US-MILITARY (NOT on US Soil)

US-MILITARY (NOT on US Soil)

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Two more Air Force officers, two military workers test positive for coronavirus
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200227003553325?section=news

(BIG SNIP) ... Among the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and related people, two have tested positive for the virus, including one active-duty soldier.

US MILITARY-So. Korea

1 US military member, 5 service members' dependents have coronavirus in South Korea: Pentagon officials
https://www.foxnews.com/world/1-us-military-member-has-coronavirus-along-with-wife-small-child-in-south-korea-pentagon-officials

The Pentagon confirmed that one member of the U.S. military and five dependents of various service members have coronavirus in South Korea, a senior official said Wednesday.

The infected soldier, who is a member of the United States Forces Korea (USFK), is stationed in Daegu. His wife and a small child are among the infected. ---CONTINUED---

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USFK reports 2 more cases of new coronavirus in Daegu, total now at 6
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200305001352325?section=national/defense

17:38 March 05, 2020
By Choi Soo-hyang

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Two dependents of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) personnel have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of USFK-related infection cases to six, the military said Thursday.

The fifth patient is a dependent of an active duty service member and the sixth is the spouse of a U.S. Department of Defense civilian employee, both based in the southeastern city of Daegu, according to USFK.

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Coronavirus Reveals Weakness in US Military Supply Chain, Officials Say
https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/coronavirus-reveals-weakness-us-military-supply-chain-officials

A top U.S. military official and some members of Congress are raising concerns that the United States is too dependent on pharmaceutical products made in China as the spread of the coronavirus highlights supply chain weaknesses. This issue arose as the U.S. government reported the nation’s first drug shortage related to the outbreak.

“We have got a military medical system, and we have the same access to all the drugs that are available in the commercial system, et cetera,” Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said at a congressional hearing last week. “You rightly pointed out that it is a vulnerability to have a country such as China manufacturing high percentages — I don’t know if it is 97%, 98% or 80%, whatever it is, but I do know it is high percentages of the ingredients to [the] American pharmaceutical industry across the country, both military and civilian. ---CONTINUED---

USFK Update:
https://www.usfk.mil/Media/News/Article/2070556/usfk-covid-19-information/

March 6, 2020

A USFK Korean National employee tested positive for COVID-19, making this the seventh USFK-related personnel to be confirmed with the virus.

The employee is currently in isolation at her off-base residence in Asan as directed by KCDC.

KCDC and USFK health professionals are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether anyone else may have been exposed.

USFK remains at risk level “high” peninsula-wide and is implementing all appropriate control measures to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 as a prudent measure to protect the force


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South Korean worker at Camp Humphreys infected with new coronavirus, raising USFK total to seven
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/south-korean-worker-at-camp-humphreys-infected-with-new-coronavirus-raising-usfk-total-to-seven-1.621473

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean woman who works at Camp Humphreys has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday, in the first confirmed case linked to the U.S. military outside the hard-hit area of Daegu.

The announcement raised to seven the number of people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea who have been infected, including a soldier and his wife.

However, the other six were connected to bases in the southeastern area of Daegu, which is the epicenter of the outbreak that began in mid-February and has led to more than 6,000 infections nationwide. ---CONTINUED---

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DOD Updates Coronavirus Situation, Guidance
The Defense Department continues to issue guidance to commanders and directors to combat the coronavirus outbreak, officials said in Washington today.

Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Friedrichs, the Joint Staff surgeon, and Robert G. Salesses, deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense integration stressed the department is still laser-focused on three aspects: protecting service members and their families, ensuring crucial DOD missions continue and supporting the whole of government approach to the situation.


DOD is supporting the situation with the ocean liner Grand Princess docking on Oakland, California, with several people aboard having contracted the virus. DOD will provide four bases — Travis Air Force Base, California, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, California and Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia — that will allow the Department of Health and Human Affairs to quarantine the passengers for 14 days, Salesses said. ---CONTINUED---

Navy Has 1st Coronavirus Case on a Ship Days After Family Event Onboard
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/15/navy-has-1st-coronavirus-case-ship-days-after-family-event-onboard.html

A sailor from the amphibious assault ship Boxer is believed to have tested positive for the new coronavirus disease just nine days after military family members visited the ship at sea.

This marks the first coronavirus, or COVID-19, case for a sailor who was aboard a Navy ship. The person is now quarantined at home, Navy officials said in a Sunday night news release. The sailor's test result for the sometimes-fatal virus is considered presumptive positive, pending confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ---CONTINUED---