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US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
Soldiers use their own cash to get better food in quarantine
Fort Bliss said soldiers are provided an ordering service from AAFES, and “have been using their delivery system daily for more than a month.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Stricter coronavirus restrictions trickle out to the force
“We had a range planned for today — but once they announced base-wide HPCON C, they told us it was all cancelled,” one soldier told Army Times.
By Kyle Rempfer
Returning troops denied water, bathrooms under quarantine
“This is no way to treat Soldiers returning from war,” one soldier said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Flooded hotlines, cancelled leave and isolation hits soldiers amid coronavirus pandemic
“There are many soldiers who have coughs but are not tested,” a 10th Mountain soldier said. “Social distancing is non-existent and formations are still held."
By Kyle Rempfer
This is Fort Bragg’s FOB-style quarantine
The facilities include “Gyms In a Box," internet services, mobile laundry units, catered food services through a contractor, mobile restrooms and showers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Marines headed to Australia will have to undergo quarantine for two weeks
According to Australia’s Department of Health, there are 565 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of 6:30 am Thursday — that’s an increase of 111 cases over a 24-hour period.
By Shawn Snow
Cruise passengers arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base to begin quarantine as Georgia reacts to virus
Some of the passengers from a cruise ship in California that carried people infected by the new coronavirus arrived at an air base in Georgia to begin a two-week quarantine, as more than 100 schools in two districts were closed Wednesday and public events were scrapped.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
New York National Guard activated to combat coronavirus, establish ‘containment area’
The National Guard will establish a containment area to combat the spread of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, within one mile of the suspected center of the outbreak in New Rochelle, New York.
By Dylan Gresik
Cruise ship passengers to be quarantined at military bases in 3 states; US Army stops troops moving to and from South Korea, Italy for new assignments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says American passengers of the Grand Princess cruise ship will be taken to military bases in California, Texas and Georgia to be tested for the COVID-19 virus and for a 14-day quarantine.
Coronavirus is here to ruin all hope for beards in the military
A limited number of styles are permissible as long as the hair does not break the seal of the mask.
By Jon Simkins