VIDEO: CNO Message to the Fleet on Coronavirus
The following is the March 19, 2020 message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on measures the Navy…
Mayport Sailor, 2nd Boxer Sailor Confirmed with Coronavirus; Naval Academy Midshipmen Return Delayed Indefinitely
This post has been corrected to say a sailor assigned to ‘Vipers’ Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 48 is based…
2nd Sailor Assigned to Naples Tests Positive for Coronavirus; 18 US Service Members Confirmed with Virus
A second sailor in Italy has tested positive for the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus, U.S. 6th Fleet announced on Monday.…
USS Boxer Sailor Tests ‘Presumptive Positive’ for Coronavirus, First Case Found on a Ship’s Crew
The first sailor assigned to a warship has tested “presumptive positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Navy announced on Sunday.…
Pentagon, Navy Issue Sweeping ‘Stop Movement’ Order to Limit Coronavirus Spread
Pentagon leadership issued unprecedented travel restrictions to servicemembers, their dependents and military civilians and in an attempt to limit the…
VIDEO: CNO, MCPON Message to Fleet on Coronavirus
The following is the March 14, 2020 message from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Master Chief Petty…
Navy Reservist, Miramar Marine Test Positive for Coronavirus; 2nd Marine Under Watch at Camp Pendleton
A Marine stationed at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, Calif., tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus and…
UPDATED: Sailor in Italy, Marine in Virginia Test Positive for Coronavirus
This post has been updated to include the first reported COVID-19 infection of a U.S. Marine. A sailor in Naples,…
Report to Congress on Coronavirus Global Response
The following is the Congressional Research Service March 5, 2020 report, COVID-19: Global Implications and Responses.…
Coast Guard Key to Coronavirus U.S. Response; Marines, Navy Increasing Measures to Ward Off Disease Spread
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The U.S. sea services have yet to feel a major effect from the coronavirus but are…