Hazard pay eyed for troops aiding coronavirus relief
Thousands of service members deployed for pandemic relief could receive hazardous duty pay and awards. A Pentagon group is drafting eligibility rules while Gen. Milley says guidance should be issued within 30 days under Defense Secretary Esper.
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Pentagon
Army
Mark Milley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
United States
National Guard
Defense
Mark Esper
Milley
Esper
Guard
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal role debated over state veterans homes after pandemic
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie warned that how much control the federal government should exert over state run veterans homes will be a major post pandemic issue. The death toll at Holyoke and Paramus homes rose to 74 and 81 respectively, with suspensions at Southeastern Veterans Center after numerous resident deaths. The GAO audit highlighted gaps in VA oversight, noting reliance on contractors without full performance monitoring or mandatory deficiency tracking.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert Wilkie
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Paramus Veterans Home
New Jersey
Southeastern Veterans’ Center
Spring City
Penn
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Congress
Wilkie
House Committee On Appropriations
Capitol Hill
United States
Matt Cartwright
D-Penn
Cartwright
Department
Government Accountability Office
GAO
Masks on Leatherneck Square changes Marine training
At Parris Island the corona virus reshapes boot camp with two week quarantines, masks, and smaller groups. Recruits train in dorms at The Citadel, face reduced sick calls, and some female platoons narrow in size while instructors enforce distancing and phase shifts through the confidence course and combat drills.
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Parris Island
Leatherneck Square
Marine Corps
James Glynn
Defense
Mark Esper
Citadel
Military College of South Carolina
Charleston
Esper
Glynn
Katheryn Hunter
Oscar Company
Congress
Hunter
Camp Pendleton
California
Army
South Carolina
Lolita Baldor
Associated Press
S.C
Marine College
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