Secretary of Defense Mark Esper enacted the first order after more than 1,000 sailors aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt tested positive for COVID-19, followed by a second outbreak on the U.S.S Kidd in April.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has extended a 60-day freeze until the end of June on U.S. troop movements overseas, family members, and defense contractors to help curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
The new Department of Defense order, which was issued in April, suspends domestic and overseas travel until June 30 for all DOD civilian personnel, dependents of service members, and DOD civilian personnel whose travel is government-funded. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is docked at Naval Base Guam in Apra Harbor amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, April 27, 2020. The Department of Defense has issued travel restrictions until June 30.The first order strictly forbade all travel of military personnel and their family members, DOD civilian employees, and DOD contractors unless the travel was deemed mission essential, was needed for humanitarian reasons or was warranted due to extreme hardship.
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