April 24, 2020 DOD Plans for Resumption of Normal Operations After Pandemic Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the coronavirus pandemic, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said.
April 22, 2020 DOD Starts Tiered COVID-19 Testing Process to Ensure Safety The Defense Department is moving to a tiered COVID-19 testing program to protect service members and ensure they can continue to do the nation's business, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
April 21, 2020 COVID-19 Doesn't Stop Homeland Defense The coronavirus hasn't kept U.S. Northern Command or the North American Aerospace Defense Command from defending North America, the commands' top officer said.
April 17, 2020 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 17, 2020 Special leave accrual for service members Today, Matthew Donovan, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days. The department's actions to stem the spread of COVID-19 has significantly limited the ability
April 17, 2020 Special leave accrual for service members Today, Matthew Donovan, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days. The department's actions to stem the spread of COVID-19 has significantly limited the ability
April 17, 2020 Around the Air Force: A New Normal and A Message to Parents Today's look Around the Air Force features Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein addressing Air Force parents about COVID-19 concerns and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright begins a weekly video series, “The New Normal.”
April 6, 2020 Dobbins ARB mobilizes medics to New York for COVID-19 response Five Air Force Reserve medical personnel departed here Sunday morning for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to join the effort to combat COVID-19 in New York City. They are part of a much larger effort to augment medical care in the city, as more than 120 Reserve medical personnel are
April 5, 2020 ‘Disruptive renovation’: Airman fitness vital amid COVID-19 pandemic According to the American College of Sports Medicine, regular physical activity can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Also, moderately intense physical activity is associated with better immune function.
March 20, 2020 Army Employs All-Out Effort to Combat COVID-19 Army researchers are working to rapidly develop and test experimental vaccines to combat COVID-19, the Army secretary said.