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West Point cadets must return to the Military Academy for graduation and other tasks before they can receive new officer orders from the Army, the superintendent said.

The head of U.S. forces in East Africa declared a public health emergency due to the coronavirus for the several thousand American troops, civilians and contractors based in Djibouti.

The Pentagon and the Department of Transportation issued a joint statement “strongly opposing” an FCC decision that they say would “cripple” GPS networks.

The U.S. military scrambled F-22 stealth fighter jets to intercept a pair of Russian patrol aircraft flying near Alaska, the commander of NORAD reported.

Beginning this week, the U.S. Army has suspended sending new recruits to basic training, the commander of Training and Doctrine said.

As the United States deals with uncertainties surrounding physical and financial health, the Space Force is moving forward with its first mission.

“Tens of thousands” of U.S. National Guard personnel are likely to be deployed in the fight to combat the coronavirus outbreak, the Guard’s chief said.

If successful, the Manta Ray class of UUVs [unmanned undersea vehicles] would allow operational flexibility and relief of workload for both traditional and host ships and servicing ports,” Commander Kyle Woerner of DARPA said.

The U.S. has issued a formal protest to China in response to that nation’s use of a military-grade laser against a U.S. aircraft, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday reported.

The Marine Corps is calling for all paraphernalia related to the Confederacy to be removed from military bases around the world.