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Two top U.S. military leaders are now in quarantine after one tested positive for the illness caused by the novel coronavirus...

Some are looking to Congress to step in and provide relief to Guard and Reserve members whose careers might be at risk.

More than 62,800 service members, including 46,800 National Guard members, are supporting COVID-19 response.

The initiative now lies with Congress to move on the report.

Maryland National Guard members learned that some of them were being put on five-day orders with lesser pay and allowances.

As of March 24, National Guard personnel officials completed transitioning 331,000 members onto the IPPS-A.

Confusion over health coverage and federal status is common in mobilized troops.

Although states will be reimbursed for emergency expenses, this process is neither automatic nor speedy.

The measure would give the DoD $1.5 billion to open expeditionary hospitals as experts warn bed space will fall short.

The troops won't be used to enforce quarantines or shelter-in-place orders