by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Following recent reports of government officials considering a “hard stop” on National Guard deployments on June 24, lawmakers are seeking to remediate a decision that could deny federal benefits to servicemembers one day before the 90-day eligibility period. “The...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
An Army reservist based in Wisconsin has died from COVID-19, becoming the third service member to die in the pandemic, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday, citing multiple DOD officials, who confirmed the fatality but gave reporters few details. DOD spokesperson...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Pentagon officials released a five-phase plan on Tuesday to “return to normal operations,” Defense One reports. Currently the DOD is at “Phase 0” and is awaiting more data to ease restrictions. The Pentagon has been operating at 20 percent its normal capacity since...
by ADC | May 26, 2020 | COVID-19, On Base
Journalists covering the Pentagon joined CMSI for a town hall panel Tuesday to focus on the military’s COVID-19 response and what it means for the future of the military. One problem bases face is that Defense Secretary Esper left much of the initial response “to the...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon has reversed its decision to bar from military service anyone who has been hospitalized for coronavirus-related complications. A May 6 policy instructed the military services to disqualify potential recruits who had been treated for COVID-19. But that...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19, On Base
Redstone Arsenal, Ala., was scheduled to reopen Tuesday, AL.com reported. It has been operating with about 25% of its 40,000-person workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening is a “first step toward recovery,” Garrison Commander Col. Kelsey Smith said...
by ADC | May 22, 2020 | COVID-19, On Base
Members of the Oklahoma National Guard race to respond to the coronavirus outbreak in Guymon, Oklahoma, the state’s second-most affected city after Oklahoma City. Guymon has nearly 650 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Compared to Oklahoma’s rate of 1.4 cases per 1,000...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Civilian DOD personnel impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can take up to two weeks of emergency paid sick leave in addition to their typical paid leave, the department announced in a news release. “This is a new leave category that is provided to employees that may...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The Pentagon announced the “Resumption of Elective Surgery” in a recent press release after a nearly two-month postponement which started on March 24. The initial deferment of all elective surgeries and procedures was to “to conserve personal protective equipment,...
