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Military ends active-duty COVID vaccination support, but Guard effort endures
Active-duty troops might be done, but more than 12,000 Guardsmen are still helping vaccinate the public.
By Davis Winkie
Hawaii’s false missile alert leads to new recommendations to prevent mistakes
Multiple investigations blamed the alert on human error and inadequate safeguards.
VA to fast-track benefits appeals for hurricane victims
Veterans in counties hit hard by the fall hurricanes will see their cases advanced quickly in coming months.
Military forces from Hawaii to Guam pitch in to save Saipan, Tinian in the wake of super typhoon
Tinian was battered by sustained winds clocked at 178 miles per hour, making it the most powerful cyclone on record to ever wallop U.S. soil, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
By Carl Prine
Florence death toll swells as rivers rise
As the death toll from Florence grew and hundreds of people were pulled from flooded homes, North Carolina braced for catastrophic, widespread river flooding that could be the next stage of a mounting disaster.
In the path of Hurricane Florence? Here are some last-minute tips
Military evacuation orders and more
By Karen Jowers
Military bases, troops brace for ‘monster’ Hurricane Florence on East Coast, ‘super’ typhoon in Pacific
Florence may be one of the most devastating hurricanes to hit the East Coast in decades.
By Staff Reports
Hospital ship Comfort heading to Puerto Rico
Only 42 percent of the island has drinking water, U.S. Northern Command says.
By Tara Copp, AP
Hurricane Irma: Three ships, nearly 700 Marines dispatched to Virgin Islands
The amphibious assault ship Wasp has arrived in the Virgin Islands.
By Jeff Schogol
Navy and Marines prepare to deploy to help Hurricane Harvey victims
Marines and their aircraft could head to the Texas coast aboard the amphibious assault ship Kearsarge.
By Jeff Schogol and Mark D. Faram