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Joint Staff Surgeon Praises Americans Stepping Up to Help COVID-19 Victims
April 8, 2020 — Any listing of personnel, equipment and facilities involved — as impressive as it might be — doesn't begin to explain what's at the heart of the Defense Department's effort to combat COVID-19, the Joint Staff surgeon said... MORE

SEAC: Defense Department's Priority Is Safety of People
April 3, 2020 — The first priority for senior Pentagon leaders in the COVID-19 pandemic is taking care of service members and Defense Department civilians and their families, a top Pentagon advisor said... MORE

Manpower Chief Discusses Personnel Aspects of COVID-19 Response
April 2, 2020 — The Joint Staff's director of manpower and personnel discussed the personnel aspects of the fight against COVID-19 during a freewheeling exchange with Pentagon reporters... MORE

DOD Modeling for Coronavirus Helps With Response Planning
March 26, 2020 — Though Defense Department modeling of the COVID-19 virus isn't quite robust enough yet to determine where the next outbreak will happen, the modeling is good enough now for general planning efforts, the Joint Staff surgeon said... MORE

Hospital Ships, Other DOD Assets Prepare for Coronavirus Response
March 18, 2020 — Two Navy hospital ships will be part of the Defense Department's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Pentagon's chief spokesman said... MORE

DOD Confronts Coronavirus Head-On
March 10, 2020 — The Defense Department is taking positive action to protect people, safeguard critical national security missions and capabilities and support the whole-of-government approach to confronting the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, DOD spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said today... MORE

DOD Updates Coronavirus Situation, Guidance
March 9, 2020 — The Defense Department continues to issue guidance to commanders and directors to combat the coronavirus outbreak, officials said in Washington today... MORE

DOD Issues Flexible Instructions on Response to Coronavirus
March 9, 2020 — DOD has issued instructions to the armed services and department heads on how to respond to the implications of the growing coronavirus outbreak... MORE