by ADC | Mar 10, 2022 | COVID-19, Defense Communities National Summit, Defense Community Champions, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Rear Admiral John Menoni admits he was in “a little bit of shock” in March 2020 when he first heard that sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt would be headed to Guam after testing positive for COVID-19, but then he “really just kind of immediately got after the...
by ADC | Feb 16, 2022 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, On Base
The federal government is currently operating under a continuing resolution through Friday. The House passed language last week extending current spending levels through March 18 in hopes of reaching a bipartisan, bicameral deal on spending for fiscal year 2022, which...
by ADC | Feb 9, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
The Air Force has allowed nine airmen to opt out of DOD’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for religious reasons, it announced Tuesday, as Air Force Times reported. “The Department of the Air Force determined the service members’ accommodations could be supported with no...
by ADC | Feb 3, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
The Army has ordered commanders to start separating uniformed personnel who continue to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a memo from Army Secretary Christine Wormuth. “Unvaccinated soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness,” Wormuth said,...
by ADC | Feb 1, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
Here are some updates on COVID-19: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has told seven governors that DOD still expects Guard members and reservists to get the COVID-19 vaccine because the virus “takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and...
by ADC | Jan 31, 2022 | COVID-19, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) joined a lawsuit from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to try to block the DOD COVID-19 vaccine mandate for Guard personnel, AP reported…. About 2,000 more Air Force personnel intelligence could be part of a potential intel expansion at Joint...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
The Navy has discharged 23 sailors with “an honorable characterization of service” for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. That makes 45 sailors who have been separated for defying the mandate. About 5,000 active duty sailors are still unvaccinated two months...
by ADC | Jan 27, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
The Army issued preliminary guidance this week “to pause ongoing formal or informal disciplinary or enforcement actions against civilian employees” who have not gotten the COVID-19 vaccination, Stars and Stripes reported. The Air Force issued similar guidance,...
by ADC | Jan 25, 2022 | COVID-19, On Base
DOD lawyers say that when a federal judge in Texas halted vaccine mandates for federal workers, it covered DOD civilian personnel but not service members, Stars and Stripes reported. “We have not been informed of any changes to the vaccination policy for service...
