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A soldier at Fort Benning, Ga., tests out new "Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular," or ENVG-B goggles in this U.S. Army photo from June 2020. The goggles already were outfitted with dual thermal and infrared sensing capabilities to deliver greater clarity to soldiers in the field, particularly in situations where their vision is compromised by weather or other factors. (U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Army tests groundbreaking ‘augmented reality’ goggles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the U.S. Army, recent Army basic combat training graduates have their temperatures taken as they arrive at Fort Lee, Va, on March 31, 2020, after being transported using sterilized buses from Fort Jackson, S.C. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on military recruiting, shuttering enlistment stations around the country and forcing thousands of recruiters to woo potential soldiers online. Recruiters have had to abandon their normal visits to high schools and malls, and instead rely almost exclusively on social media to reach young people. (U.S. Army via AP) **FILE**

Changes in military recruiting may endure after pandemic

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Philippine army: fatal police shooting of troops a `rubout’

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

In this June 4, 2017, file photo. new Army recruits take part in a swearing-in ceremony before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in San Diego. The Army has missed its recruiting goal for the first time in more than a decade. Army leaders tell The Associated Press they signed up about 70,000 new troops for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

U.S. Army enlists all soldiers, veterans to help with recruiting

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Gen. Robert Abrams, looks to the dais as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Gen. Robert B. Abrams, U.S. Forces Korea lead fight against racism in the ranks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to over 1,110 cadets in the Class of 2020 at a commencement ceremony on the parade field, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s West Point graduation address — the right speech at the right time

By Thomas Spoehr

Illinois man gets 30 years in 2015 slaying of Army veteran

Associated Press

Army Reserve commander suspended amid investigation

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006 file photo shows members of Alpha Company of the 244th Quartermasters battalion march to the physical fitness track at the Ft. Lee Army base in Ft. Lee, Va. As much as President Donald Trump enjoys talking about winning and winners, the Confederate generals he vows will not have their names removed from U.S. military bases were not only on the losing side of rebellion against the United States, some weren't even considered good generals. Or even good men. The 10 generals include some who made costly battlefield blunders; others mistreated captured Union soldiers, some were slaveholders, and one was linked to the Ku Klux Klan after the war. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Military racism review sets up clash with Donald Trump

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this file photo, President Donald Trump salutes after speaking to over 1,110 cadets in the Class of 2020 at a commencement ceremony on the parade field, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, June 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

‘A legacy purchased with American blood:’ Trump honors West Point graduates

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 16, 2020, photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

Army says COVID-19 vaccine ready for human trials

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable discussion with African-American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump on renaming U.S. military bases honoring Confederate officers: No way!

By Ben Wolfgang and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A sign for Fort Bragg, N.C., is shown. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Enrique Roman-Martinez case: Army offers $15K reward for information about soldier’s murder

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, left, enters a courthouse at Fort Bragg, N.C., with his defense counsel Lt. Col. Franklin D. Rosenblatt, right, before a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Bergdahl, who was held by the Taliban for five years after he walked off a base in Afghanistan, faces charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy open to talk on renaming Confederate named posts

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Army Navy Surplus store closing after 83 years in Newport

Associated Press

FILE - In this May 22, 2019 file photo, members of the senior class march past a statue of George Washington during Parade Day at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The 1,106 members of Class of 2020 returned West Point for a graduation ceremony this month amid a pandemic, and at least 15 tested positive for the coronavirus.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

West Point preps for graduation, some in class test positive

By MICHAEL HILL - Associated Press

Brig. Gen. Sean Gainey, left, and Brig. Gen. Eric Sanchez stand during a change of command ceremony at Fort Shafter in Honolulu on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Gainey assumed command of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command from Sanchez during a ceremony. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

Gen. Sean Gainey, Joint Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Office commander, leads U.S. drone defense

By Mike Glenn and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Gen. Frederick J. Kroesen died Apr. 30 at his home in Alexandria, Virginia. He was 97.
(Courtesy of U.S. Army Europe)

Gen. Frederick Kroesen, Army general who fought Nazis and survived a terrorist attack, dies at 97

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A member of the Spanish army works at the command center during Operation Balmis at the Retamares military base in Pozuelo de Alarcon, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Friday, April 24, 2020. The Opration Balmis coordinates the Spanish army missions during the coronavirus crisis. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain’s army predicts 2 more waves of coronavirus

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 16, 2020 photo, Group Chaplain, U.S. Army Major Brian Minietta trains and deploys with the storied Green Berets he works alongside in Fort Bragg, North Carolina's 3rd Special Forces Group. The former pastor and missionary to Peru has deployed overseas seven times to Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)

Potential Army chaplains urged to press ahead despite coronavirus pandemic

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times