{"id":59924,"date":"2021-10-08T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/08\/three-troops-die-on-the-same-day-as-military-covid-19-deaths-continue-to-spike\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:27:09","slug":"three-troops-die-on-the-same-day-as-military-covid-19-deaths-continue-to-spike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/10\/08\/three-troops-die-on-the-same-day-as-military-covid-19-deaths-continue-to-spike\/","title":{"rendered":"Three troops die on the same day as military COVID-19 deaths continue to spike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/10\/06\/navy-identifies-nevada-sailor-who-died-of-covid-19-complications\/\" target=\"_blank\"> troops died of COVID-19<\/a> on Oct. 3, bringing the total number to 62 as of Wednesday, according to the latest Defense Department update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COVID-19 deaths among troops have been surging since late July, after zero deaths in June, and generally one or two a month going all the way back to March 2020. Then 14<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/09\/09\/troop-covid-19-death-rate-jumps-50-fold-since-2020-august-deadliest-month-by-far\/\" target=\"_blank\"> troops died in August<\/a>, followed by another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/10\/01\/military-covid-death-surge-continues-but-vaccine-rates-are-also-up\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 14 in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the service members who have died were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to Pentagon spokesman Maj. Charlie Dietz, though one had received the first of a two-dose series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recently reported deaths include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An Army National Guard first lieutenant, 34, died Sept. 17. He was assigned to Headquarters Company, 36th Infantry Division in Austin, Texas. The Texas Military Department declined to release the soldier\u2019s name.<\/li><li>Aviation Electrician\u2019s Mate 1st Class Cory Weber, 51, died Oct. 3. He was assigned to Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada.<\/li><li>Chief Warrant Officer 4 Uriah J. Hayes, 43, died Oct. 3. He was an instructor with 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker, Alabama.<\/li><li>Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jake Trevino, 41, died Oct. 3. He was assigned to the 502nd Security Forces Group at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest deaths bump the military\u2019s mortality rate up to just under 0.03 percent, roughly 50 times what it was for most of 2020 and into 2021, as late summer brought unprecedented spikes in infections in pockets of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surge in deaths coincided with the Pentagon\u2019s decision to mandate vaccination, using the Food and Drug Administration-approved Pfizer\/Comirnaty product.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/08\/23\/with-pfizer-approval-covid-19-vaccine-to-become-mandatory-for-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21090649467514.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">With Pfizer approval, COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for troops<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pfizer vaccine will be the first to become requiring for service members.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just over under 60 percent of the force was at least partially vaccinated when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement in late August. Since then roughly 1-to-2 percent of the force has been getting vaccinated weekly, roughly on par with progress made throughout the late spring and summer. That number is now up to 73 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of the services has set their own deadlines for compliance. The Air Force Department\u2019s comes first, with Nov. 2 for active-duty airman and Dec. 2 for reservists. The Navy and Marine Corps are due by Nov. 28 for active-duty and Dec. 28 for their reservists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army settled on Dec. 15 for their active-duty members, but chose to give over half a million Reserve and National Guard forces \u2015 roughly 20 percent of the entire military \u2015 until June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reserve component soldiers have been the majority of COVID-19 deaths throughout the pandemic, but particularly in this most recent surge. Of 31 deaths since August, 14 were among Army reservists. 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