International Holocaust Survivors Night, an event held in conjunction with the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.<br>Craig Ruttle/AP
Holocaust survivors and others listen to remarks Dec. 22, 2019, as they gather at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York to recognize International Holocaust Survivors Night, an event held in conjunction with the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.<br>Craig Ruttle/AP

Millions of dollars going to Holocaust survivors for coronavirus help

Millions of dollars in additional funds are being made available to agencies around the world that provide aid to Holocaust survivors, whose advanced age and health issues makes them particularly vulnerable to the new coronavirus.

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A hospital corpsman checks the temperature of a sailor visiting a health clinic at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, March 26, 2020.<br>Rafael Avelar/U.S. Navy
A hospital corpsman checks the temperature of a sailor visiting a health clinic at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, March 26, 2020.<br>Rafael Avelar/U.S. Navy

Navy bases near Tokyo further restrict movement following coronavirus emergency declaration

The declaration of a public health emergency by U.S. Forces Japan prompted commanders at two naval bases near Tokyo to tighten restrictions on sailors and civilians.

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A spray-painted message on roll-down shutters reads "we will be back, 9/1/2020" in the deserted city of Kafranbel, south of Idlib city in the eponymous northwestern Syrian province, on Feb. 15, 2020, amid an ongoing pro-regime offensive.<br>Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images/TNS
A spray-painted message on roll-down shutters reads "we will be back, 9/1/2020" in the deserted city of Kafranbel, south of Idlib city in the eponymous northwestern Syrian province, on Feb. 15, 2020, amid an ongoing pro-regime offensive.<br>Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images/TNS

UN report says Syria or allies likely to blame for attacks

A U.N. investigation has concluded it is “highly probable” that the Syrian government or its allies were responsible for attacks on five facilities in the last opposition stronghold in the northwest in 2019 — a school, two health care centers, a hospital and a child care facility.

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