Air Force update for COVID-19
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published March 27, 2020
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
March 26, 2020
Today, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, provided an COVID-19 mission update. You can read his statement here:
https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2126538/afmc-commander-provides-covid-19-mission-update/
All Department of the Air Force installations have been directed to move to and implement HPCON Charlie measures by the Secretary of Defense. You can read the transcript of the press conference where that was announced here: https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/2125842/department-of-defense-press-briefing-by-deputy-assistant-to-the-secretary-for-m/
Yesterday, at the request of the U.S. Department of State and at the direction of U.S. Southern Command, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transported 78 U.S. citizens from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, who were previously unable to return home, to Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia. The C-130J is part of a regular resupply mission to Soto Cano AB. The return flight also included mission-critical U.S. service members.
Here is the link to the release: https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2126650/jtf-bravo-facilitates-repatriation-of-us-citizens-from-honduras/
Link to additional imagery: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/365896/jtf-bravo-facilitates-repatriation-us-citizens-honduras
Yesterday, Air Force officials are announced the first restriction of movement or ROM trainee in the Air Force's basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland tested positive for COVID-19. The trainee reported to BMT March 18 and was immediately put into the ROM location, along with about 40 other new trainees. Once the trainee showed symptoms, the trainee was isolated from other ROM trainees in order to protect the health and safety of all Airmen in the training pipeline.
You can read Air Education and Training Command's statement here: https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article/2125674/air-force-restriction-of-movement-trainee-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
The Air Force has adjusted how we report the total number of COVID-19 Positive Cases in order to align with DOD reporting.
Air Force Totals of COVID-19 Positive Cases as of 11 p.m., March 25, 2020.
| CASES | HOSPITALIZED | RECOVERED | DEATHS | |
| Military | 92 (+37) | 7 (+1) | 3 (+2) | 0 |
| Civilian | 30 (+9) | 3 (+1) | 1 | 0 |
| Dependents | 27 (+11) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Contractors | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 159 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
Numbers in parenthesis are updated cases.
March 25, 2020
The Air Force has adjusted how we report the total number of COVID-19 Positive Cases in order to align with DOD reporting.
Air Force Totals of COVID-19 Positive Cases as of 7 p.m., March 24, 2020.
| CASES | HOSPITALIZED | RECOVERED | DEATHS | |
| Military | 55 (+12) | 6 (+1) | 1 | 0 |
| Civilian | 21 (+8) | 2 (+1) | 1 | 0 |
| Dependents | 16 (-2)* | 1 (-1)** | 0 | 0 |
| Contractors | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Numbers in parenthesis are updated cases.
* Changes due to erroneous previous reporting of retiree dependent and other service dependent
** Changes due to Air Force no longer reporting retiree dependents.
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