In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report. Army Times spoke with three aircrew members who were tasked with battling the largest wildfires in modern European history. Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday fully activated 5,500 Florida National Guardsmen. Active cases among VA patients have nearly tripled in the last month. After an internal audit criticized poor follow-through on related research, the Pentagon's watchdog will scrutinize Army harassment prevention. "We’ve got a real sense of the ‘tyranny of distance’ and how familiar we have yet to become with this theater," Maj. Gen. John Klein said. Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites. Aid programs for homeless vets will end unless Congress speeds through new legislation. The service's acquisition chief made the comments a day after Secretary Frank Kendall told lawmakers the latest ARRW test failed. Load More