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,...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Avoiding future global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic may rely on artificial intelligence technology to identify and track highly contagious diseases, reports CQ. “I do believe there’s great potential to bring in artificial intelligence to provide early...
by ADC | May 21, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
The COVID-19 pandemic is already impacting the military in some day-to-day tactical ways, but there are bigger ways that the Pentagon and installations will be forced to change how they operate, according to the panel on Thursday’s CMSI town hall, “How Will COVID-19...
by ADC | May 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
About 700 residents of Pulaski County, Mo., received free COVID-19 tests last weekend. The two-day mass testing was coordinated among the county, the state, Phelps Health and the Army at nearby Fort Leonard Wood, according to a press release from the Sustainable...
by ADC | May 20, 2020 | COVID-19, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, On Base
The bases in “Military City USA” are asking San Antonio civilians to help with an anticipated need for more blood, News 4 San Antonio reported. The blood centers at Joint Base San Antonio expect their supply will begin to deplete as local citizens become more active...
