97% of Active-Duty Sailors Fully Vaccinated With Four Days Until Deadline
The Navy has 97 percent of its active-duty sailors fully immunized with four days to go before the service’s deadline…
Navy Approves Five Permanent Medical, No Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccine to Date
The Navy has so far approved five exemptions for the required COVID-19 vaccination — all medical, a Navy official told…
Marines Face Separation if Not Fully Vaccinated by End of November
This post has been updated to include comments from Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby. All active-duty Marines will need to…
New Navy Guidance Will Discharge Sailors Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination Without Exemption
This story has been updated with additional information about the Navy vaccine mandate. All active-duty Navy personnel must be vaccinated…
SECDEF Austin Memo on Mandatory Service Member COVID-19 Vaccinations
The following is the Aug. 24, 2021, Defense Department memorandum directing mandatory vaccinations of U.S. service members against COVID-19.…
SECDEF Memo on DoD COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The following is the Aug. 9, 2021 memo to the Department of Defense employees on the timeline to make COVID-19…