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VA support program to buy up veterans’ defaulted home loans
The Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes.
Latest emergency coronavirus funding package includes tens of billions for defense, VA
The $2 trillion plan also includes expanded unemployment benefits and big loans for American industries.
Army changes up promotion boards during COVID-19 pandemic
Virtual promotion boards, a suspension on PME requirements and extensions to weapons and fitness test scores have been announced.
By Kyle Rempfer
COVID-19 among troops jumped almost 60 percent this week, as their rate surpasses the U.S. at large
With numbers rising, troops are reporting a slightly higher rate of infection than U.S. residents in general.
AFSOC deletes COVID-19 related Tweet causing minor social media ruckus
Since deleted after a call from Military Times, the Tweet, posted Tuesday night, hit a sour note among some social media users.
Army goes to HPCON Charlie across all bases, Delta for contingency forces
HPCON Charlie requires installations to limit all access to essential personnel only and will limit the numbers of base access points.
By Kyle Rempfer
Large-scale exercise in Arizona deemed mission essential by top Marine canceled over COVID-19
"The priority is a safe return for each Marine in order to protect the force. Special consideration and minor delays may be in place for Marines traveling outside the United States."
By Shawn Snow
What the fight against coronavirus can teach us about veterans suicide
Knowing who’s at risk and why puts all of us in a position to step up and help before the moment a crisis hits.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
1st COVID case hits SOCOM HQ
Officials at the base, which is at HPCON Bravo, declared a public health emergency there on Monday after they confirmed three cases of the virus.
By Howard Altman
Hoarding during coronavirus: Not much has changed since WWII
Global pandemic-induced hoarding has yielded an industrial shift not seen since the global war phenomenon of the 1940s.
Chow halls back after squeeze from Kuwaiti curfew, ARCENT says
Some soldiers thought the closure was an odd attempt at preventing infections by consolidating facilities, but it actually was a secondary effect of the Kuwaiti government’s own internal efforts, according to U.S. Army Central officials.
By Kyle Rempfer