by ADC | Jan 18, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger both tested positive for COVID earlier this week. Their symptoms are said to be mild, and they are working in isolation. Milley most recently had contact with President Joe Biden last...
by ADC | Jan 14, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Army has written almost 3,000 reprimands for soldiers who have refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine, it announced this week in a press release. About 97% of active duty soldiers are vaccinated, and the service is still processing thousands of religious and medical...
by ADC | Jan 11, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to in-person work at the Pentagon this week after a negative COVID-19 test. He announced Jan. 2 that he’d tested positive after feeling symptoms the day before and then worked from home for several days, following CDC...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Navy has terminated the first 20 sailors due to refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, the service announced Wednesday, as Military Times reported. They were all in initial training within their first 180 days of active duty. “The Navy said a total of 5,268 active duty...
by ADC | Jan 6, 2022 | COVID-19, Installation Innovation, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Maryland is among the states to send National Guard members to help state and local health officials dealing with a COVID-19 surge, at the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan (R), according to a Maryland National Guard story. “If one characteristic has epitomized the...
by ADC | Jan 5, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) filed his own federal lawsuit saying DOD does not have authority to penalize the state’s National Guard members who refuse to get the vaccine. “The federal courts have the power to decide whether President Biden violates the U.S....
by ADC | Jan 5, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
A federal judge in Texas on Monday sided with a group of sailors – including SEALs – who say the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement violates their religious freedom, The Hill reported. The judge said the Navy’s policy for reviewing religious exemption...
by ADC | Jan 4, 2022 | COVID-19, Installation Innovation, On Base
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is deploying 1,250 Guard members to help with overburdened hospitals facing COVID-19 surges, but almost half of the state’s Guard is ineligible to go because they are not yet vaccinated, the Statehouse News Bureau reported. The report said...
by ADC | Jan 3, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday night that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Austin is fully vaccinated and had a booster shot. His doctor told him his case would be more severe if he hadn’t had all three shots, Austin said in a statement. “The...
