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Flu sickens scores of troops at Air Force base in Texas

Scores Fall Ill at Air Force Base After Hegseth Makes Flu Vaccine Optional

A major flu outbreak has sickened nearly 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that U.S. troops would no longer be required...

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Flu sickens some 160 troops at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas

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Nearly 160 sick with flu at US air force base after Hegseth ends mandatory vaccines

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Scores fall ill at Air Force base after Hegseth makes flu vaccine optional

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Flu outbreak leaves nearly 160 Air Force trainees sick

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Air Force base grapples with major flu outbreak after Hegseth drops vaccine requirement

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Nearly 160 U.S. Troops Sick With Flu In Texas After Hegseth Axed Vaccine Mandate: Reports

The outbreak in San Antonio has led to the hospitalization of two recruits as of Wednesday, ABC News reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

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Texas Air Force base hit with flu outbreak infecting nearly 160 troops after Hegseth lifts vaccine requirement: report

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Air Force unit faces flu outbreak weeks after vaccine mandate dropped

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Navy trims recruit training by 1 week, streamlining boot camp to move sailors to the fleet faster

WASHINGTON — The Navy will trim one week off its Basic Military Training program, shortening the boot camp from 10 weeks to nine, beginning next month. The change will take effect in January. It is meant to streamline redundant curriculum, such as its ...