DefenceTalkThe US retreat from Afghanistan is delayed, troops have pulled back from Iraq, crucial readiness exercises are cancelled, and soldiers are confined to bases: coronavirus is handicapping the world’s most powerful military. The Pentagon this week admitted that the global pandemic is a formidable foe like none other that it has confronted. Proud of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/coronavirus-challenges-us-military-machine-74925/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department is making plans to combat the coronavirus, DOD leaders said today during a news conference. For the past six weeks, defense leaders have been meeting to plan for any possible scenario with the virus that first surfaced in China. “We’ve issued a variety of [memoranda] and directives advising the force on how […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-defense-dept-makes-plans-to-combat-coronavirus-74542/

DefenceTalkThe US and South Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the coronavirus outbreak, they said, as the Asian country reported 334 new cases, taking its total to 1,595. The decision to delay the training was made after Seoul declared its highest “severe” alert level over the virus, Combined Forces Command said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korea-postpone-joint-exercises-over-virus-74334/

DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-says-us-can-avoid-major-epidemic-as-virus-spreads-74323/