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2020-07-16
military response
This is a story of how one soldier can make a difference in the pandemic.This private was recognized for her good deeds by NASCAR however the question that begs asking is why it was necessary?why during a pandemic is a shortage of masks occurring especially in the military where people are forced to work in close quarters. -
2020-07-10
military cases of Covid-19 increase
This is a news article speculating why the military members are having an increase in positive coronavirus tests.What they leaving out is although masks are required for businesses they are not necessarily being followed by soldiers working and the same for social distancing and hand washing. My husband is in the military and tells me they were the masks when possible but most soldiers find them inconvenient and remove them whenever possible.Also social distancing is not practical for their work as they sometimes have to be in close quarters to complete their work.This in addition field events,airborne jumps, and other major projects that place many soldiers in close proximity together is probably the cause of the increased cases. -
2020-07-10
Army makes soldiers quarantine with tape in the field
A video surfaced about soldiers in the field who were suspected of having the coronavirus and instead of being sent home or two the hospital they made them stay in the field and isolate. I am unsure of the validity of this claim but I do know there was often times where the guidelines are not followed on the company or platoon level. -
2020-07-07
Travel band lifted for U.S. Military
This is an article about how the military has lifted the travel band it had in place due to the coronavirus.My family is personally affected by this since we are slotted to P.C.S. this fall.Not all states are cleared by the military and I fear with the country opening back up there will be many more cases and possibly more delays in PCS orders because of it. -
2020-03-30
Socially Distanced Reception: MCRD San Diego
This screenshot showcases B Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion's early morning reception at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego (MCRD San Diego), the Marine Corps' basic training installation for all recruits enlisted west of the Mississippi River. With social distancing an integral measure to counter the coronavirus's advance, recruits appear to be staggered in formation so as to avoid shoulder-to-shoulder contact, as indicated by the empty yellow footprints that would normally be occupied four to a row. However, it must be noted that at this date, none of the recruits have masks, and neither do the receiving sergeants in the photo's background, therefore underscoring the difficulties of rapidly adapting to a novel infectious disease whose spread could have dire consequences in a military environment. -
2020-06-08
Training New Marines in a New Reality
This screenshot from the United States Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot Parris Island Facebook offers a look into some of the adjustments the military has made in order to stem the spread of COVID-19 within its ranks. In a telling sign of the pandemic-era, these new recruits all wear protective masks in order to prevent possibly-infected water droplets from escaping into the air and triggering an outbreak within the barracks, an omnipresent threat, especially in boot camp. -
2020-06-29
Coronavirus Invades al-Jaber Airbase
By infecting nearly every corner of the globe, COVID-19 further demonstrated its reach by invading the self-contained confines of US military bases, such as al-Jaber airbase in Kuwait. This screenshot, which features masked US Marines and airmen preparing a field kitchen, provides a glimpse into this self-contained world, with the headline revealing that nothing is immune to the coronavirus. -
2020-05-07
A Permanently Disqualifying Condition
This memo from the United States Military Entrance Processing Command outlines certain guidelines for MEP stations to follow when testing and evaluating applicants for military service during the pandemic. One of its provisions specifically states that an established history of COVID-19 will be classified as a "permanently disqualifying condition," thus making the applicant unfit for induction. -
2020-06-06
Soldier of the 82nd Airborne Division conducting foot march to conduct Expert Infantry Badge training
There was 1100 hundred people in a group with three groups rotating in this training and it was impossible to follow pandemic precautions.A total of about 3800 were involved in just this two weeks training.3 companies were quarantined because of this training due to coronavirus cases after the training was completed.Not everyone who was at the training was quarantined. -
2020-05-26
Basic Military Training
Basic Military Training to resume in second location. -
2020-06-22
Military airborne jumps
This is an image of soldiers prior to an airborne jump.While some are wearing face coverings no one is practicing social distancing and within the aircraft it is impossible to distance.Following this jump they were doing training further exposing themselves to the coronavirus which is why Fort Bragg is still having growing numbers of coronavirus cases. -
2020-06-18
Military frustration
This is a story about my recent frustration with the the military's choices during this pandemic.It is important to tell the military side of the story because the official policies presented by the Department of Defense are not always adhered to at the installations and their story needs to be told. -
2020-06-10
A Carrier's Plight with COVID-19
This screenshot shows a Navy medical technician conducting a COVID test in front of what appears to be the docked USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). Forced to make an emergency disembarkation at Naval Base Guam in the early days of the pandemic, the ship found itself ravaged by the virus, which swept through its departments and corridors with alarming speed, prompting its commander, Captain Brett Crozier, to order the crew off the warship; an action that combined with a pointed (and public) memo to superiors that ultimately lead to his dismissal. -
2020-06-12
Containing COVID-19 aboard the USS Kidd
After having been briefly attached to the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the USS Kidd encountered a coronavirus outbreak on board while conducting operations off the coast of South America in April 2020. This screenshot of a posted dated June 12 provides a glimpse into the Navy's early attempts to combat the disease's spread before it could potentially cripple the vessel. Also note the face mask covering the eagle's beak on the US Navy emblem in the upper left corner. -
2020-06-05
Bumpin' Arms with the SECNAV
Secretary Braithwaite welcomes home this aircraft maintenance technician from Attack Fighter Squadron 211 with an arm bump greeting to minimize the risk of exposure. All those present for the Secretary's address to the Truman's crew wear face coverings, especially given the outbreaks the Navy has struggled to contain on board several of their deployed vessels. Nevertheless, social distancing proved to be difficult on board ship. -
2020-06-05
Welcoming Aboard the SECNAV
Masked up and spaced apart, the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) welcomes Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite aboard after they dropped anchor at the Norfolk Navy Yard following a 5-month tour of duty to the Middle East theater of operations and a 2-month "sustainment cruise) off the Virginia coast. The Truman remained at sea after the conclusion of their Middle Eastern cruise due to COVID-19 concerns and the need for deploying carrier groups to quarantine before getting underway and replacing the Truman in the Navy's operational rotation. -
2020-04-05
Joint DOD-USAF Guidance on the Use of Cloth Face Covers
These documents outline the proper use of cloth face masks on US military installations per the US Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force. Also included is a memo to all personnel at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston, Lackland and Randolph AFBs, and Martindale Army Airfield) from the base commander addressing the DOD's COVID-19 responses, and how they will be implemented on base. This resource also includes a tutorial on how to wear and create homemade PPE. -
2020-02-25
DOD Memorandum Addressing Military-specific COVID-19 counter-measures for Military Base Commanders
Although the DOD followed CDC health guidelines, more military-specific responses needed implementation for US military personnel and bases. This memo from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness lists for base commanders such responses and the applicable conditions under which they must be taken. -
2020-04-20
DOD Memo on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions in the US Armed Forces
This document, generated by the Department of Defense and signed by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, cancels certain references from previous memos and extends DOD travel restrictions guidance through June 30, 2020. Also included are certain exemptions to the aforementioned restrictions. Nevertheless, these modifications to the Secretary of Defense's original "stop-movement order" were intended to halt the virus's growing spread by freezing most US military and DOD personnel's travel to US military facilities around the world. -
2020-06-13
As the Army Goes Rolling Along
Recalled to campus for the annual commencement ceremony by order of the commander-in-chief, these West Point cadets march out onto the green wearing face masks to prevent infection. Just days before the ceremony, a number of cadets tested positive for the virus, underscoring the reality that no place is out of COVID-19's long reach. -
2020-05-28
All-Americans Battle for the Best Burger
Throughout its storied history, the 82nd Airborne Division prevailed over the Nazis in World War II, tangled with the Viet Cong in Vietnam's verdant jungles, clawed through Afghanistan's Hindu Kush Mountains, and twice stormed across Iraq's desolate deserts. Now the "All-Americans" soldier on in the face of a global pandemic that has shuttered businesses and sealed off bases like Fort Bragg from the outside world, but despite all of this, there is one thing COVID-19 cannot disrupt: the time-honored divisional "Battle of the Burgers" contest. -
2020-06-16
Masks On the March
This private first class deploys the US military's newest weapon, as the Army continues to train to fight the enemies of the future while defending against an enemy it cannot see. Prior to the pandemic, mask-wearing proved exceptionally rare in the USA, but with no mitigation effort being spared in the quest to arrest COVID-19's global march, both civilians and soldiers alike rely on them to keep the contagion at bay. -
2020-06-16
The Screaming Eagles Rendezvous with Temp Checks
This screenshot of the 101st Airborne Division's (Air Assault) Facebook page reveals some of the counter-measures the US Army is taking against COVID-19. These soldiers of the 2nd BCT (Brigade Combat Team) undergo temperature checks before a training exercise, even though some medical professionals had voiced concerns about the reliability of handheld temperature guns. Furthermore, this image also reflects how the Army is continuing to maintain their training regimen and rotation schedule in the face of the pandemic, as these soldiers prepare to embark for the JRTC at Fort Polk, Louisiana, a state that had been a COVID hot spot just weeks earlier. -
2020-06-13
West Point's COVID Class of 2020
Despite New York's distinction as the nation's first major COVID-19 epicenter, and the US Military Academy's decision to depopulate their campus during the pandemic, the President of the United States insisted upon an in-person graduation ceremony, even though countless high schools and universities had shifted to virtual commencements to safeguard against a viral outbreak. Nevertheless, the soon-to-be-commissioned 2nd lieutenants maintained social distancing throughout the official ceremony, as is seen here during the president's commencement address. Throughout the pandemic, public health officials have warned against large gatherings due to their proclivity for easy and rapid coronavirus transmission, but that did not stop this president from ordering this commencement or planning mass political rallies. -
2020-06-15
Civilians and Soldiers on COVID-19's Frontlines
US Army medics and healthcare personnel depart a New York hospital after having spent weeks assisting hospital staff in the relentless fight to halt and treat COVID-19 in virus-besieged New York City. Although the virus appeared to have subsided in the city at the time of this farewell ceremony, the omnipresent threat of infection still loomed large. -
2020-06-16
Adapt and Overcome - Army Classroom Instruction in the age of the Coronavirus
Strict social distancing being practiced at this BLC (Basic Leadership Course) at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico on June 16, 2020. -
2020-06-13
Training During a Pandemic
This US Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician keeps up with qualifications, while the supervising officer dons a regulation anti-virus mask to limit the spread of COVID-19 on base. -
2020-06-16
Social Distancing in Action at Camp Santiago
Given the enclosed nature of US military bases, the Department of Defense ordered the same COVID-19 mitigation measures taking root in the civilian world to be enacted on installations across the globe. These soldiers at the US Army's Joint Training Center maintain social distancing during an evaluation of some sort at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico. -
2020-06-13
How the military handled Covid-19
This is a humorous tiktok showing the progression of the pandemic and how the military handled it.Initially it was put out to just be precautious and it very rapidly changed as the extent of the pandemic was grasped.For many military members it felt like they were constantly changing the level of precautions.It was initially viewed as similar to the flu by many and not taken seriously but as the pandemic progressed that changed.Although humorous this is an accurate representation of how many military members reacted during this time. -
2020-06-10
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers Test Positive for COVID-19 Following Protests
A number of Nebraska National Guard soldiers have tested positive for COVID-19 following missions to assist law enforcement amid protests in Omaha and Lincoln. None of the affected soldiers have been hospitalized and all are isolating in their homes. Protests have flared across the country following the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, while in custody. Many of the protests have individuals packed tightly in large groups, many not wearing masks or following other recommended guidelines to slow the spread of the virus. -
2020-03-22
Fort Bragg Shut down
This is from when Fort Bragg first put out that they were switching to mission essential personnel for a few days.Little did we know that this would continue for the next few months.They would say in two week we will re-evaluate and then the time would pass and it would get moved back.My family was supposed to P.C.S. at this time and we were getting ready to sell our home and move where ever the army told us to go.However due to the Pandemic my husband's orders were cancelled.We did not know if they would be changed to a later date or if cancelled completely.This happened to many military families who were stuck in limbo for months as we saw daily updates further restricting our movements for an indefinite amount of time.Luckily we still had a steady paycheck from the military so did not suffer financially like many others did. -
2020-04-06
France Cancels July 14 Military Parade due to COVID-19
France cancels its traditional military parade in July due to COVID-19. -
2020
Working out and Social distancing
During the stay-at-home order many soldiers were faced with a difficulty to stay fit.Without access to gyms or regular group PT they had to find creative replacements to maintain their physical readiness since it is essential in there profession.This article gives creative ideas for how to do that. -
2020-03-14
Military families dealing with the stop movement order
This is a news article covering how the stop-movement order for troops has affected military families.It is personal to me since my family was supposed to P.C.S. in April and then was suddenly told it was to be rescheduled when we had already taken steps to sell our house and move across country and this type of incident occured all over the country during the pandemic. -
2020-05-30
Military base mask enforcement sign
Before entering the PX at Fort Bragg there is a sign displayed telling visitors that a facemask must be worn to enter the premises.Even though some states are opening up and facemasks are being used less and less the military base is held to a stricter standard. -
2020-04-26
How the coronavirus has impacted the U.S. military
This article in-depthly goes over the current pandemic and how it is specifically affecting the U.S. military. -
2020-05-29
Social distancing in military training
This is an example of how the military is applying social distancing techniques and trying to maintain the safety of the soldiers. -
2020-05-06
Coronavirus survivors banned from military service
This article discusses the decision by the military to ban enlistment of people who have had the coronavirus.It is important to show how coronavirus could affect the future of military enlistment after the pandemic is considered to be under control. -
2020-05-26
Fort Bragg installation update during pandemic
This is an installation update given regularly by the Ft.Bragg webpage to tell the public what parts of the base are open and how their access is limited as well as the regulation for visitors to the base. -
2020-05-26
Military Service member dies from Coronavirus
This news article gives an update to how many military members have died from the coronavirus as well as military associated government employees. -
2020-05-02
"Miliary doctor meme"
It is a meme showing military doctors being upset that a specific medicine that is very commonly prescribed to soldiers for an array of ailments is being shown to be useless against the Coronavirus. -
05/01/2020
Military covid-19 meme
It is a military meme making a joke of combat engineers protecting the infantry. #ArizonaStateUniversity #HST580 -
2020-05-05
Through Chinese Social Media -- 5
I’m a study-abroad student. Due to the virus, I had to stay at my home in New York. I got the update of the virus through Chinese social media, and I think it is really interesting. I’m going to share some posts from Chinese social media about the virus. The post is about that one of the temporary hospitals is going to close, which means the hope is coming. Through the post, I feel the persistence of those front line fighters. There are plenty of touching stories in the post. One of them brings his daughter's doll to the front line. They are also others' wives, husbands, mothers, children. These medical staff came to the frontline at the risk of infection, and their families were also worried, proud, and worried about them from afar. -
2020-05-01
Luke AFB Prescription Pickup Line
This is the wait line for prescription pickup at the Luke AFB Pharmacy. The total wait time estimated around 40 minutes in the sun on a day where the temperature was above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This line was created by the pharmacy to account for six feet social distancing with people in their cars to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19. -
2020-04-28
Miiitary Base to Lockdown after Coronovirus Case
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2020-04-30
Deployed in Afghanistan during COVID-19 #REL101
I am currently deployed in Afghanistan and have no idea when I will return home to the states due to COVID-19 travel bans. I have been here for about 7 months now and was supposed to leave soon but we have been informed it is a strong possibility we will be extended. Through these tough times it is even harder for troops that have been away from their families for so long only to be told they cuts wait longer. We have limited access to amenities such as gyms and MWR(game rooms) due to social distancing. I hope that resolutions for the virus will soon be found and we can return home safe and sound #REL101 -
2020-04-30
USS Comfort, leaving NYC
I took this photograph of the USS Comfort, a Navy medical ship, leaving NYC on the Hudson River. It arrived in early April to supplement the already overtaxed medical resources of NYC. I don't think it ever helped as much as we hoped, taking fewer than 200 non-covid patients, and treating between 180 and 190 Covid patients. All the same, it's a good sign that it is no longer needed. -
2020-04-17
“Spread The Love Not The Disease" Mural, 82nd Airborne Unit, French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
This “Spread The Love Not The Disease” mural was done by members of the 82nd Airborne unit, French Quarter New Orleans. -
2020-03-24
East Jefferson General Hospital Receives PPE from National Guard, Metairie, LA
National Guard brings much needed PPE to local hospital -
2020-04-22
How One Military Base Is Handling COVID-19
Article describes how one military base in Africa is handling the coronavirus