Latest "DoD COVID-19" stories

Pentagon, reacting to Biden order, working on plan for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

Unvaccinated service members will be subject to weekly testing, and perhaps mandatory vaccination.

By Meghann Myers and Howard Altman

19 months ago

As COVID-19 spikes across US, troop diagnoses jump 20 percent in a week

Defense Department coronavirus cases continue to rise, but officials have declined to comment on the spike.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Esper says new virus won’t prevent military operations

The U.S. military and its warfighting command centers in the Pentagon are prepared to continue operations even if there is a local outbreak of the new coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday, as the department began finalizing its response plans.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

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