Current high-water levels on the Great Lakes along with forecasted spring rain have caused known flood-prone areas in Detroit to require help in fighting neighborhood flooding, so the State of Michigan and City of Detroit have requested assistance to facilitate this effort.

Inside the cavernous CenturyLink Field Event Center, an exhibition space that would normally play host to home, RV and dog shows, hundreds of U.S. Army soldiers are hustling to erect an emergency, 250-bed field hospital to handle a potential overflow of non-COVID-19 patients from area medical centers that could soon be overwhelmed amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Authorities charged 21-year-old Kendall Rashad Ramsey Tuesday with first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of a 23-year-old woman and a 6-month-old boy.

Sgt. 1st Class John David Randolph Hilty was due to retire in June and looking forward to returning to civilian life, according to friends.

Despite only completing half the race, the Green Berets earned an “honorary finish” award, since they spent much of their time assisting other racers.

When concert dates evaporated with the spread of COVID-19 and the U.S. Army Field Band was ordered back to Fort Meade in Maryland, there was never any question: The band would not stand down. The music would not stop.

The Army has halted its long-planned transition to the Army Combat Fitness Test, after on-base gym closures made it difficult for many soldiers to train with the strength equipment the test requires.

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

U.S. Forces Korea was able to keep about 4,500 South Korean employees determined to be essential. But the others will be furloughed beginning Wednesday

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after restricting for months biological research at an Army lab that had violated safety protocols, has now allowed the facility to fully resume operations, lawmakers said Monday.

The contractor, who last visited Camp Humphreys on Friday, is in isolation at his off-base residence as directed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control, according to a press release.

A Syrian militia said no alleged Islamic State prisoners had escaped, contrary to initial reports, after the group quelled a prison uprising with the help of aircraft from U.S.-led coalition forces.

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Another American contractor working at Camp Humphreys tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday, the fifth confirmed case at the largest U.S. base in South Korea, officials said.

“We can see the boys as much as we want to now,” said Spc. Cody McFall, the infants' father. “That’s a blessing to me.”

A man who worked for more than 30 years at the Theater Logistics Support Center Europe died of complications related to the coronavirus, officials said.

The Army in Stuttgart said it can no longer release the number of coronavirus cases based on a Defense Department directive that cited operational security concerns.

For the past month, Army reservist Lt. Col. Kamal Kalsi, an emergency room doctor in New York, has been scrambling to find a way to mass produce ventilators quickly, equipment that could save the lives of thousands of coronavirus victims nationwide.

The Michigan National Guard’s 46th Military Police Command has been called to active duty to aid the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s national coronavirus efforts, according to a release from officials Saturday.

The soldier is at home and isolated. About 20 additional soldiers who came into contact with the soldier are now being quarantined as a precaution to prevent the spread of the virus.

As the coronavirus spreads throughout Illinois, the Illinois National Guard is moving to set up another drive-thru coronavirus screening facility.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing at least 15 sites to serve as backups to Michigan hospitals that might hit capacity due to an influx of coronavirus patients.

With concerns swirling about New Mexico hospitals' ability to absorb a surge of novel coronavirus cases, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked the federal Department of Defense to station a 248-bed U.S. Army hospital in Albuquerque.

The U.S. Army has selected Bell of Fort Worth and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. of Connecticut to move forward with attack reconnaissance aircraft prototypes under the vertical lift program.

Soldiers with the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command will join the U.S. Army North in response to the coronavirus, officials announced Thursday night.

Missouri braced for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state's National Guard and a top St. Louis County official urging recently retired health care workers to return to work.

Some 2,500 Army paratroopers who were rushed to the Middle East just days after Christmas remain separated from their friends and families indefinitely as the rapidly spreading coronavirus prevents them from returning home.

U.S. Garrison Italy is located in Veneto, one of Italy’s hardest hit regions, with 6,442 infected by the virus and 36 killed as of Wednesday, according to regional authorities.

Expanded testing for the coronavirus at the Army’s garrison in Stuttgart has confirmed more infections there than in the military communities in Japan, South Korea and the rest of Germany combined, and found some unusual virus symptoms.

A U.S. Army Japan dependent has tested positive for coronavirus, the command said.

Fort Campbell has recorded its first case of the new coronavirus at the Army installation.

Despite the two-month travel ban, the multi-phase relocation of the command to Fort Gordon will still be completed by fall.

New infections, including two reported Friday, brought the total number of cases affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea to 12, raising concern about complacency as the overall number of infections in South Korea has slowed.

Spc. Jovino Jamel Roy, 22, was charged with murder after allegedly shooting Michael Steven Wardrobe, 22, Monday at a Killeen residence.

