The Defense Department’s new guidance mandating the return of masks in certain localities for all personnel, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, will affect the vast majority of Air Force and Space Force installations in the United States, an Air Force Magazine analysis shows.
The Defense Department is directing the return of masks for all personnel in areas with increasing COVID-19 cases following updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks on July 28 issued a memo to all Defense Department personnel directing ...
Senior military leaders are stepping up efforts to encourage service members to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even as the Defense Department rolls back mask mandates and other regulations put in place to stymie the spread of the virus. As of May 20, the Defense Department ...
In response to updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance about the use of "cloth face coverings" under certain circumstances to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Defense Department has instructed troops, civilian employees, contractors, military family members, and anyone else stepping ...