14 July The US Department of Defense (DOD) has activated additional US Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) to help combat Covid-19 in Texas and California. A total of nearly 740 DOD medical and support professionals from the US Army, US Navy and US Air Force (USAF) are assigned. In Texas, an extra task …

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13 July The US Army and the US Air Force (USAF) are at a similar recruitment and retention rates despite Covid-19 pandemic. For USAF, the basic training throughput is at about 90% of traditional capacity. The service reduced the number of new recruits this year from 38,000 to about 35,500. As of last week, the …

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10 July The Ohio National Guard has been called to support residents and staff at the Carlin House assisted living facility in Logan, Ohio. A team of 20 Guard airmen and soldiers with medical and ancillary staff capabilities were activated and tasked with helping at the facility for two weeks. The team was deployed after …

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9 July The Indian Navy has successfully completed the national effort to bring back Indian citizens stranded overseas due to Covid-19 pandemic. Named Operation Samudra Setu, the evacuation operation saw the safe return of 3,992 Indian citizens to their homeland by sea. The mission was launched on 5 May and lasted for more than 55 …

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8 July The US Navy has cancelled its fall 2020 Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) to help mitigate the spread of Covid-19 until further notice. The two components of the PFA Cycle 2, the official Body Composition Assessment and Physical Readiness Test, have been suspended. The service has also cancelled organised and group physical training at …

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7 July The Michigan National Guard has partnered with local and state officials to support free, drive-through Covid-19 testing in Cadillac and Wexford County. Around 18 members from the 182 Task Force were deployed to the Baker College of Cadillac parking lot to assist with testing. Nearly 1,000 tests were available for residents. Meanwhile, Indiana …

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6 July Italian defence company Leonardo has launched its first virtual exhibition focussing on the naval capabilities for Middle Eastern maritime security. Named “Leonardo Naval Defence for the Middle East – a virtual experience”, the event is the company’s first commercial activity dedicated to maintaining marketing focus on its products and platforms. The virtual event …

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3 July The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Donnington Defence Fulfilment Centre has reached a milestone in the delivery of critical medical equipment to NHS frontline. The distribution centre has despatched more than 10,000 items comprising Bi-Lateral Ventilators, oxygen concentrators, Mechanical Ventilators, Syringe Drivers and Volumetric Pumps in three months. The supplies were delivered across …

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1 July The Swiss Armed Forces have officially ended deployments in support of the Covid-19 relief measures, with the final 50 personnel were discharged from their responsibilities. CORONA 20 taskforce involved around 6,000 military personnel who were temporarily assigned to participate and support the pandemic response, reported swissinfo.ch. They carried out several tasks such as …

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The US Air Force’s (USAF) Covid-19 patient transportation system has been declared fully ready for operational use. The Negatively Pressurized Conex (NPC) is designed to enable safe transport of up to 28 passengers or 23 Covid-19 patients and teams of medical professionals to medical facilities worldwide. The NPC can easily fit into both C-5 Super …

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