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Amid COVID surge, VA hospitals not requiring masks for all patients
Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally.
Pentagon: Pause in Afghan evacuee flights to US extended 7 days due to measles
The U.S. initially halted the U.S.-bound flights on Friday when the measles cases were first discovered.
Navy launching investigation into COVID-19 outbreak on Theodore Roosevelt
The carrier has not left the pier since arriving in Guam on March 27.
By Jon Simkins
Airman, Air Force contractor who have worked in the Pentagon test positive for coronavirus
The airman is assigned to the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, according to the release, but last visited the Pentagon on March 16 for less than an hour. The contractor was last in the building on March 2.
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
Coronavirus is here to ruin all hope for beards in the military
A limited number of styles are permissible as long as the hair does not break the seal of the mask.
By Jon Simkins
Child at March Air Reserve Base quarantine hospitalized with fever
CDC officials said they expect the number of cases of the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, to grow.
By Patricia Kime
Pentagon website adds ‘Spotlight’ page for coronavirus updates
The webpage aims “to disseminate the latest information on the outbreak and to highlight coordination efforts with other organizations throughout the U.S. government."
By Dylan Gresik
So far, no measles cases at military medical facilities ― but officials are watching
Military medical officials are monitoring for cases.
By Karen Jowers
Here’s what had more than 100 Marine Corps recruits sprinting for the head
There were two probable culprits.
By Todd South
Military project aims to combat disease outbreaks, protect warfighters
When warfighters are downrange, they often come into contact with diseases at ground zero of an outbreak.
By Kyle Rempfer