Coronavirus/COVID-19

The sailor was assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek.

Nearly a quarter of the Navy's active-duty personnel have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot.

Despite the chaos in the wake of COVID-19, the military services found ways to stay ready to defend the nation.

Tricare Prime beneficiaries won't incur charges if they get their vaccine from a location outside their military provider.

Defense Health Agency officials say patients who can get their vaccines elsewhere should do so.

The Corps is halting shipments of recruits to Parris Island after more than 20 people there tested positive for coroanavirus.

McConville said the Army exists to protect the nation against all enemies, adding that COVID-19 is an "invisible enemy."

The Defense Department has distributed 506,000 shots, including 147,000 second doses to service members.

Currently, 247 personnel are deployed to Los Angeles and Oakland, California, and New Jersey.

There are new coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.