April 28, 2020 Army laboratory tests for the best homemade face covering materials Now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, and many governors are recommending that people wear face coverings when out in public and unable to maintain proper social distancing, the Combat Capabilities Development Command, or CCDC, Chemical Biological Center
April 28, 2020 DOD allows remote extension of ID cards !s your military ID card expiring, but with social distancing and various stay-at-home orders in effect, you aren't sure whether you'll be able to renew it? The Department of Defense has changed the process to allow service members and civilians to temporarily extend the life of their cards as the
April 28, 2020 DOD Plans for Resumption of Normal Operations After Pandemic Defense Department planners are working on how to resume normal military operations following the coronavirus pandemic, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman said.
April 28, 2020 Questions on civilian leave during pandemic answered The Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, or SAF/AAR, has answered frequently asked questions regarding civilian employee use or lose leave usage and time off award extensions during the 2019 COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
April 20, 2020 Air Force signs agreement for oral fluid coronavirus testing at Air Force installations The Department of the Air Force signed an agreement April 17 with Curative, Inc., to deploy and scale an oral fluid coronavirus test, which recently received an FDA emergency use authorization, across Air Force installations.
April 17, 2020 100% ID check required at JBSA starting April 20 Starting April 20, Joint Base San Antonio will implement 100 percent ID checks for all vehicle occupants entering all JBSA installations.
April 14, 2020 Growth in DOD telework capability may outlive coronavirus pandemic The Department of Defense has greatly expanded its telework capability to keep business on track during the fight against coronavirus. Some of those enhancements may continue once the threat recedes, DOD's chief information officer said.
April 14, 2020 How To: Home Schooling in the Time of Coronavirus The 37th Training Wing hosted Home School 101, a virtual event on Facebook Live to help families transition to non-traditional education methods and learn stress-management skills during mandated social distancing in response to COVID-19, Thurs., April 9, 2020. Home School 101 featured a panel
April 10, 2020 SEAC Calls on NCOs, Petty Officers to be 'the Calm in the Eye of the Storm' Noncommissioned officers must be the conduits of truthful, correct and timely information to troops and their families amid the coronavirus pandemic, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Ramón "CZ" Colón-López said.
April 7, 2020 Defense Health Official Urges Personnel, Families to Wear Face Masks Defense Department personnel and their families — military and civilian — are urged to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Defense Health Agency official said.