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Many of the concerns people have raised about what South Dakota’s National Guard funding controversy could lead to are a reality with PMCs.

Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month

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That deadline could be pushed up if a vaccine receives final FDA approval or infection rates continue to rise.

In memos distributed to all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness.

The COVID-19 vaccine will soon be mandatory for all U.S. military members. 13 Action News spoke with retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Novotny today, who said it's well within the military's power to require servicemembers to get vaccinated, but he expects some pushback.

Unvaccinated military personnel to violate a lawful order to take the vaccine. if for some reason theres not a religious exemption or medical exemption, theyll be counselled, sat down, given information and advice and counsel by their leadership and medical professionals about the implications of that decision. our commanders have a lot of tools at their disposal to ensure this order is followed without resorting to the uniform code of military justice and strong disciplinary measures. again, we...

By Clare Hymes, Cassidy McDonald, Eleanor Watson August 4, 2021 / 7:28 PM / CBS News Marking 6 months since assault on U.S. Capitol America watched as hordes of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — crushing through windows, pressing up stairways, and sending lawmakers and law enforcement running for their lives. The flood of protesters who streamed into the Capitol that day left federal authorities with an equally immense task: finding and charging...

A federal search warrant filing was unsealed this week in the case of a sailor the Navy officially charged last week with setting the fire that devastated the former USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), rendering the amphibious assault ship unsalvageable. The sailor, identified as Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays, 20, is accused of arson and hazarding a […]

Although the Navy has not publicly named the sailor, Cmdr. Sean Robertson, spokesman for the Navys Third Fleet based in San Diego, told Military.com on Friday that the male sailor, an E-2, is facing charges under Article 110, wrongful hazarding of a vessel, and Article 126, aggravated arson, of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Gary Barthel, the defense attorney for the accused sailor, said that his "client is adamant that hes not guilty of anything that hes been charged with." "He maintain...