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    DOD Officials Provide Update on COVID-19 Efforts

    Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, and Matthew Donovan, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, briefed reporters at the Pentagon on COVID-19 efforts.
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    DOD Remains Flexible, Agile in Face of Coronavirus

    Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper and Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the latest Defense Department response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a news conference at the Pentagon.
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    Esper Discusses DOD Readiness Amid Pandemic

    Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper held a virtual conversation with the Brookings Institution to discuss defense policy and readiness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Pentagon sign in the Pentagon Briefing Room.

    U.S. Must Prepare for Current, Future Pandemics

    As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the United States must bolster its medical-industrial base, the Defense Department's undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment said.
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    DOD allows remote extension of ID cards

    Is your military ID card expiring, but with social distancing and various stay-at-home orders in effect, you aren't sure whether you'll be able to renew it? The Department of Defense has changed the process to allow service members and civilians to temporarily extend the life of their cards as the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    DOD Providing Leave Leniency Due to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

    Travel restrictions made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the Defense Department providing leave leniency for service members who accrue too much leave and might otherwise lose it.
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rotator Graphic for af.mil. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)

    Air Force signs agreement for oral fluid coronavirus testing at Air Force installations

    The Department of the Air Force signed an agreement April 17 with Curative, Inc., to deploy and scale an oral fluid coronavirus test, which recently received an FDA emergency use authorization, across Air Force installations.

  • Special leave accrual for service members

    Today, Matthew Donovan, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days. The department's actions to stem the spread of COVID-19 has significantly limited the ability of service members to take leave during this
  • The Air Force Personnel Center has expanded the capabilities of myPers to be accessed anywhere, anytime, and from any device.

    Get MyPers access anywhere, anytime, from any device

    The Air Force Personnel Center has expanded the capabilities of myPers to be accessed anywhere, anytime and from any device.
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    Air Force Official Discusses Current Training Efforts

    Air Force Lt. Gen. Marshall "Brad" Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, briefed reporters on efforts to continue essential training while protecting airmen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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