The Pentagon's big problem: How to prepare for war during a pandemic
Concerns are growing inside the Pentagon and Congress that the virus could seriously erode the military's preparedness to fight.
By BRYAN BENDER
03/27/2020 08:25 PM EDT
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Large-scale field exercises canceled. Recruiting stations shuttered. And most alarming: a steady rise in coronavirus infections aboard warships, in special operations units, among troops in Afghanistan and at boot camp.
The pandemic is bearing down on military readiness. And with predictions that the outbreak could last for months, concerns are growing inside the Pentagon and Congress that the virus could seriously erode the military's preparedness to fight.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/27/pentagon-military-coronavirus-pandemic-152575
