“To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with the challenges that this disease has brought to our shores, the Department of Defense stands ready to meet any threat and defend our nation,” Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist said during a news conference at the Pentagon. “Over the last 4 years, we have rebuilt our military from the negative effects of sequestration. We have more people, more advanced equipment, more munitions and are better trained. If our adversaries think this is our moment of weakness, they are dangerously wrong.”
Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt take meals to asymptomatic sailors who have tested negative for COVID-19 and are housed at local hotels in Guam, April 7, 2020.
May 29, 2020 | Originally published by U.S Department of Defense on April 9, 2020