The Pentagon is looking at reducing, but not eliminating, operations during COVID-19 pandemic
Meghann Myers
With more than 800 service members fighting coronavirus a month after the the first soldier in South Korea tested positive, the Defense Department is keeping a close eye on the pandemic’s impact and preparing to make adjustments where necessary.
While a stop-movement order has canceled or extended some deployments and almost completely halted previously scheduled duty station moves for thousands, the services are continuing on with most operations and training ― including initial entry, as the Army and Air Force continue to bring send new recruits through basic training and onto their first units.
“We have already had those discussions and have mechanisms in place to go ahead and stop whenever we deem necessary,†Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chief Ramon Colon-Lopez told Military Times on Thursday.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/04/02/the-pentagon-is-looking-at-reducing-but-not-eliminating-operations-during-covid-19-pandemic/
