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Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo, right, runs up hill as part of his physical training at Ft. Bragg on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Fayetteville, N.C.

Pandemic pounds push 10,000 Army soldiers into obesity

Increases were seen in the Navy and the Marines, too.

By Jonel Aleccia, AP

8 months ago

Justice demands correction of military records for vaccine refusers

Troops who exercised their legally protected medical rights must be made whole.

By James D. Muhammad and Thomas L. Rempfer

11 months ago

Air Force’s unvaccinated instructor pilots allowed to resume flying

It is “in the best interest of the Air Force” for instructors to resume their regular flight duties, Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart said in an Oct. 25 memo.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

New biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks

One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

14 months ago

Air Force vaccine case will remain a class-action, appeals court rules

Oral arguments in the appellate case are scheduled for Oct. 19.

By Rachel S. Cohen

15 months ago

The National Guard has a new weapon in the fight for COVID vaccination

The National Guard is shipping doses of Novavax’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine out to units in hopes it will help shrink the number of unvaccinated Guardsmen who face expulsion.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago