Air Force update for COVID-19
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published April 07, 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:
April 7, 2020
Last night, Robins Air Force Base announced that contractor affiliated with Robins AFB passed away from suspected medical complications related to COVID-19 April 3, 2020.
You can read the release here: https://www.robins.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2139578/robins-air-force-base-announces-death-of-a-contractor-from-covid-19/
Today, Basic Military Training announced that in order to fully maximize training effectiveness and space utilization to mitigate COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training will accelerate BMT from eight and a half weeks to seven weeks of training. This will allow BMT to restructure and enhance social-distancing requirements across the training campus to ensure the safety and security not just for the trainees, but for the Military Training Instructors, other active-duty members, civilians and contractors that support the mission.
Read the full release here: https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2140255/update-air-force-bmt-graduation-and-schedule/
Over the weekend, Airmen and Soldiers from the Vermont National Guard construct a 400-bed medical health facility at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, Vt., April 4-6, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency response partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In light of the April 5th Department of Defense guidance to wear regarding the wear of face masks, Airmen from the 62nd Operations Support Squadron's aircrew flight equipment section at Joint Base Lewis-McChord quickly stepped up and began quickly producing cloth face masks for mission-essential personnel who are continuously working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can read more about their efforts here: https://www.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2140096/62nd-oss-produces-masks-to-reduce-spread-of-covid-19/
Air Force Totals of COVID-19 Positive Cases as of 7:30 p.m., April 6, 2020.
| CASES | HOSPITALIZED | RECOVERED | DEATHS | |
| Military | 322 (+41) | 16 (-1) | 43 (+3) | 0 |
| Civilian | 122 (-5) | 8 (-2) | 13 (+1) | 0 |
| Dependents | 98 (-8) | 5 | 8 (+1) | 0 |
| Contractors | 40 (+1) | 4 | 3 | 1 (+1) |
| Total | 577 | 33 | 67 | 1 |
*Numbers have changed based on changes to reporting procedures
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