{"id":29453,"date":"2020-03-18T22:49:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/18\/health-protection-measures-increase-at-american-bases-across-indo-pacific-and-us-to-cope-with-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:44:02","slug":"health-protection-measures-increase-at-american-bases-across-indo-pacific-and-us-to-cope-with-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/03\/18\/health-protection-measures-increase-at-american-bases-across-indo-pacific-and-us-to-cope-with-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Health protection measures increase at American bases across Indo-Pacific and US to cope with coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. military installations across the Indo-Pacific and U.S. are increasing various health protection measures as the new coronavirus, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/03\/18\/goldfein-air-force-cargo-planes-moving-coronavirus-test-kits-seven-airmen-have-the-disease-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 <\/a>continues to create disruptions across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced Tuesday that its installations were going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/03\/18\/moving-associations-seek-federal-relief-after-defense-department-pcs-stop-order\/\" target=\"_blank\">Health Protection<\/a> Condition Bravo, which is defined as a moderate risk, according to a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cStrict personal and environmental hygiene is recommended; no handshakes or hugs; limit gatherings to no more than 50 people,\u201d the news release reads.<\/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\/2020\/03\/18\/army-reserve-to-suspend-battle-assemblies-due-to-coronavirus-concerns\/\" 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\/3640911.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\">Army Reserve to suspend battle assemblies due to coronavirus concerns<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">&quot;Battle assemblies across the Army Reserves, the default \u2014 that is the standard procedure right now \u2014 is no battle assemblies until further notice,&quot; said Lt. 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Luckey, commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command.<\/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\">Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson said people stationed at the Alaskan base should expect changes to ID checks at the gate, chow facilities and limits on purchases at the commissary, according to a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other installations across the U.S. have announced HPCON Bravo conditions to include: Fort Mead, Maryland; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Fort Gordon, Georgia; and the Marine Barracks in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommanders at all levels of the chain of command are assessing risks to the force and implementing mitigation protocols to ensure their assigned forces remain protected and fully prepared to respond to any contingency,\u201d U.S. Northern Command told Military Times in an emailed statement Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 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