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How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’
Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.
By Charles Barber
Navy to evacuate 2,700 sailors from carrier over ‘next couple days’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
Modly said 93 sailors aboard the Roosevelt have tested positive for the virus, while 593 have tested negative.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force Academy Class of 2020 to graduate early on April 18 over COVID-19 concerns
What that ceremony will look like remains to be seen.
By Jon Simkins
United Nations urges cease-fire in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 concerns
The country “appears to be reaching a defining moment” — whether its feuding leaders can join together “to engage in meaningful talks with the Taliban to achieve a sustainable peace.”
‘I survived Guam, I can get through this bulls--t’ — WWII vet, 95, makes full recovery from COVID-19
Kelly tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17, sending the entire family into a two-week quarantine in their home.
By Jon Simkins
Air Force Academy cadets eye May graduation after second cadet death in 3 days
"We will make it to the finish line."
By Jon Simkins
First COVID-19 case confirmed at Navy’s Recruit Training Command
The new case comes despite last week’s move to lock down all staff and recruits at the Navy training center for up to 90 days — with staff forced to remain — to halt the pandemic’s spread.
By Jon Simkins
U.S. Army Garrison Daegu killing it on social media via the #KillTheVirus COVID-19 awareness campaign
Not only were several U.S. military posts in South Korea among the first to test troops for coronavirus, but in an effort to #KillTheVirus, U.S. Forces Korea social media accounts have been killing it.
By Howard Altman
U.S. military may be hunkering down for COVID-19, but shooting war continues in Ukraine
Thanks to travel bans imposed by the Pentagon, Defender 2020 has been greatly scaled back. So are most other U.S. training exercises on the continent and around the globe. But all is not quiet in Europe.
By Howard Altman
COVID-19 screening uncertainty looms over USNS Comfort as Trump bids sailors ‘bon voyage’
"We also know how dangerous of a breeding ground a ship can be for a highly contagious pathogen."
By Jon Simkins
Navy sailing into ‘choppy waters’ after virus strikes carrier, retired admiral warns
The retired admiral and former ship commander who rose to become NATO's top commander in Europe warned of the months ahead.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press