Dec. 9, 2020 Camp Gulfport opens doors for ROM operations With preventing the spread of COVID-19 being a top priority, Headquarters Air Force had to develop a new process to ensure the safety of the service members before deployment into the U.S. Central, Africa and European Commands’ areas of responsibility.
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Dec. 4, 2020 COVID-19 Draws Attention to Defense Industrial Base Vulnerabilities During a discussion with the Hudson Institute, a top defense official said that COVID-19 helped draw attention to the weaker links of the U.S. defense supply chain.
Dec. 3, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Leaders Say 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Available This Month Operation Warp Speed officials provided details on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process and encouraged Americans to educate themselves about the vaccines.
Dec. 1, 2020 COVID-Related Telework Accelerates DISA's Zero-Trust Adoption The increase in telework as a result of COVID-19 has provided adversaries more attack surface to cause harm to defense networks. This, among other factors, has increased the Defense Department's focus on zero trust architecture, the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said.
Dec. 1, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:
Nov. 23, 2020 Warp Speed Readies to Distribute New Drug Cocktail for COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for casirivimab and imdevimab — drugs that together have been shown to reduce hospitalization or emergency room visits in patients who have contracted COVID-19.
Nov. 23, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Refines Vaccine Delivery Plan Charged with developing and delivering a vaccine to 300 million Americans, Operation Warp Speed paired military planners with experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to work the details of a monumental plan.
Nov. 18, 2020 Officials Optimistic About COVID-19 Vaccines in Near Future Optimism exists for two safe and highly effective vaccines that could soon be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna, Operation Warp Speed officials said in a press conference.
Nov. 17, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel: