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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby announced on Wednesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had issued a memorandum making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all service members who have yet to… Continue reading "COVID-19 Vaccinations Now Mandatory For US Service Members"
3 years ago
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that the Pentagon plans to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all military personnel by the middle of September. In a message to… Continue reading "Pentagon: COVID-19 Vaccine Required By Mid-September"
3 years ago
Aircraft Carrier , Naval , News , Royal Navy , UK
The British Ministry of Defence has confirmed reports of a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group, partway through the group’s maiden operational deployment. In a press… Continue reading "COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group"
3 years ago
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The United States Navy is looking into its major shipbuilding programs and reassessing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on schedules and costs as shipyards are being increasingly affected by… Continue reading "USS Kennedy’s Among Other US Navy Project Schedules Reassessed as COVID-19 Cases Spike"
4 years ago
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As the global Coronavirus Pandemic continues the Association of the U.S. Army has announced that their 2020 Annual Meeting and Exposition has been physically cancelled but will be held virtually… Continue reading "2020 AUSA Annual Meeting Goes Virtual as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues"
4 years ago
Army , Daily News , News , Training , USA
The United States Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) is slated to become the services official test of record starting on 1st October, 2020. The six-event physical fitness test remains roughly… Continue reading "US Army Combat Fitness Test Changes 2.0 Due to COVID-19"
4 years ago
Counter Terrorism , Daily News , News , Technology , UK
Given my previous article on what the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) could learn from defense, and how it’s not just logistics manpower but logistical skills that can be… Continue reading "What Can Defense and Security Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic?"
4 years ago
British Army , Daily News , Defense , News , RAF , Royal Marines , Royal Navy , Training , UK
With large parts of the UK armed forces now operating in new ways, including individual service people working from home, elements of training will inevitably be conducted remotely. This has… Continue reading "COVID19: How Far Can Simulated Military Training Go?"
4 years ago
Daily News , News , Technology , UK
With the rise of COVID-19, it wasn’t long before there were calls for the military to get involved in supporting the health services. The National Health Service, in the United… Continue reading "Defence Provides More Than Just Manpower in the COVID-19 Stuggle"
4 years ago
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The US Army has placed testing of its Interim Maneuver Short-Range Air-Defense (IM-SHORAD) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on hold due to the impact of the CVOID-19 virus. The vehicle… Continue reading "COVID-19 Halts SHORAD"
4 years ago
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