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One-third of US military refusing Covid vaccine: Pentagon

One-third of US military refusing Covid vaccine: Pentagon

The high refusal rate was revealed in Congressional hearing, as the US Defense Department continues to classify Covid vaccines as optional because they have yet to receive full approval from the...

Smoke rises over the Erbil, after reports of mortar shells landing near Erbil airport, Iraq February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Iraq rocket attack kills contractor, wounds US service member

FILE PHOTO: The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is pictured as it enters the port in Da Nang, Vietnam, March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

US military slams Chinese flights over South China Sea but says they posed no threat

A US soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

US troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley gives remarks during the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Top US military leaders condemn Capitol riot in rare joint message

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US troops, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani standing behind him, during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it

A US army soldier moves a box containing the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines at Allgood Army Community Hospital located inside US Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, December 28, 2020. Spc. Erin Conway/US Army/DVIDS/Handout via REUTERS

US military to vaccinate South Korean troops in joint command

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UK soldiers 12% more likely to die than US troops in 'war on terror': Study

A US Marine(C) talks with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2017.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

Trump to cut troop levels in Afghanistan but stops short of full withdrawal

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US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps: Report

A US Marine(C) talks with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2017.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

Trump poised to settle for partial Afghan withdrawal, despite Pentagon shakeup

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Senate chief blasts Trump troop withdrawal plans

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on January 27, 2017. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Foreign Policy

This election has become dangerous for the US military