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VA marks millionth COVID case as officials warn health threat persists
Department health officials have recorded about 67,000 new cases of COVID-19 among patients in 2024.
Health protection measures increase at American bases across Indo-Pacific and US to cope with coronavirus
Other installations across the U.S. have announced HPCON Bravo conditions to include: Fort Mead, Maryland; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Fort Gordon, Georgia; and the Marine Barracks in Washington D.C.
By Shawn Snow
Child development center in Japan closes after child is tested for coronavirus
Test results for the child are pending and the child development center facility is being “appropriately sanitized.”
Goldfein: Air Force cargo planes moving coronavirus test kits; seven airmen have the disease so far
An Air Force C-17 flew 500,000 COVID-19 test kits from Italy to Memphis International Airport in Tennessee on Monday.
Moving associations seek federal relief after Defense Department PCS stop order
The International Association of Movers and the American Moving and Storage Association said “DoD’s Defense Personal Property Program (DP3) represent roughly 20% of all moves globally," with the halt order having “a massive impact on the future financial viability, and structural capacity of the household goods moving industry.” They are seeking over $186 million in relief.
By Dylan Gresik
Active duty medical units on alert to man field hospitals
The Defense Department could surge to provide 1,000 extra beds to hospitals.
Nearly 50 service members have tested positive for COVID-19 according to latest DOD count
The active-duty numbers have multiplied over the past weeks.
Trump’s $46 billion coronavirus aid request includes $8 billion for the Pentagon
The White House submitted an emergency funding request to Congress late Tuesday for an added $45.8 billion, with $8.3 billion in it for the Defense Department ― all to address the coronavirus pandemic.
By Joe Gould
Update: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard coronavirus cases
The nation's largest yard distributed 2,000 cleaning kits to help workers halt the spread of coronavirus.
By Carl Prine
Military Nurse Advice Line flooded with coronavirus calls, 2-hour wait frustrates families
During a live town hall forum on Facebook Tuesday, DHA officials acknowledged that the call center was overwhelmed, and they planned to meet later in the evening to see how “we can improve the speed with which we can get you connected to the nurse.”
By Patricia Kime