Airmen deploy to support Community Vaccination Center in Brooklyn
A team of approximately 140 active-duty Airmen from 28 bases arrived at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn to support a state-led, federally supported community vaccination center.
64th AEG provides vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported community vaccination center.
AFDW, medical leaders champion vaccine rollout program
The Air Force District of Washington is prepared to rapidly expand distribution capabilities as vaccine supply increases to support partner organizations, tenant units, and geographically-separated service members within the National Capital Region.
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.
Vice Chief of Space Operations tests positive for COVID-19
Space Force Gen. David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations, tested positive Oct. 28 for COVID-19. He took the test after learning that a close family member, with whom he had contact, tested positive for the virus.
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to January 1
To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtai…
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1
To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtai…
DoD launches effort to collect 8,000 units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
The Defense Department has begun an effort to collect 8,000 donated units of plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to support the development of an effective treatment against the disease.
CSAF visits McChord AFB for COVID-19 update
At the beginning of Goldfein’s visit, Col. Erin Staine-Pyne, 62nd Airlift Wing commander, briefed him and other McChord AFB leaders about how COVID-19 has affected McChord Field.
Health Workers in Uniform: Lessons Learned
By Cmdr. Michael Kaplan, MDDirector of Medical ServicesNaval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida While USS Kidd (DDG 100) was deployed to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility, a Sailor began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms April 20, a month after the ship’s last port call. SOUTH CHINA SEA: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) conducts …