The Arizona National Guard stepped up its efforts to bolster the supply of food Thursday as a few dozen soldiers packed boxes at food banks seeing a surge in demand and others prepared to move goods between warehouses and grocery stores.

Top Pentagon leaders have said they were poised to send more medical help to communities in need, if they were deemed necessary.

“Our hearts are heavy, I extend my deepest condolences to the friends and family of our lost teammate," said Joint Base Langley-Eustis Commander Colonel Clint Ross.

The Army’s Fort Detrick, home to a leading biological research facility, has gained newfound attention because the Trump administration has tapped the lab to help develop a vaccine, treatments and testing equipment for the novel coronavirus. But USAMRIID is under a cloud.

Another child development center on a U.S. military facility in Japan has been closed due to possible exposure to the coronavirus.

"When the Nation called — you answered, and now, that call may come again," wrote Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, the deputy chief of staff for Army Personnel Command.

Officials from Arizona's health department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spent hours Wednesday scouring a shuttered Phoenix hospital to see how quickly it could be running if an expected surge of coronavirus cases hits.

The Army will allow commanders to conduct some promotion boards by video conference and has suspended temporarily some requirements for enlisted soldiers to be promoted as it responds to the deepening coronavirus pandemic that has forced military posts to close to nonessential personnel.

“I have skills and I can help,” said a Chinese epidemiologist who enlisted in the Army in 2016 before becoming a naturalized citizen, but now spends his time cleaning facilities as a cook at his selected reserve unit. “I feel useless.”

The Army’s 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment continues to stand guard over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, even though Arlington National Cemetery is closed because of the coronavirus lockdown.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy on Tuesday ordered three field hospital units to two states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, which has sickened more than 55,000 people in the United States.

The move grants Gen. Robert Abrams more authority to enforce restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.

The health threat level was also raised at Army bases around the world to the second highest level — “Charlie” — meaning only essential personnel will be granted access, the Army said.

Spc. Clay Welch, 20, of Dearborn Heights, Mich., was found unresponsive in his barracks at Camp Humphreys on Sunday and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Army officials.

An Army recruit at Fort Jackson, S.C., has tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first known case of the illness in the military’s initial entrance training programs, service officials said Tuesday.

The Vermont National Guard is helping to set up three overflow medical facilities as the state prepares for an increase in patients due to the new coronavirus.

One of the largest U.S. Army commands in Europe has placed thousands of soldiers, family members, civilians and contractors within its area of responsibility under a 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

A combat engineer with the 2nd Infantry Division sustainment brigade was found dead in her barracks at Camp Humphreys, the military said Tuesday.

The contractor last visited Camp Humphreys on Friday and is in isolation at his off-base residence as directed by the Korea Centers for Disease Control.

Coronavirus testing at the Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany briefly expanded to include symptom-free people who live in on-base apartment buildings or work in customer service, as the military tried a new strategy to stem the spread of the virus, officials said.

Concerns about safety as the new coronavirus spreads highlight the Pentagon’s challenges in preparing for the pandemic as calls grow louder for it to take a greater role in the U.S. response.

A 25th Infantry Division soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks tested positive for coronavirus, making him the first U.S. service member to test positive in Hawaii, the Army said in a statement Saturday.

In a dramatic sign of the coronavirus’s anticipated toll, the Army Corps of Engineers is planning to convert vacant hotels, college dormitories and other facilities into intensive care wards with tens of thousands of makeshift hospital beds.

The Pentagon has requested $3.2 billion for hypersonic-related research for fiscal year 2021, a jump from the previous year’s $2.6 billion request.

Maj. Gen. Frank Muth, USAREC chief, said he was confident the Army’s recruiting mission would not grind to a halt without face-to-face meetings with potential recruits.

Quarantining troops on military bases is becoming a greater challenge for military officials. While continuing missions and training, they also have to try to prevent the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus.

The soldier, a sergeant with the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade, was expected to be released from Italy’s San Bortolo Hospital and recuperate at an isolation barracks on Caserma Ederle, base officials said Friday.

Pvt. Jamie Wyatt Boger of Ohio was found unresponsive in his barracks room Monday, officials said.

The civilian employee, who was not identified, had recently traveled to New York and began developing symptoms after returning to Oahu, the Army said in a statement Thursday.

Fort Hood officials also said during a town hall meeting Thursday they are shaping their response by examining how the coronavirus impacted the military in other hard-hit regions, such as South Korea and Washington state.

The decision was made as the Army works with the rest of the U.S. government to limit unessential movements in the United States and in other areas of the world hit hard by the virus, including Italy, Germany, South Korea and Japan.

