The U.S. Navy coordinates transportation of sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) who have tested negative for COVID-19 in Guam. April 4, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Matthew R. White).
Sean Quirk, LawFare: Water Wars: Coronavirus Spreads Risk of Conflict Around the South China Sea
Washington and Beijing are using their militaries to signal that neither is letting down its guard on Taiwan and the South China Sea during the coronavirus pandemic. Soon after Taiwan’s Vice President-Elect William Lai Ching-te visited the United States in early February, People’s Republic of China (PRC) military aircraft crossed the dividing line in the Taiwan Strait into Taiwan’s airspace two days in a row. The incursions included Chinese H-6 bombers, J-11 fighter jets and KJ-500 early warning aircraft. Taiwan responded by scrambling F-16s to shadow the Chinese aircraft out of Taiwan’s airspace. On March 19, both USS Barry (DDG 52) and USS Shiloh (CG 67) launched SM-2 missiles for a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea. Some Chinese military analysts deemed the exercise to be an uncommon “warning to the People’s Liberation Army [PLA].”
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April, 2020
Coronavirus cleanup crew on infected aircraft carrier using makeshift masks: report -- The Hill
Army awards $10B in contracts for COVID-19 care facility construction -- UPI
Some coronavirus testing sites delayed due to lack of personal protective equipment -- The Hill
DoD Considers Stop-Loss Order to Maintain Troop Levels During Pandemic -- Military.com
Military sending doctors into New York hospitals hard hit by coronavirus as new facilities sit mostly empty -- CNN
2 sailors assigned to USS Nimitz test positive for COVID-19 -- UPI
Soldiers could’ve already had COVID-19 without knowing, and the chief wants to find out who they are -- Army Times
Veteran Affairs coronavirus cases top 3,000 nationwide, deaths near 150 -- Military Times
Here's Where Face Masks Are Now Required at the Pentagon -- Military.com
Face mask photos: How troops and families are coping with new military face covering guidelines -- Military Times
US Military Can Do More to Help with Coronavirus, House Armed Services Chief Says -- Defense One
Lockheed Martin awarded $167.5M for 48 LRASMs for Air Force -- UPI
Trip that led to acting Navy secretary's resignation cost $243K: reports -- The Hill
Navy 'moving forward' after 'difficult' week, top officer says -- The Hill
Trump removes acting Pentagon inspector general from job -- Federal Times
Senators demand more details from Trump on intel watchdog firing -- The Hill
USS Gerald Ford wraps tests of combat system capabilities -- UPI
Marine Corps fielding new body armor for troops -- UPI
Top Jet or 'Expensive Flying Lemon'? US Media Outlet Suggests F-35 Might Not Be Worth Its Price -- Sputnik
A-10 forced to make emergency belly landing at Moody AFB -- Air Force Times
This is what the Space Force will use to jam enemy satellites -- C4ISRNet
How past investments positioned DARPA to take on coronavirus -- C4ISRNet
DARPA has a crappy new idea to help soldiers -- Military Times
The Pentagon’s supply chain faces an economy under siege -- Defense News
US, Iraq to Hold Talks on Troop Future -- Military.com/AFP
Armed Forces reports 20 military suicides last year, largest number since 2014 -- National Post/Canadian President
German Military Cyber Operations are in a Legal Gray Zone -- LawFare
Satellite Imagery Shows Chinese Navy In Pakistan -- Forbes
Sea test this year for China’s new ‘skiing’ plane after coronavirus delay: reports -- SCMP
Chinese Army delivers anti-corona aid to Iranian armed forces -- MEHR News Agency
Australia’s Big Stake in India’s Military Reorganization -- David Brewster, War On The Rocks
