Senior Pentagon leadership who had been exposed all tested negative on Tuesday and are all self-quarantining.
The nation’s top military leaders, including Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, are self-quarantining after coming into contact last week with the Coast Guard’s No. 2 officer, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday, according to administration officials.
Senior military leaders who attended several meetings at the Pentagon last week with Adm. Charles Ray, the vice commandant of the Coast Guard, tested negative for Covid-19 on Tuesday but are self-quarantining as a precaution, a defense official said.
Officials believe that a Friday meeting in the “tank” — the Pentagon’s secure conference room for senior military leaders — is where the virus could have spread to others, a second defense official said.
Pentagon officials are conducting additional contact tracing and taking other precautions “to protect the force and the mission,” said Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman.
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The top leaders of all the military services are under quarantine after the Coast Guard's No. 2 officer tested positive for #Covid19 https://t.co/PotFGTbEbo
— POLITICO (@politico) October 6, 2020
Maybe it's just me, but having the Joint Chiefs quarantine doesn't exactly convey the image of strength I think the White House is going for.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 6, 2020
It's almost like handling Covid responsibly is important to the proper functioning of core government operations. https://t.co/QRjVVpLU1w
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 6, 2020
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