An Army veteran and a Fort Hood soldier were among three victims found dead with gunshot wounds Saturday at a Texas apartment complex, according to Army officials at the base.

The Army Reserve on Wednesday halted monthly training and virtually all official travel through the end of March for the vast majority of its roughly 200,000 soldiers, Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, the Army reserve chief announced.

The number of coronavirus cases has surged in Stuttgart, where 21 members of the military community were infected as of Thursday night, garrison officials said. More than 230 other people are in isolation.

The center, located within the Colorado base’s Evans Army Community Hospital, will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and provide screening, testing and treatment for patients with symptoms associated with the coronavirus, such as fever, cough and shortness of breath.

The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the Washington Army National Guard will not travel to the National Training Center in California next month as scheduled, as Army combat training centers become the latest to cancel operations because of the coronavirus.

Days after a Taliban sniper’s shot left Staff Sgt. Kevin Flike bedridden and awaiting what would become six separate surgeries, he made himself a promise: he’d recover and he’d finish a marathon. It took nearly nine years for Flike, 35, to get to where he could make good on that promise, but now that's on hold.

In the midst of the Revolutionary War, Mary Hays jumped on her cannon to continue her husband's job during the Battle of Monmouth. And Hays is celebrated each year in what is known as Molly Pitcher Day, said Lt. Col. Wayne Fogel, commander of 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment.

A Department of the Army civilian who works at the installation tested positive for the new virus, called COVID-19, and is in isolation, officials said.

An Army civilian employee at Redstone Arsenal and resident of Madison County has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in self-quarantine, Army officials announced Tuesday.

A civilian employee at Fort Drum has tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed case of coronavirus at the sprawling Army base in Jefferson County, Fort Drum officials said.

The New Jersey National Guard is answering a call for help from Gov. Phil Murphy by deploying about 150 of its 8,200 members.

Pedestrian gates on the largest U.S. military base in South Korea will be closed for entry overnight to prevent people from violating a ban on outside social activities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called Sunday for the Army Corps of Engineers to equip military bases and college dormitories to serve as temporary medical centers in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Only one adult guest is allowed to visit the center's labor and delivery and women and newborn care units effectively immediately, officials said.

Georgia House members voted Thursday night to compensate three former soldiers for the 25 years they lost in prison before their murder convictions were overturned.

The commander of the Army’s 21st Theater Sustainment Command signed the temporary policy Saturday placing hookah lounges, movie theaters and some restaurants off-limits, after a second service member in Europe tested positive for coronavirus.

More than 300 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers returning from Afghanistan began a 14-day quarantine Saturday to prevent potential spread of the coronavirus, the division said in a statement.

Dozens of service members and loved ones arrived in South Korea, while others boarded a flight out this weekend as the Army granted exceptions to an order halting moves to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

The woman, in her 50s and a U.S. Navy reservist who had been Italy, was told by the military to self-quarantine while awaiting the results of the screening. Once the results were in, the woman returned home to remain quarantined.

The Army needs more young Americans in the infantry, and it is offering new bonuses and student loan repayments as incentives to fill its ranks of front-line fighters, service officials said Thursday.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Marshal D. Roberts and Army Spc. Juan Miquel Mendez Covarrubias were killed in Wednesday's attack on the training base north of Baghdad.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tristian Jackson survived almost 20 years in the military and deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom, only to die just feet from his 4-year-old daughter for reasons still unknown.

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz and U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart announced closures on Friday due to concerns about the coronavirus.

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U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Candido Kirby, 21, was killed while taking part in what officials described as a "large-scale" exercise within the center's training grounds Monday morning, according to a Fort Irwin National Training Center statement.

Pvt. Angel Cortes is the National Guard soldier who died Tuesday following a medical emergency while attending basic combat training at the military installation in Columbia, Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. said.

Lt. Col. Terence Kelley, director of public affairs for the 1st Infantry Division, said its soldiers will continue with their training and duties in Afghanistan, responding wherever and whenever needed.

On Tuesday, the Army Materiel Command Hall of Fame inducted five new members, including Gen. Ann Dunwoody, who oversaw the command’s move to Redstone Arsenal, and Gen. Dennis Via, who firmly established AMC’s foothold there.

The civilian German employee of the Army in Bavaria, who works in the directorate of emergency services, is being treated at a German medical facility, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria said in a statement.

Spc. Christopher Wayne Sawyer joined the Army in October 2017 as a wheeled vehicle mechanic and has been assigned to Fort Hood’s 1st “Ironhorse” Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, since May 2018.