WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and leaders at all levels are looking at resources, processes and personnel needed to fight the virus, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said today during a Pentagon news...

WASHINGTON -- The Air Force's Air Mobility Command (AMC) is preparing for a ninth flight next week that will bring coronavirus testing swabs from Italy to Memphis, Tenn., for distribution across the United States, a top Air Force official said."AMC routinely responds to emergent airlift requirements...

WASHINGTON -- The first priority for senior Pentagon leaders in the COVID-19 pandemic is taking care of service members and Defense Department civilians and their families, a top Pentagon advisor said."This is not the first challenge we have faced, and this is not the first war that we have fought —...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The rise in positive COVID-19 cases in Hawaii has prompted the partial activation of the Hawaii National Guard to stand ready to lend their support to their community.Airmen with Medical Detachment 1 (Med Det 1), Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) monitored guardsmen on State...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --As the operations chief on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak, Chief Petty Officer Bob McCormick, is accustomed to being on the frontlines of homeland security conducting search and rescue and maritime security.However, during the global pandemic...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Hawaii Air National Guard members from Medical Detachment 1 provided logistical support this week with personal protective equipment (PPE) and maintenance of valuable medical equipment at the Hawaii Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition facilities. The PPE that the Guardsmen...

WASHINGTON -- The Joint Staff's director of manpower and personnel discussed the personnel aspects of the fight against COVID-19 during a freewheeling exchange with Pentagon reporters. Air Force Maj. Gen. Lenny J. Richoux said his section is working 24-7 to ensure that the priorities laid out by...

WASHINGTON -- Numerous sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and the Navy continues to support its subordinate commanders to protect sailors and Marines so they can protect the homeland and maintain their readiness to the best of...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The 354th Fighter Wing commander has restricted base access and declared limited movement on Eielson Air Force Base effective March 29.In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the trusted traveler program and new visitor passes are suspended until further...

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. -- Rear Adm. John Okon, commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (NMOC), traveled to Australia earlier in March for an engagement and familiarization visit with the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN)...