by ADC | May 6, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
In coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, DoD announced N95 mask production will increase by 26 million masks starting in October as a result of a new award to 3M. “This increased production/industrial capacity will continue to ensure a...
by ADC | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
As social distancing has increased the necessity for virtual health visits, many military families are finding certain telehealth visits are not reimbursed by TRICARE. U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Martha McSally (R-AZ) recently sent a letter to the Defense...
by ADC | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
While most U.S. service members within the United States remain on coronavirus lockdown, many of their Germany-based counterparts are being allowed in-country travel and easements on curfew, reports Stars and Stripes. “Right now, with your family or one additional...
by ADC | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
The U.S. Army recent issued a request for project proposals “to develop a wearable diagnostic capability for the pre‐/very early‐symptomatic detection of COVID‐19 infection,” reports NextGov. The Department of Defense has allocated $25 million for the new technology...
by ADC | May 5, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
Military families on average are doing “okay” during the coronavirus pandemic according to responses to the CMSI ongoing Paint Points Poll, a rolling survey of military families, veterans, caregivers and community leaders. More than 5,200 people have replied to the...
by ADC | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military must recognize that it is now in a “new normal” and adapt to the realities to maintain readiness, Stars and Stripes reported. “The sooner we can adapt our practices, as soon as we can learn from this virus and make...
by ADC | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) announced it will start screening all store employees before starting their shift, according to a recent press release. “Military resale is good at evolving and adapting. Screening the people who work in our stores is the first...
by ADC | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
More than two dozen House and Senate Democrats are urging DOD to do more to help service members who are stuck mid-move as the department’s stop move order disrupted most permanent change of station moves, leaving many families with double housing bills. “Clearly,...
by ADC | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, DC360, On Base
In order to meet the demand for free mobile coronavirus testing in the State of Texas, the Texas Military Department is lending a hand in scheduling mobile appointments, KXAN reports. Texas Governor Greg Abbott estimates that a force of 1,200 soldiers, nearly a third...
