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Lawmakers Are Worried COVID-19 Did Long-Term Damage to Military Training
Recruits execute drill movements during Final Drill aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C., April 7, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Samuel C. Fletcher)
12 Apr 2021
Editor s Note: This is the second in a series of reports on the lasting impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. military.
Military efforts to halt the spread of the COVID-19 have now been cited in at least two investigations into fatal accidents, and leaders in Washington say they re concerned about the pandemic s long-term effects on safety and readiness.
The global pandemic has wreaked havoc on military training over the last year. From temporarily halting the influx of new recruits at boot camp to canceling large-scale international exercises once troops arrived in-country, all the military services have had to grapple with constantly changing circumstances during the world s biggest health crisis in a generation.
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Lloyd Austin takes first steps to repair a battered Pentagon
The new secretary has installed a slate of well-respected national security professionals who are working to restore order to the Pentagon’s policymaking process.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. Capitol and its perimeter in Washington, D.C. | Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has taken initial steps toward reasserting civilian control of the military, in a drive to energize a group that saw its power drain under the former president.
In his first weeks in office, the new secretary has installed a slate of well-respected national security professionals in his front office who are working to restore order to the Pentagon’s policymaking process. Those staffers are already making changes to ensure that civilian voices are included in policy meetings.
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