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U.S. Troops Will Be Required to get COVID Vaccine by Sept. 15

by WI Guest Author August 10, 2021December 21, 2021

U.S. military personnel will be required to get a coronavirus vaccine by mid-September, a memo from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday.

Black Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

Austin Confirmed as First Black Defense Secretary

by Stacy M. Brown January 22, 2021December 21, 2021

Biden Expected to Pick Lloyd Austin to Lead Pentagon: Report

by WI Guest Author December 8, 2020December 21, 2021

Biden Choices for Defense Secretary Down to Two Blacks, Woman: Report

by WI Guest Author December 1, 2020December 21, 2021

Health, National

COVID-19 Vaccine Possible by Year’s End: Defense Secretary

by James Wright Jr. May 22, 2020December 21, 2021

A sailor from Navy Expeditionary Combat Command carries a pair of shoes, painted teal to symbolize victims of sexual assault, as she participates in the "Walk a Mile in Their Shoes" command event at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek on Aug. 25. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lisa Reese/Navy via Military Times)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Sexual Assaults Spike in Military: Report

by Stacy M. Brown February 5, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (Courtesy of NNPA)

Black Experience

Norton’s Bill Ensures U.S. Government Includes Black and Women-Owned Media in Advertising Contracts

by WI Guest Author May 8, 2019December 21, 2021

Politics, Stacy M. Brown

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Calls for Probe of Government Advertising

by NNPAFreddie April 29, 2016October 30, 2020

Obama Taps Pentagon Veteran Carter to Lead DOD

by Washington Informer December 5, 2014October 30, 2020

World

A Glance at Military Spending Around the World

by Washington Informer April 2, 2014October 30, 2020