DoD COVID-19 UPDATE
April 6, 2020
DoD Response Timeline

COVID-19 Response Imagery

Key Developments
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Secretary of Defense issued guidance for the wear of cloth face coverings for all
individuals on DoD installations when they cannot maintain six feet of social distancing.
Individuals are encouraged to fashion face coverings from household items such as tshirts or clean cloth that can cover the nose and mouth area.

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U.S. Northern Command is responsible for the DoD’s active-duty operations in
response to COVID-19. Under NORTHCOM’s direction:
o The USNS Comfort in an effort to reduce the backlog at some of the nearby New
York hospitals modified its screening for care, including temperature and
questionnaire now at the pier-side.
o At the request of FEMA, the DoD will expand its medical support to include
COVID-19 positive patients at the Javits Federal Medical Station (FMS) in New
York City, the Morial FMS in New Orleans, and the Kay Bailey Hutchinson FMS in
Dallas.
o 280 Navy medical personnel assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility-M (EMFM) have deployed as part of the COVID-19 response to support civil health
authorities in existing facilities in New Orleans and Dallas.

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National Guard Update
o 22,000 Guardsmen are actively supporting COVID-19 response at the direction of
their governors with state priorities continuing to focus on supporting community
based testing sites, creating additional medical capacity, and providing logistical
support to include transportation and distribution of medical supplies and food.
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The Montana National Guard is conducting temperature screenings at 11
airports and train stations across the state and also assisting with planning at
the State Emergency Management Agency.

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The Arizona National Guard recently flew 300 sets of masks and gowns to a
medical facility in the Navajo Nation town of Kayenta. The shipment also
included some 2,000 gloves for healthcare workers. Several dozen
guardsmen are working on building an alternate care facility in that area.

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The Florida National Guard continues to support the State’s COVID-19
response through Community Based Testing Sites, augmentation to airport
screening, state-wide logistics support, coordination, planning and
operational mission sets. To date, the FLNG has assisted in testing over
23,000 people.

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The Illinois National Guard is establishing mobile testing sites in Chicago and
Bloomington, conducting assessments for alternate care facilities and
providing medical support to one Illinois Department of Corrections facility.

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California Air National Guardsmen are assisting with the construction and
setup of an alternate care site at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The
temporary facility will provide 250 beds for non-COVID patients.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
o USACE is operating under 22 FEMA Mission Assignments totaling $1.5 billion, with
15,000 personnel engaged and more than 1,750 deployed in support of response
operations. USACE has completed 750 (+201) Alternate Care Facility site
assessments of the 851 (+182) requested.
o USACE is currently executing 13 construction contracts for 13 Alternate Care
Facility sites that will add 10,000 beds to states with critical shortages in cities such
as New York City, Detroit, and Chicago. There are seven contracts slated for
award which will provide another 2,839 beds and nine contacts pending with the
potential for another 6,250 beds across New York, New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois.
o Six states are also self-executing eight Alternate Care Facilities (5,593 beds total)
using USACE’s design and contracting packages. USACE is also assisting with the
design and siting of Federal Medical Systems across several states to provide
another 3,000 beds. One such Federal Medical System was just opened in the
Javits Center (1,000 beds) in New York City, April 1.

DoD Totals, 0500, April 6, 2020
Military
Civilian
Dependent
Contractor

Current Cases*

Hospitalized

Recovered

Deaths

1,435 (+87)
398 (+68)
336 (+20)
177 (+17)

37 (+2)
44 (+9)
14 (-2)
15 (+6)

119 (+17)
23 (+4)
26 (+3)
8 (+2)

1
4
0
1

*Total DoD Cases (Current, Recovered and Deaths) is 2,528

Current Cases
Military

USA
334 (+27)

USAF
281 (+23)

USMC
86 (+4)

USN
431 (+16)

NGB
303 (+17)

Today’s Events
Air Mobility Command

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1400 Press Brief with Gen. Paul Funk II, commanding general of U.S. Army Training
and Doctrine Command, and Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures
Command