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- Stigma or precaution? DoD memo lists Covid-19 as ‘permanently disqualifying’ for survivors seeking to join army
New guidelines for US military recruiters severely limit the chances for survivors of the coronavirus to join the ranks of the armed forces, banning them from service outright unless they obtain a special waiver. - Drone LOST in Latvian airspace: Main airport shut down as army rushes to searchThe Baltic nation of Latvia has deployed army aircraft to search for a drone that was lost during a test flight. The incident has forced at least one airliner to be quickly rerouted from the country’s main airport.
- Medicine not missiles: Iran celebrates Army Day with unique parade to promote healing amid coronavirus crisis (VIDEO)Iranian authorities opted to forego the usual display of military might befitting the country’s national Army Day, opting instead to pay tribute to the men and women fighting on the frontlines of the country’s coronavirus crisis.
- Militants kill 5, injure 4 workers outside US airbase in AfghanistanFive Afghans were killed and four more wounded in an attack on their vehicle outside the Bagram air base in Afghanistan, a major US stronghold north of Kabul, local media reported. The attackers remain unknown.
- Downsizing, but no departure: US military leaves another base in IraqUS and coalition troops have left a military base near Baghdad in Iraq, handing control of the facility over to Iraqi forces. The withdrawal is not the first in recent weeks, yet the US presence in Iraq will continue.
- Pentagon confirms first US Army death from Covid-19A New Jersey Army National Guardsman is the first member of the US military to die of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the US Department of Defense has confirmed.
- Israel to deploy army to help enforce Covid-19 lockdownIsrael will deploy its army to help police enforce the coronavirus lockdown in the country, as people are told to stay at home and businesses are closed down.
- Macron drafts in French army to help with ‘health & logistics’ in coronavirus crisisFrench President Emmanuel Macron has announced the launch of a military operation called ‘Resilience’ to help with “health, logistics and protection” as the country battles an increasing level of coronavirus infections.
- WATCH Russian Army deliver medical aid at airbase near Rome as Moscow rallies to help coronavirus-ravaged ItalyRussian personnel swiftly airlifted trucks full of medical equipment to Italy, the nation with the highest death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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