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Cadets wear masks as they sit under camouflage netting, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.

Pentagon drops new quarantine guidance for COVID-19 exposure, diagnosis

Positive? Close contact? Asymptomatic? These are the new rules.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge

Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.

4 years ago

Pre-deployment ROM cut for vaccinated sailors

“With more than a year operating in the COVID environment, we have gained significant expertise in mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19."

By Diana Stancy

4 years ago

Nearly 100 US Naval Academy midshipmen moved off campus after testing positive for COVID-19

The school is also rolling out a raft of measures to help curb the novel coronavirus' spread in the Brigade of Midshipmen.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Big Navy: Sailors will enjoy fewer COVID restrictions if they volunteer to get the vaccine

As the vaccines roll out across the fleet, things will loosen up for immunized sailors and fully immunized crews, according to the Navy's latest COVID guidance.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Readying for the worst: Pandemic’s long deployments take a hard toll on crews, families and ships

The pace of operations and Big Navy’s COVID suppression measures are placing added stress and strain upon sailors and raising questions in some circles about retention and the material readiness of Navy ships, compounding issues that existed well before the pandemic.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago