DefenceTalkThe US Navy is evacuating thousands of sailors from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in Guam after its captain warned a coronavirus outbreak was threatening the lives of the crew. There have been 93 COVID-19 cases discovered among the 4,800-strong Roosevelt crew so far, according to the US Navy. Pentagon officials said Wednesday […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-evacuates-virus-struck-aircraft-carrier-roosevelt-75039/

DefenceTalkThe captain of the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt told the Pentagon that the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably through his ship and called for immediate help to quarantine its huge crew, two US newspapers reported Tuesday. Captain Brett Crozier wrote in a four-page letter that they had not been able to stem the spread of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-captain-says-carrier-faces-dire-coronavirus-threat-75021/

DefenceTalkThe US military has cancelled a large-scale exercise involving thousands of troops in the Philippines because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision to scrap Balikatan 2020 was taken “in light of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding COVID-19 pandemic and in the best interest of the health and safety of both countries’ forces”, US Indo-Pacific Command chief […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-cancels-major-philippines-war-games-due-to-virus-74994/

DefenceTalkThe number of coronavirus cases on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean has spiked to at least 23, with authorities moving to isolate the entire crew in port, US media reported. Earlier this week three sailors were evacuated after testing positive for the virus, the first cases reported on a US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/coronavirus-cases-spike-on-us-aircraft-carrier-media-74982/

DefenceTalkAnger is rising in Taiwan over China continuing to buzz the island with fighter jets and warships even as they both fight the global coronavirus pandemic. The self-ruled democratic island has had to scramble its own fighter jets in response to recent Chinese manoeuvres, designed to show that Beijing’s military might remains unbowed by the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-anger-over-china-military-drills-during-virus-outbreak-74952/

DefenceTalkThree sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt underway in the Pacific Ocean were diagnosed with COVID-19 and were evacuated from the ship, Acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly said. “We’ve identified all the folks they’ve had contact with, and we’re quarantining them as well,” Modly said at a Pentagon news conference today, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-announces-3-covid-19-cases-aboard-uss-theodore-roosevelt-74945/

DefenceTalkNearly 10,000 National Guardsmen called up across the United States, with more expected soon, are performing a variety of missions in response to COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. Some are even federally funded, though they remain under the control of their respective state governors, but none of those Guardsmen are involved in law or quarantine enforcement, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nearly-10000-guardsmen-called-up-for-covid-19-response-74941/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command and U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are aiding in the development of five separate COVID-19 vaccines, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy announced Thursday. In support of the federal government’s plan to combat the virus, the Army received an additional $900 million in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-working-to-develop-covid-19-vaccines-as-force-preps-its-response-74909/

DefenceTalkWith the outbreak of the coronavirus, we’re living in uncertain times. More and more schools and businesses are closing to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As a result, many people are working from home or out of work indefinitely. If you feel you’re in a precarious financial situation, you’re not alone. George Katsinis, a personal […]https://www.defencetalk.com/weathering-covid-19-financial-resilience-74905/

DefenceTalkNATO expects its members to keep up defence spending despite the economic turmoil caused by coronavirus, the alliance chief said Thursday, insisting they must maintain the ability to defend themselves. The global pandemic has forced NATO to curtail or cancel some military exercises but Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said its capacity to ensure security in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-expects-allies-to-maintain-defence-spending-despite-virus-74878/