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The Military Has Suspended All Travel, Deployments, Exercises for the Entire Force

Wed, 03/25/2020 - 7:51pm

The Military Has Suspended All Travel, Deployments, Exercises for the Entire Force by Meghann Myers - Military Times

Weeks after putting a hold on permanent change-of-station moves and non-essential travel both abroad and in the United States for the next two to three months, the Pentagon has issued a stop-movement order that will affect all personnel and Defense Department civilians.

The order affects travel for exercises, as well as deployments from combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, in an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Wednesday

“Approximately 90,000 service members slated to deploy or redeploy over the next 60 days will likely be impacted by this stop movement order,” the release said…

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