{"id":58098,"date":"2020-10-29T01:47:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T01:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/29\/space-force-vice-chief-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:58:52","slug":"space-force-vice-chief-tests-positive-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/coronavirus\/2020\/10\/29\/space-force-vice-chief-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force vice chief tests positive for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second highest-ranking general in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/10\/20\/space-force-gets-its-first-recruits\/\" target=_blank>Space Force<\/a> is quarantining after testing positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/08\/senior-military-leaders-will-have-access-to-same-covid-19-treatments-as-trump\/\" target=_blank>COVID-19<\/a>, the Air Force said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said in a news release that the vice chief of space operations, Gen. David Thompson, took the test today after learning that a family member with whom he had been in contact had also tested positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thompson is working from home, in accordance with established policies, the Air Force said.<\/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\/2020\/10\/06\/top-military-leadership-quarantines-after-coast-guard-vice-commandant-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/\" 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\/AP20191674838833.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\">Top military leadership quarantines after Coast Guard vice commandant tests positive for COVID-19<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon says the other senior military leaders have not tested positive for the coronavirus, but are self-quarantining out of caution.<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemag.com\/space-forces-no-2-officer-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/\" target=_blank>Air Force Magazine<\/a> quoted Stefanek as saying Thompson has not shown symptoms so far and returned from leave on Oct. 26 and 27 to the Pentagon, where he addressed a virtual symposium by the National Defense Industrial Association and Texas A&amp;M University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other top officials, including Chief of Space Operations Gen. 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