Coronavirus

National Guard soldiers and airmen will not be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine, at least not at first, according to Pentagon leaders. But the Guard...

President Donald Trump last week extended federal support for the National Guard’s coronavirus response until the end of March. Forty-seven states and...

Officials in at least 15 states and territories are preparing to use Guard soldiers and airmen to distribute the first COVID-19 vaccines. Others are...

Vice President Mike Pence says he will lobby President Donald Trump to extend federal support for the National Guard’s coronavirus mission. Pence...

Two Republican senators are urging the Pentagon to test service members and their families for COVID-19 in an attempt to find asymptomatic carriers...

President-elect Biden has committed to extend and fully fund the National Guard's state-based coronavirus response once he takes office Jan. 20. “It...

A new wave of COVID-19 cases has states once again expanding their National Guard support for testing, disinfecting and other support. Several states...

Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2, known as coronavirus-19 or COVID-19, continues to challenge the United States, including the health care...

Shortages of protective equipment and incomplete data on COVID-19 cases were two of the biggest shortcomings identified in a new report looking at the...

Military suicides have increased as much as 20% amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by The Associated Press . The biggest...

The Army has decided to end one of the more aggressive tactics drill sergeants use on recruits in basic combat training. Under new rules, drill...

The Air Force has paused organized physical fitness testing and training until 2021, in hopes the decision will help slow the spread of COVID-19 in...