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Defense Secretary Mark Esper, left, listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Top military leadership quarantines after Coast Guard vice commandant tests positive for COVID-19

The Pentagon says the other senior military leaders have not tested positive for the coronavirus, but are self-quarantining out of caution.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

American flags stand in the ground Sept. 1, 2020, outside of the 177th Fighter Wing, Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era

Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press

2 years ago