MARCH 21, 2020 - While the National Guard is often called out by governors to respond to natural and man-made disasters, Guard members also have a long history of responding to public health emergencies. Since the Guard’s establishment in 1636, members have responded to outbreaks of smallpox, Spanish flu, yellow fever, cholera, hoof-and-mouth disease and typhus, said Dr. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2020
Navy Postpones Selection Boards
MARCH 20, 2020 - Efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has led the Navy’s top personnel officer to suspend all selection boards until further notice. The decision was announced in NAVADMIN 072/20 on March 18 as a further precaution “to protect the health and safety of our force,” Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, the Navy’s chief of personnel, said in the message. The … [Read more...]
Army Grappling With COVID-19 Head-on
MARCH 20, 2020 - More than 2,000 National Guardsmen are taking on COVID-19 as it continues to sweep the globe and safety measures ramp up, said the Army’s top official. To date, at least 49 service members throughout the Department of Defense have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. However, in the weeks ahead, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy said he expects those … [Read more...]
DoD Tests Hypersonic Glide Body
MARCH 20, 2020 - The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19 at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time (HST). The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), which flew at hypersonic speed to a designated … [Read more...]
Navy Authorizes COs to Relax Some Grooming Standards if Necessary
MARCH 19, 2020 - The Navy has given commanding officers discretion to temporarily relax grooming standards for men’s and women’s hair length, but only if those COs believe the move is necessary to maintain proper social distancing guidelines and limit Sailor exposure to the coronavirus. According to NAVADMIN 073/20, the policy only applies to hair length. It does not apply … [Read more...]