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USNA: Midshipmen Would Need COVID-19 Vaccines This Month to Start Summer Training

USNA: Midshipmen Would Need COVID-19 Vaccines This Month to Start Summer Training

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United States Naval Academy midshipmen march on the field before the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy’s Michie Stadium in 2020. US Navy Photo

This post and headline have been updated with additional information from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Naval Academy midshipmen would need be eligible to receive their first COVID-19 vaccinations starting the last week of March “to preserve the safe and healthy bubble” they will enter in the fleet this summer, the superintendent told a House panel Tuesday. Read More →

Trump Withdraws Patrick Shanahan from Consideration for SECDEF Job

Trump Withdraws Patrick Shanahan from Consideration for SECDEF Job

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Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Portuguese Minister of Defense João Titternigton Gomes Cravinho at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2019. DoD Photo

This post has been updated with a statement from Patrick Shanahan said.

Patrick Shanahan is stepping down as acting U.S. defense secretary and is no longer in contention to lead the Pentagon, according to a series of Tuesday tweets from President Trump. Read More →