Pentagon: No Travel By Military Members Thru June 30

April 18, 2020 Coronavirus, Military

The Department of Defense announced Saturday that it would extend travel restrictions for all military personnel through June 30th due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

The travel restrictions were initially in place through May 11th. The new date will go into effect on Monday, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew P. Donovan told reporters on a phone call Saturday morning.

The Pentagon also said that Defense Secretary Mark Esper will formally review the travel restriction policy every 15 days.

Pentagon extends its travel ban for all troops through June 30 via @connorobrienNH: https://t.co/pIU5fqG7fl

— Nancy Cook (@nancook) April 18, 2020

So will Trump supporters protest out side of the Pentagon? Of course not. The protests are simply pro-Trump rallies: Pentagon extends travel ban for all troops to June 30 https://t.co/heMUEd289O via @politico

— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) April 18, 2020