{"id":18317,"date":"2020-03-17T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/17\/commandant-directs-marines-on-how-to-prepare-for-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:20:08","slug":"commandant-directs-marines-on-how-to-prepare-for-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/03\/17\/commandant-directs-marines-on-how-to-prepare-for-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Commandant directs Marines on how to prepare for coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The top Marine sent a letter to all Marine commanders and senior enlisted in the Corps directing them to gather information about the virus and take the critical actions needed to prevent its spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the Nation\u2019s naval expeditionary force-in-readiness, the Marine Corps has a special responsibility to adapt and overcome, no matter the circumstances,\u201d Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger wrote in the letter, dated March 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commandant described the current status of the pandemic as the \u201cmovement to contact\u201d phase, where Marines should be preparing to take on the challenges that the coronavirus will pose to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\t