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Pentagon halts service member travel to countries most affected by coronavirus for 60 days
The Hill ^ | 03 11 2020 | Ellen Mitchell

Posted on 03/11/2020 10:21:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

The Defense Department (DOD) will implement a 60-day travel ban for service members, DOD civilians and their families to and from countries whose populations have been the most stricken by coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Wednesday night.

The restrictions, which go into effect Friday, ban all travel to, throughout and from locations designated as Level 3 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including China, South Korea, Iran and Italy.

In addition, DOD civilians and service members’ families are banned from traveling to Level 2 countries, which currently include Japan, for 60 days.

“The Department of Defense's top priority remains the protection and welfare of our people,” Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in a statement. “While directing this prudent action, I continue to delegate all necessary authority to commanders to make further decisions based on their assessments to protect their people and ensure mission readiness.

"While we deal with this fluid and evolving situation, I remain confident in our ability to protect our service members, civilians and families," he added.

The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has infected more than 1,000 Americans and killed more than 30 thus far.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; military; pentagon; trumpcoronavirus

1 posted on 03/11/2020 10:21:08 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Bring them all home.


2 posted on 03/11/2020 10:27:06 PM PDT by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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To: yesthatjallen

Good.


3 posted on 03/11/2020 10:37:28 PM PDT by dougherty (I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. - Michelangelo)
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To: yesthatjallen
My daughter can’t leave Germany for 60 days. Wasn’t planning to any way.
4 posted on 03/11/2020 10:48:50 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: yesthatjallen

And now since the whole world has just been declared Level 3... that would be all travel everywhere.


5 posted on 03/11/2020 11:01:39 PM PDT by Advil000
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To: yesthatjallen

Link to Global Level 3 Advisory

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-3-health-advisory-issue.html


6 posted on 03/11/2020 11:06:40 PM PDT by Advil000
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To: Farcesensitive

Japan is doing hardly any testing . Many more cases than have been reported . Hiding figures because of the summer Olympics .


7 posted on 03/11/2020 11:32:35 PM PDT by sushiman (i)
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To: yesthatjallen

I’m a DoD civilian in Germany, the local commands here have already curtailed most TDY (temporary duty) travel. This directive just formalizes what most commands have already implemented. This biggest impact will be on people already scheduled to PCS (permanent change of station) to and from overseas. I have a co-worker scheduled to move to a new job next month, so we’re wondering how this will impact him.


8 posted on 03/12/2020 12:02:58 AM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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To: sushiman
Re: Level 2 - Japan

My cousin is married to a Marine Corps colonel.

About one week ago, she and the colonel came down with fairly severe flu symptoms.

When the base doctors found out the colonel had been in Japan the week before that, they put both of them in quarantine for almost two days before their tests came back from the CDC.

In fact, they did have H1N1 influenza, and they were released.

There is a certain level of dark comedy about that decision...

The H1N1 virus killed 18,000 Americans just 10 years ago - but they were being quarantined for coronavirus!

9 posted on 03/12/2020 12:05:22 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: yesthatjallen

.


10 posted on 03/12/2020 2:02:00 AM PDT by sauropod (David Horowitz: “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out.”)
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To: zeestephen

Who knew the flu killed so many.

For MOST, that’s the most surprising fact to come out in all of this.

People keep saying that stupid thing “oh but it’s just a flu”

Flu sounds like it can be pretty freaking bad!

I hope our military folks don’t get this thing.

I saw an episode of BattleStar Galactica where all the pilots got sick and they had to assemble a ragtag fleet to fight off the cylons...


11 posted on 03/12/2020 2:21:04 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622
Re: they had to assemble a ragtag fleet to fight off the cylons…

A thousand years in the future and still no cure for the flu?

Bummer!

12 posted on 03/12/2020 2:43:06 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

ROFL!!!

Since my life is so boring i looked it up :)

It was a “space disease”!!!!

They caught it on an asteroid.

Probably some time of virus or bacteria still, I would assume.

Thank God for the ragtag fleet of old people and girls who learned to fly fighters in 2 days!

How long can it take to work one of them F35 thingies?


13 posted on 03/12/2020 2:59:07 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: yesthatjallen

I have a family member who’s supposed to go to South Korea in May.


14 posted on 03/12/2020 3:30:30 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: dp0622
How long can it take to work one of them F35 thingies?

Oh, they all grew up playing Asteroids and MS Flight Simulator!

"No sweatski!" as we used to say in the Polish Air Force.

(my apology to Poles)

15 posted on 03/12/2020 4:01:45 AM PDT by BwanaNdege ( Experience is the best teacher, but if you can accept it 2nd hand, the tuition is less!)
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To: BwanaNdege

lol

I couldn’t FIT in one :)


16 posted on 03/12/2020 4:10:50 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: yesthatjallen

In the meantime, in NYS, Cuomo is sending the National Guard to Westchester County. Nothing like exposing our soldiers for no reason. I hope President Trump has the power to override this. I believe he does.


17 posted on 03/12/2020 4:28:35 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: yesthatjallen
Pentagon halts service member travel to countries most affected by coronavirus for 60 days
. . . which sounds a LOT more comforting than announcing that troops will be sent to Africa to suppress Ebola.

18 posted on 03/12/2020 4:32:01 AM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (Socialism is cynicism directed towards society and - correspondingly - naivete towards government.)
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