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 -- 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)...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- COVID-19, also known as 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, has altered many aspects of life at Osan AB, including advanced gate screening procedures, social distancing measures, alternate working locations, and many unseen decisions to prepare for every possible...

KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 7th Air Force commander and Chief Master Sgt. Philip Hudson, 7th Air Force command chief, visited Kunsan Air Base to gain insight on the preventive measures the Wolf Pack has implemented for COVID-19, March 25-27.Wilsbach...

PEARL HABOR, Hawaii - Adm. John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, made the following statement today during a telephone press conference:"As this virus spreads both throughout the entire international community and the United States my number one concern is for the safety and welfare of our...

WASHINGTON -- Air Force Lt. Gen. Giovanni Tuck, the Joint Staff's logistics director, said his small organization in the Pentagon is working with U.S. Transportation Command and U.S. Northern Command to ensure the right people are where they need to be, that they have the right equipment, and that...

LOS ANGELES - Hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) welcomed Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly in Los Angeles March 31 during its support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts.“I would like to personally thank the men and women embarked aboard Mercy,” said Modly. “I’m proud of the hard...