The response to Covid-19 presents the Biden administration with its first defining challenge. DoD has played a central role in the response thus far, and the new administration has made clear that DoD will continue to play an important, though supporting, role.
A roundup of the developments in the military’s response to Covid-19 from March 27-April 3 by the CSIS International Security Program.
Mark Cancian analyzes the Pentagon’s share of a $45.8 billion government-wide funding package to help it cope with the disruptions of sickness and quarantine from the COVID-19 virus.
So far the effects of COVID-19 on the military have been modest, but if current trends continue, the effect on military readiness will be devastating.