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VA workers face more mandatory overtime amid record claims processing
The backlog of overdue disability claims is expected to keep rising over the next year.
Bill would mandate honorable discharge for troops booted for refusing COVID vaccine mandate
The measure would also upgrade the discharge status of troops already kicked out of the service for refusing to get vaccinated.
Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials
A dozen Air Force officers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government after the military denied their religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
By John Seewer, The Associated Press
Marine reservist charged in Capitol riot now accused in fake vaccine card scam
Federal authorities charged a Marine Corps reservist and a nurse with scheming to steal, forge and sell hundreds of coronavirus vaccination cards.
VA pauses punishment for non-medical staff still unvaccinated against COVID
Staffers in non-medical posts will not face firings while a court battle over the vaccine mandate is pending.
Insurrection has led to dereliction of duty
When senior uniformed officials decline to take immediate appropriate action to restore discipline in the military in response to mass insubordination, they are derelict in their duty to the institution, the nation and service members who obey vaccination orders, the authors contend.
By Dennis Laich and Lawrence Wilkerson
Navy boots first sailors from service for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The Navy announced that 20 sailors have been separated for rejecting the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Diana Stancy
COVID-19 cases within VA hit new pandemic highs
The department recorded more than 27,000 cases on Thursday morning, almost 30 percent above its January high.
Judge rejects Oklahoma’s lawsuit over National Guard vaccine mandate
U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot denied Oklahoma’s request for a preliminary injunction, saying the claims by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General John O’Connor and 16 anonymous Oklahoma National Guard members were without merit.
Nearly 25 percent of USS Milwaukee crew has COVID-19, officials say
The USS Milwaukee has a crew of a bit more than 100, and it was forced to pause its deployment late last week because of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
More Marines separated this holiday season for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
The Marine Corps has so far administratively separated 169 Marines for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Philip Athey