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A Deeper Inquiry Into The Navy’s COVID-19 Response Could Bring Needed Changes
Disregard for infectious disease is a chronic military problem, and, with the coronavirus now an endemic threat, the Service’s disregard for basic biology needs to change from top to bottom.
America Is Not Ready For The 2020 Hurricane Season
The coronavirus pandemic has sucked away resources and attention from preparing for the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which is expected to be worse than normal. Coronavirus will make any major landfalls more lethal and complex to deal …
The Navy Hospital Ships Sent To Coronavirus Hot Spots Are Outdated. Here’s What Could Replace Them.
The two hospital ships taking center stage in the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic are aging modified oil tankers that are unable to fit into most harbors. Navalists are eager to exploit this opportunity to recapitalize the hospital ship flee…
With Coronavirus ‘Sinking’ A Carrier, Navy Needs To Get Serious About Disease Threats Again
Thanks to decades of relative safety due to antibiotics and vaccines, the Navy has long downplayed the threat of communicable diseases and downsized its medical corps. The quarantine of the USS Theodore Roosevelt shows disease control must return to th…
Using Navy Hospital Ships To Help With Coronavirus Is A Dangerously Bad Idea
Of all the things Secretary of Defense Mark Esper could do to combat the COVID-19 virus, activating the two massive hospital ships is one of his worst decisions to date. Here’s why–and what he should do instead.
