The American base has reinstated a mandate for wearing masks indoors in response to an increase in infections.
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No Sailors on Navy Ship Required Hospitalization After Coronavirus Outbreak
The base hospital at Guantánamo Bay gave vaccine booster doses to the ship to administer to anyone who wants one.
Covid Outbreak Strands U.S.S. Milwaukee in Guantánamo Bay
The crew held an open-air Christmas service on the pier, allowing the sailors to remain socially distanced.
Strike on U.S. Base Was Iranian Response to Israeli Attack, Officials Say
Iran has not acknowledged the attack, but U.S. and Israeli officials said it was retaliation for Israeli airstrikes, drawing the U.S. into Iran’s shadow war with Israel.
Iran Seizes an Oil Tanker, but Whose Tanker Is Disputed
U.S. and Iranian officials gave conflicting accounts of a ship that was seized last month. Some reports said it was the same tanker the United States had seized last year. The Pentagon denied that.
Navy Nuclear Engineer Attempted Espionage, FBI Says
Jonathan Toebbe and his wife tried several times to pass information on nuclear propulsion systems to a foreign government, according to a criminal complaint.
What We Know About the 13 US Service Members Killed in Kabul
They had an average age of just over 22 and came from towns across the country.
A U.S. Marine – a Baby on 9/11 – Is Among the Dead in Kabul
Rylee McCollum, barely older than the war itself, had a wife and a baby on the way. He was one of the first publicly identified American victims of the suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport.
US Vessel Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Patrol Boats
The incident, in the Strait of Hormuz, was the third time in just over a month that vessels from the two countries have come dangerously close.
Second Close Call Between Iranian and American Vessels Raises Tensions
The tense encounters come as the two countries have resumed talks over renewing the 2015 nuclear agreement. The latest episode ended only after an American warship fired warning shots.