FILE - In this Wednesday, March 18, 2020, file photo, The USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship is seen docked at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, Calif. To help combat an expected shortage of hospital beds as the virus spreads, the U.S. Naval hospital ship Mercy departed San Diego on Monday, March 23, bound for Los Angeles to treat non-coronavirus patients. The 1,000-bed USNS Mercy is expected to arrive in less than a week and begin accepting patients within a day of arrival, …
March 26, 2020
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Virus takes toll on US military as it tries to aid civilians
WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus is taking a growing toll on the U.S. military, and commanders and senior officials are bracing for worse. From nuclear missile fields at home to war zones abroad, from flight lines to ships at sea, the Pentagon is striving to shield vital missions even as it faces urgent calls for help on the civilian front.