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struggle4progress

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1. Flu outbreak climbs to 222 cases at Lackland Air Force Base

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Fri Jun 19, 2026, 09:03 PM

Jun 19

by Jessica Warner
Fri, June 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM

SAN ANTONIO - In a new social media post, a U.S. Congressman is demanding answers about what led to a major flu outbreak at a military base.

On Friday, U.S. Rep Joaquin Castro of Texas's 20th congressional district updated the public on an ongoing Flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base, which has now spread to over 200 cases ...

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/flu-outbreak-climbs-to-222-cases-at-lackland-air-force-base-rep-castro-demands-answers

Our military readiness could improve quickly if Hegseth played a round or two of Russian roulette every day

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Flu outbreak climbs to 222 cases at Lackland Air Force Base struggle4progress Jun 19 #1

Lackland is exactly the Air Force Base you do NOT want an epidemic at! jmowreader Jun 19 #9

Make Hegseth hang with the fellas at that base for a week. louis-t Jun 19 #2

That base is monstrous. 200 people is nothing cpamomfromtexas Jun 19 #3

That must be a great consolation to the friends and family of the recruit who died struggle4progress Jun 19 #4

Indeed Manatee Jun 19 #5

Do you know what flu does among un-vaccinated individuals? LisaL Jun 19 #7

I understand that it Manatee Jun 19 #8

so this is a 'scamdemic' then? GenThePerservering Saturday #15

I do not Manatee Saturday #17

It's not even the flu season right now. LisaL Jun 19 #6

Readiness Hegseth style. Turbineguy Jun 19 #10

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Initech Saturday #11

MaddowBlog-Two months after Hegseth's regressive move, Air Force base faces major flu outbreak LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #12

My USAF Basic was there in 1965. MineralMan Saturday #13

For THIS ALONE he should step down. spanone Saturday #14

Lackland AFB is indeed HUGE!!! ProudMNDemocrat Saturday #16

MaddowBlog-As Air Force base faces flu outbreak, military eyes exceptions to Hegseth's vaccine policy LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #18