Esper says new virus won’t prevent military operations

Interesting that many federal and state agencies are commenting about finalizing plans that were supposed to be in place. In fact, it would be interesting to pull the AARs and OIG reports from National Level Exercises and audits to determine whether agencies were just checking the block, falsely claiming success, or completing the level of executable plans that's been required.
DHS OIG Highlights, DHS Pandenic Planning.... October 12, 2016.
Now is NOT the time to plan. Now is the time to activate the plans that are already supposed to be in place.
This is what happens when agencies are permitted to pencil whip the results of exercises and planning.

Anyone who has lived in open bay for basic or AIT, or similar living conditions during deployments, knows how fast a virus will spread. Sure, the majority of military members are without the added risk of underlying conditions, but the capacity to treat and manage a surge while deployed will be extremely challenging. I suppose we'll get to watch the impact on troops in South Korea.

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