Study of female troops supports COVID vaccine before, during pregnancy
A study of female U.S. service members found that getting a COVID-19 vaccine before or during pregnancy didn't raise the risk for certain complications.
By Patricia Kime
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Navy outlines guidelines for government travel charge card use
Sailors traveling for a permanent change-of-station must use government travel charge cards for travel expenses like lodging and transportation.
By Riley Ceder
Navy postpones Pensacola awards ceremony amid coronavirus concerns
A new date for the ceremony has not been set.
Emergency declarations open option to utilize National Guard in coronavirus responses
Governors in Washington, California, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut have all issued emergency proclamations given increases in COVID-19. These declarations allow state governments additional resources, including the ability to swiftly implement a National Guard response.
By Dylan Gresik
Major Arctic military exercise canceled over coronavirus fears
The cancellation of the remainder of the exercise is the latest in a string of U.S. and joint training events that have been canceled or scaled back as a result of COVID-19.
VA locks down nursing homes to prevent COVID-19 infections; department tracking six cases
VA is hoping the Draconian measures will protect more than 65,000 vulnerable veterans from infection.
By Patricia Kime
Explainer: What’s the difference between pandemic, epidemic and outbreak?
The difference between these three scenarios of disease spread is a matter of scale.
By Rebecca S.B. Fischer, Texas A&M University
Army signs agreement with drug giant Gilead on experimental COVID-19 treatment
U.S. troops with confirmed cases of COVID-19 could get an investigational drug treatment for the virus.
By Patricia Kime
New York National Guard activated to combat coronavirus, establish ‘containment area’
The National Guard will establish a containment area to combat the spread of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, within one mile of the suspected center of the outbreak in New Rochelle, New York.
By Dylan Gresik
How big will the coronavirus epidemic be?
It might get very, very bad. Here are some ideas on what we can do to contain it.
By Maciej F. Boni, Pennsylvania State University
Coronavirus concerns mean empty seats at Navy graduations
But boot camp ceremonies will be streamed online.
Sailor in Italy, Marine in Virginia test positive for coronavirus
And the Coast Guard keeps running rescue and humanitarian missions to a quarantined cruise liner anchored off California.
By Carl Prine