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U.S. Northern Command at Peterson AFB in Colorado and Ft. Carson also in CO is responsible for the defense of North America, ie, the USA, Canada, Mexico. Its principal commands are the 5th Army and the 1st Air Force to include the Joint Force National Capital Region Command GHQ at Ft. McNair in Washington DC.
Commander of USNORTHCOM is the 4-star General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, USAF and according to its website its mission is: "USNORTHCOM partners to conduct Homeland Defense and Civil Support operations within the assigned area of responsibility to defend, protect, and secure the United States and its interests." The 5000 troops at the southern border since fall 2018 are elements of the NORTHCOM 5th Army that is distributed throughout the continental United States CONUS.
From the Military Times:
US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic
2.7.2020
Apparently there aren't many cases of Convid-19 among the armed forces although the MT article does reference USFK "confining troops who had traveled to China for 14 days."
While some governors and other officials have been calling for Trump to deploy the active duty armed forces to assist and support civilian efforts there haven't been any such deployments nor have any plans been announced or suggested to take any such action. Pentagon said the past week the National Guard in 22 states is supporting civilian efforts to combat the virus, mainly in a law enforcement capacity, the NG being exempt of the Posse Comitatus Laws.
There are some reports -- in Rightwing media mostly -- Trump may or will declare what they call Medical Martial Law to deal with the increasing cases of the virus, prevention, treatment, control of information about it and so on.
Commander of USNORTHCOM is the 4-star General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, USAF and according to its website its mission is: "USNORTHCOM partners to conduct Homeland Defense and Civil Support operations within the assigned area of responsibility to defend, protect, and secure the United States and its interests." The 5000 troops at the southern border since fall 2018 are elements of the NORTHCOM 5th Army that is distributed throughout the continental United States CONUS.
From the Military Times:
US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic
2.7.2020
U.S. Northern Command is executing plans to prepare for a potential pandemic of the novel coronavirus, now called COVID19, according to Navy and Marine Corps service-wide messages issued this week. An executive order issued by the Joint Staff and approved by Defense Secretary Mark Esper directed Northern Command and [global] geographic combatant commanders to initiate pandemic plans, which include ordering commanders to prepare for widespread outbreaks and confining service members with a history of travel to China.
The Navy and Marine Corps messages reference an [DoD] executive order directing U.S. Northern Command to implement the Department of Defense Global Campaign Plan for Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Diseases 3551-13. The document serves as the Pentagon’s blueprint for planning and preparing for widespread dispersion of influenza and previously unknown diseases. U.S. Northern Command said it was directed by the Joint Staff Feb. 1 to commence “prudent planning” in their assigned role synchronizing the department’s plans for pandemic flu and disease. “As military professionals, planning for a range of contingencies is something we owe the American people,” stated Navy Lieutenant Commander Mike Hatfield in a statement. “We coordinate with other combatant commands to assess potential impacts in the event of a pandemic and we ensure the U.S. military is poised to respond as required.” “The military profession fosters a culture of planning, and the fact that we are coordinating planning efforts across the geographical combatant commands is consistent with how we prepare to respond, if directed,” he further added.
The Army issued a service-wide message Jan. 31 on the coronavirus advising its members on the illness’s symptoms and instructing them on reducing their risk of catching the infection. The Air Force does not publicly disclose its service-wide messages. Since the outbreak began in late December, individual commands, especially those in Asia, have enforced confinement of service members with a travel history to China. Earlier this month, U.S. Forces Korea began confining troops who had traveled to China for 14 days. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command restricted all Defense Department travel to mainland China and recalled all [military] travelers to the country home.
US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic
Apparently there aren't many cases of Convid-19 among the armed forces although the MT article does reference USFK "confining troops who had traveled to China for 14 days."
While some governors and other officials have been calling for Trump to deploy the active duty armed forces to assist and support civilian efforts there haven't been any such deployments nor have any plans been announced or suggested to take any such action. Pentagon said the past week the National Guard in 22 states is supporting civilian efforts to combat the virus, mainly in a law enforcement capacity, the NG being exempt of the Posse Comitatus Laws.
There are some reports -- in Rightwing media mostly -- Trump may or will declare what they call Medical Martial Law to deal with the increasing cases of the virus, prevention, treatment, control of information about it and so on.
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