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Pentagon now reports four military-related coronavirus deaths
Army Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, a drilling Guardsman and physician assistant with the New Jersey National Guard, died Saturday after a weeklong battle with the coronavirus, service officials announced Monday. He is the first service member to die from the virus. <br>Facebook
Army Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, a drilling Guardsman and physician assistant with the New Jersey National Guard, died Saturday after a weeklong battle with the coronavirus, service officials announced Monday. He is the first service member to die from the virus. <br>Facebook

Four U.S. military-affiliated individuals worldwide, including a member of the National Guard, have died of complications related to the coronavirus, according to the Pentagon’s latest data released Tuesday.

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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt steams in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2020, the same day three sailors were flown from the ship after testing positive for coronavirus.<br>Jomark Almazan/U.S. Navy
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt steams in the Philippine Sea, March 24, 2020, the same day three sailors were flown from the ship after testing positive for coronavirus.<br>Jomark Almazan/U.S. Navy

Herd immunity could keep coronavirus-afflicted carriers in the fight, former Navy captain says

The Navy should encourage herd immunity for crews on aircraft carriers in the western Pacific, rather than quarantine sailors ashore who need to be ready for action in the South China Sea, a defense expert and former Navy warship captain said Wednesday.

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The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) arrives in Los Angeles on Friday, March 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Navy
The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 20) arrives in Los Angeles on Friday, March 27, 2020.<br>U.S. Navy

Navy secretary visits hospital ship Mercy in Port of Los Angeles

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly did not step foot on the ship in accordance with strict measures in place to keep it as a “Covid-free bubble.”

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The Arsenal of Democracy flyover and related Washington, D.C. events marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II have been postponed from May to September. Seen here is part of a similar flyover in 2015.<br>Stars and Stripes
The Arsenal of Democracy flyover and related Washington, D.C. events marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II have been postponed from May to September. Seen here is part of a similar flyover in 2015.<br>Stars and Stripes

Changes, cancellations and closures: How the military is fighting coronavirus

Here's a running list of military exercises and events that have been canceled or curtailed in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus.