Collected Item: “Military Mask Guidance Update”
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Military Mask Guidance Update
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The attached is a memorandum for record from the Under Secretary of Defense. This memo was published 1 March 2022 and was a big deal for us in the military and really everyone who works on military installations or in other Department of Defense facilities. Prior to this memo, we were all required to wear face coverings at all times when in doors, regardless of local state or county guidance. This memo was a great policy move as it changed the requirement from an overarching blanket policy to instead replicate local community guidance. I can tell you, we were very relieved to not be required to wear a face covering at all times. unlike many other sectors across the US, many military members did not have the opportunity to work from home during the pandemic. This is just due to the nature of our jobs, therefore we were masked up for a long time, even in places such as Texas and Florida where masks were no longer required according to local state and county guidance.
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military, centralcoast, california, mask, masks, pandemicprompt, arizonastateuniversity, hst580
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https://media.defense.gov/2022/Mar/02/2002947853/-1/-1/0/UPDATED-GUIDANCE-FOR-MASK-AND-SCREENING-TESTING-FOR-ALL-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-INSTALLATIONS-AND-OTHER-FACILITIES.PDF
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US Department of Defense
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2022-03-01