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DoD Records Deadliest Week of the Coronavirus Pandemic; Five Service Members Lost

3 years ago PDGWRKS

The Defense Department recorded five additional deaths of service members from COVID-19 in the past week, the deadliest for the...

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DoD Drops Mask Requirement for Fully Vaccinated Troops, Staff

3 years ago PDGWRKS

The Defense Department on Thursday lifted its mandate requiring staff and service members to wear masks following new coronavirus guidelines...

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DOD, VA Stop Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Due to Safety Concerns

4 years ago PDGWRKS

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs are immediately halting its use of the single-dose Johnson &...

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Tricare Coverage Expanded for Guard Members with COVID Responsibilities

4 years ago PDGWRKS

National Guard members mobilized in support of the military's COVID-19 response are now eligible for extended Tricare benefits under the...

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Defense Department Restarts Massive Military Health System Overhaul

4 years ago PDGWRKS

The Defense Department has restarted a monumental overhaul of its military health system after a months-long pause during the coronavirus...

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Our Call to the New Administration: Put Military Families First

4 years ago PDGWRKS

As an organization that has stood behind military families for more than 50 years, the National Military Family Association, or...

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DoD Rolls Out COVID-19 Vaccination Plan for Troops, Announces Base Distribution Centers

4 years ago PDGWRKS

By Patricia Kime A small percentage of military medical personnel and top Defense Department officials, including Acting Defense Secretary Chris...

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The Military’s Coronavirus Cases: The Latest Rundown

4 years ago PDGWRKS

By Hope Hodge Seck This story was last updated Nov. 9. As COVID-19 continues to spread to communities across the...

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DoD Needs New Policies, Ethics For Brain-Computer Links (Jacked-In Troops?)

4 years ago PDGWRKS

WASHINGTON: In cyberpunk fiction, people routinely “jack in” to cyberspace — linking their electrode-enhanced brains, or “wetware”, directly to computers....

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Stratcom Chief: Attack on U.S. Would Be ‘A Very Bad Day’ for Adversary

4 years ago PDGWRKS

Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard outlined threats the nation faces from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea as he discussed...

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Space Force Flag Unveiled at White House

5 years ago PDGWRKS

Defense leaders presented the flag of the Space Force to President Donald J. Trump today in the Oval Office. The flag...

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Why Veterans Need More Than Transition Assistance Programs

5 years ago PDGWRKS

Matthew J. Louis The National Defense Authorization Act of 2020 mandates several improvements to the Transition Assistance Programs (TAP) that...

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DOD Uses 3D Printers to Ease COVID-19 Ventilator Shortage

5 years ago PDGWRKS

Developers from the Army Research Laboratory are collaborating with civilian partners to manufacture low-cost, emergency ventilators using 3D printers. The...

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